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IOE Library
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World-leading library specialising in education, at the UCL Institute of Education.
20 Bedford Way, London, United Kingdom WC1H 0AL
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https://www.ucl.ac.uk/library/using-library/libraries-and-study-spaces/ioe-library
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Want a little festive cheer for your books? Come and grab a bookmark from our helpdesk. ⛄ 🔖 📚

#WeAreIOE #AdventCalendar #Bookmarks #ChristmasCheer #UCLLibraries
Photo of two hands holding four bookmarks.
December 21, 2025 at 9:41 AM
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Here are the answers to our Guess the song quiz. How did you do?? 🎵 🐧 🎄 🎸

#UCLLibraries #WeAreIOE #AdventCalendar #MerryChristmas #ChristmasSongs #ChristmasQuiz
List of song quiz answers.
December 20, 2025 at 9:41 AM
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From Taylor Swift to Michelangelo 🤔 Answer 12 copyright quiz questions for a chance to win a prize! Even if you haven't had a chance to see the display and pick up the questions from Level 4 of the library, you can still take part online. ucl-global.libwizard.com/f/copyright_...
Two A4 sheets of paper, one with an image of the head of Michelangelo's David, and the other with an image of Taylor Swift playing the guitar, and both with questions relating to copyright underneath them.
December 19, 2025 at 4:05 PM
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Heads up: if you need to request something through our Click & Collect or Scan & Send services before Christmas, you need to do it before Friday 19 December at 12.00. These services will resume after the holiday on Monday 5 January.
Books on the Click and Collect shelves at the IOE Library, with the alphabetic letter dividers arranged to spell out the word holiday.
December 18, 2025 at 12:26 PM
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Quiz time! Can you guess the song from the photos? 🎵 🐧 🎄 🎸

Answers coming later in the week...

#AdventCalendar #UCLLibraries #WeAreIOE #ChristmasSongs
December 17, 2025 at 12:16 PM
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Spot the odd one out. Here are some things we have found in the library and one we haven't. If you think you've lost something, ask at the Help Desk. Anything not claimed will be sent to the Lost Property on the main campus. Search for UCL Lost Property to find out how to report anything you lose.
A Tupperware box and spoon. A selection of random cases. A ginger cat curled up. Two computer mouses.
December 16, 2025 at 3:25 PM
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Happy days. Our pods are now fully powered and those on Level 4 have brand new height-adjustable furniture. Book a space now to try them out.
A hand points downwards towards a socket for a three-pin plug and USB charger that is fitted into the surface of a white desk. A hand points towards a height-adjustable revolving chair that stands in a study pod next to a white desk.
December 15, 2025 at 3:10 PM
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Wishing a happy Hanukkah to everyone celebrating from all of us at the IOE Library.
Text reads Happy Hanukkah next to a graphic of a menorah
December 14, 2025 at 6:01 PM
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Check out this banana bread recipe for this cold and frosty morning.
December 13, 2025 at 9:01 AM
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From playful to serious, here are some more student creations.

