Sligo Through the Decades- official launch

TY students who participated in
 Sligo Through the Decades project

The Yeats Library and and TY students from Sligo are bringing together an exciting series of local events and stories from 1916 – 2016 as part of a local history research project.The research has been compiled into a travelling exhibition which will be  officially launched this Tuesday evening, March 8th, in A0006 at 7pm.

It will be on display at the Institute from March 8th until Easter. The exhibition will then visit each of the participating ‘Sligo Through The Decades‘ schools.

The project was part funded by Sligo County Council, in association with Ireland 2016, the Department of Arts Heritage and the Gaeltacht and IT Sligo.

Careers Fair

IT Sligo will host a Careers Fair on Tuesday 2nd February, 11am-3pm. 

There will be up to 45 companies in attendance showcasing their graduate employment opportunities and a drop-in CV clinic on the day. 

Time to get those CVs updated and ready!

Exams

Happy New Year!

Best of luck with the exams over the next two weeks.
Remember to check exam timetables for updated information on location and time of exams.
Previous exam papers can be accessed from the library homepage (you will need your student number and library password to log in).

The library is back to regular opening hours this week Mon-Thurs 9am-9pm, Fri 9am-5pm and Sat 10am-2pm.

New homes for old books - Better World Books

Better World Books is a type B Corporation which "uses the power of books to solve social and environmental problems".
This is achieved by reselling discarded or donated books and using the funds to support international literacy programs.

Yeats Library is one of 4,000 libraries, colleges and bookstores using Better World Books as a sustainable method for dealing with discarded books while also supporting literacy initiatives worldwide.
This week seven more boxes of discarded books were sent from the library to Better World Books to find new homes and contribute towards literacy.

Christmas Opening Times

12 Educational Apps

Have you registered for the 12 Apps of Christmas?


Lots of interesting learning apps unwrapped each day and prizes to be won!

For more information go to
www.dit.ie/the12appsofchristmas

Earth Building Conference 13th-14th November

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Earth Building Conference in IT Sligo starting today with talks, field trips and workshops running over the next two days.

For more details see Earth Building Ireland 2015 in Sligo.

Science Week Lectures

Design Your Future lunchtime and evening lectures
Monday 9th - Friday 13th November.

Topics covered range from Rocket Science to Earth Building, Ancient Honey Remedies to Modern Pharmaceuticals and from Blackholes to Birdart - all in one week!

12 Apps of Christmas

DIT are running the 12 Apps of Christmas for a second year.

This project explores 'the role mobile apps can play in helping students personalise their learning'. Each day from 1st December a new app is 'unwrapped' for you to discover.

For more information go to
www.dit.ie/the12appsofchristmas

Science Fair

IT Sligo Science Fair is on this Sunday 8th Novemeber from 2-5pm
Check out the full schedule of events - there is
something for everyone!