Past News & Events

Temporary Closure of G/F Room L019 Entrance at Back Staircase (26 Mar – 4 Apr)

News Wednesday, March 30, 2016 - 12:02

The entrance of L019 at back staircase will be temporarily closed for door replacement work from 26 Mar – 4 Apr 2016. Please access Room L019 through the entrance at front staircase. Construction noise will be inevitable during the work period.  Sorry for the inconvenience caused and thank you for your understanding. Please approach the nearest counter if you need assistance.

Temporary Closure of G/F Room L019 Entrance at Back Staircase (26-28 Mar)

News Thursday, March 24, 2016 - 18:07

The entrance of L019 at back staircase will be temporarily closed for door replacement work from 26 Mar – 28 Mar 2015. Please access Room L019 through the entrance at front staircase. Construction noise will be inevitable during the work period.  Sorry for the inconvenience caused and thank you for your understanding. Please approach the nearest counter if you need assistance.

Light One's Day and Warm One's Heart

Event Tuesday, March 22, 2016 - 16:46

Feeling tired of doing your assignment? It’s time to relax! Let’s join one of the activities below and relieve your stress during the busy schedule.

  1. Light One's Day and Warm One's Heart - Post your words of encouragement to inspire and influence others
  2. Book Exhibition and Video Show - Check out popular titles on health, wellness and positive thinking
    Venue: Near lift lobby on P/F, Library
  3. Colour Your Life and Have a Relaxing Mind - Pick a Secret Garden paper and enjoy the mind-clearing colouring
    Venue: Current Awareness Centre, P/F, Library

Library Opening Hours During Easter Holidays

News Thursday, March 17, 2016 - 10:14
Date   LIB Hours
25 Mar 2016 (Fri) Good Friday Closed
26 Mar 2016 (Sat) The day following Good Friday 12noon - 10pm
27 Mar 2016 (Sun) Easter Sunday 12noon - 10pm
28 Mar 2016 (Mon) Easter Monday 12noon - 10pm


Please note that the Library also operates a 24-hour Study Centre on the G/F. The Centre is accessible via the Core E entrance after Library closes, and users are required to present their valid PolyU staff / student ID cards to the security guard before entering.

Termination of Flexicard Service from 1 Jul 2016

News Tuesday, March 1, 2016 - 14:30

With Octopus payment now accepted on all Library printers and copiers, the Library has decided to gradually phase out the Flexicard service and will terminate the support for Flexicards after 30 Jun 2016 in order to save the cost of maintaining the service.  New Flexicards are no longer available for sale in the Library.  Payments by Flexicards are still accepted in some Library printers until 30 Jun 2016.

If you still own a Flexicard and would like to refund for the card deposit, please approach the Technical Support Desk, 3/F, Library, on or before 30 Jun 2016.  Refund requests after this deadline will not be accepted.  Please note that the Library will not refund any remaining valued stored in the card.  You are therefore reminded to use up the remaining stored value in your Flexicard as soon as possible and not later than 30 Jun 2016.  You can check the remaining value at 3/F Technical Support Desk with your Flexicard or by using the Flexicard readers available in two B&W printers in 3/F Multimedia Commons.

For further enquiries regarding the above, please contact our 3/F Technical Support Desk in person or by phone at 2766-6890.

Photo of Flexicard

Temporary Closure of Reading Rooms Entrance at 3/F and 4/F (16-18 Feb)

News Monday, February 15, 2016 - 11:33

Due to the installation work of UV Lamp Sterilizing sets to the air-conditioning systems, the rooms entrance at 3/F and 4/F will be closed alternatively as below:

Date Work Period Closed Area Remarks

16 - 17 Feb 2016

09:30 – 18:30

Rooms Entrance at Front Staircase

  • L303 (Multimedia Commons)
  • L404 (Quiet Study Area)

Users can access Room L303 (Multimedia Commons) and L404 through entrance at back staircase

18 Feb 2016

09:30 – 18:30

Rooms Entrance at Back Staircase

  • L303 (Multimedia Commons)
  • L301 (Research Enhancement Centre)
  • L401 and L404 (Quiet Study Area)

Users can access Room L303 (Multimedia Commons), L301 (Research Enhancement Centre), L401 and L404 through entrance at front staircase

Notices will be posted at the affected areas to indicate the alternative routes for accessing the affected floors. We apologize for any inconvenience caused. Please approach the nearest counter if you need assistance.

READ@POLYU: Recommend the Common Book for 2016 & win a prize!

News Friday, February 12, 2016 - 14:21

READ@PolyU is a campus-wide common reading programme designed to help foster a reading culture across the University. A free copy of the common book will be distributed to all PolyU full-time first-year undergraduate degree students. To create a sense of community for freshman, a series of activities such as discussion sessions, book talks and an essay contest will also be organized to enhance the reading experience.

All PolyU staff and students are now invited to make suggestions for the common book in 2016. The Programme Committee will review each submission prior to making a final selection.

To encourage participation, 50 copies of the selected common book will be given out in a lucky draw. PolyU students and staff who have submitted a book title will be automatically enrolled into the lucky draw. Winners will be notified by email in May.

Below please find the criteria for the selection of the common book which guide the Programme Committee in making their choice, as well as several sample titles recommended by PolyU staff and students in 2015.

Please submit your favourite book titles with author to lbread@polyu.edu.hk by 
29 Feb 2016 (Monday). There is no limit to the number of book titles you can submit.

Submit now and win a book!

 

READ@PolyU 2016: Recommendation on the common book

A.  Criteria for common book selection

  • The book will be in English, preferably less than 300 pages
  • It should be engaging for the PolyU community (both Faculty and students)
  • It should be accessible, not difficult to read
  • It should appeal to students’ imagination, and should include some elements of exploration of and reflection on multi-cultural issues
  • It should preferably have been adapted for film
  • It should preferably have won international and critical acclaim
  • Ideally, the author would be available to visit PolyU

B.  Sample titles suggested by staff and students in 2015

  • To Kill a Mockingbird / Harper Lee
  • If I Stay / Gayle Forman
  • The Fault in Our Stars / John Green
  • The Alchemist / Paulo Coelho
  • The Great Gatsby / F. Scott Fitzgerald
     

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Notice Friday, February 12, 2016 - 09:20

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