Photo 1: Hannah Plunkett
Photo 2: Lisa
Photo 3: Hillary
Photo 4: anonymous
Poster reads 'Outside voices only!' next to Quiet Study signs in the library. Poster designed as the Transgender Pride Flag reads 'Trans theory is the future'. Held up in front of Social Research display shelves. Post-it note reads 'music room', stuck on a pillar in the library. Spine of book covered in white paper. Handwritten title now reads: GCSE English 'Modern' Text - 1945. Written by white man.
December 12, 2025 at 12:32 PM
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In what ways are researchers entangled with what is being investigated? How can we capture fleeting and multiple aspects of life? Inspired by practices such as yarn bombing, MA students on the module Understanding Education Research responded by making interventions in the IOE library.
Photo 3: Rosy
Poster stuck onto bookshelves. Reads 'Missing! Of Thucydides!!!!!' above a broken heart. Yellow poster on window. Text is fragmented in a spiral shape. Could be read as 'It isn't very sunny or even that light now but what if you make light happen with the searchlight of your attention?'. Poster reads 'Look here', pointing at a library book on a display titled 'I am Brown'.
December 12, 2025 at 12:32 PM
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Looking for a dose of seasonal cheer this cold dark December? Come and hear the Winter Warmers, UCL's Community Choir, perform in the Jeffery Hall at the IOE on Tues 16 Dec from 13.30-14.00. It's free, fun and festive. Come and listen. You deserve it. 🎄🎁❄️
December 11, 2025 at 4:09 PM
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Human rights are not just abstract ideas or political rhetoric. They form the bedrock of our everyday lives, upholding every individual's dignity, equality and freedom. And they were founded, and must be protected, through collective action and international cooperation.
#HumanRightsDay
Collage of 'human rights' written in different fonts.
December 10, 2025 at 10:00 AM
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We warmly invite you to a festive afternoon of gift wrapping, crafting and games! Everyone is welcome. We have an array of crafting materials for you to get your hands on, so come along to make gift tags, or play a board game. It’s all in our Library Teaching Room on Friday 12 Dec from 1-3pm.
A composite image of photos showing crafting in action, such as hands folding paper and writing, and finished items such as cards and tags. It includes the words Festive crafts and games in the library, Friday 12 December, from 1 to 3 pm in the Library Teaching Room. Everyone is welcome.
December 9, 2025 at 1:43 PM
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We think the IOE building looks stunning in every season, winter included. What do you think? ❄️
Photograph of the IOE building exterior with evening sunlight.
December 8, 2025 at 3:49 PM
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Here are the answers from yesterday's quick-fire quiz. How did you do?

#WeAreIOE #Quizmas #UCLLibraries #AdventCalendar
Answers to 5 quiz questions.
December 7, 2025 at 9:41 AM
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Here's a small Christmas quiz to start your weekend! Your 60 seconds starts now...

#WeAreIOE #Quizmas #UCLLibraries #AdventCalendar
5 Christmas quiz questions
December 6, 2025 at 9:41 AM
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Yay or Nay?! Since our tree is not up yet, one of the library elves decided to decorate the plants with tinsel instead... #ChristmasFail #AttemptWasMade
Plant with multicoloured tinsel draped on it. Plant with gold and red tinsel hanging over it Plant with red tinsel twisted in its vines
December 5, 2025 at 12:14 PM
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Whether your books are big or small, remember to take a wellbeing break while you study this winter. Check out our book displays.
A mini-sized book display showing shelves and micro books next to an A4-sized notice about teacher wellbeing.
December 4, 2025 at 4:56 PM
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Look out for the local Bloomsbury foxes that sometimes drop in for a nap in the walkways around the library. The best place to spot them is from the window desks on the SOAS side of Level 4 of the library.
Two sleeping foxes on a brutalist concrete walkway outside the IOE Library.
December 3, 2025 at 9:15 AM
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Are you interested in learning German? Join a free one-hour Christmas-themed introduction to German language and culture at the IOE Library. It's taking place in the Library Teaching Room on Friday 5 December from 2-3pm. Everyone is welcome - no previous knowledge required! Come and join us.
Four red candles burn against a background of curtains and a twinkling out-of-focus Christmas tree.
December 2, 2025 at 3:17 PM
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The countdown begins. The Christmas trees are going up, the nights are drawing in, and the end of term approaches. Follow our advent calendar for a dose of seasonal cheer and information about our services over the winter break.
December 1, 2025 at 2:25 PM
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Ever wondered how to stay on the right side of copyright while diving into your course readings? Drop by the stand outside the library between 11am and 2pm today to get your copyright problems solved, pick up some sweet treats, get the chance to win £25 vouchers, and meet Colin the Copyright Nerd.
A group of people at the copyright information stand, scanning barcodes and reading leaflets.
November 25, 2025 at 11:54 AM
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✨Our study pods are now bookable. ✨ These soundproofed spaces include single pods and some with a capacity of four, and can be booked up to 3 hours a day. Find out more and book a space via library-calendars.ucl.ac.uk/r The pods will have electrics and new furniture (on Level 4) fitted soon.
A row of glass study pods in a library, with people partially visible studying inside one, and a woman passing through the door of the most distant.
November 24, 2025 at 1:53 PM
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Meet Colin the Copyright Literacy Nerd.
Drop by the IoE Library entrance on Tuesday 25 November 11 am – 2 pm to say hello and see a demo of UCL’s new copyright game. #UCLLibraries #Copyright
Text of copyright for humans in different colours
November 24, 2025 at 10:46 AM