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December opening hours
The University of Malta Library is announcing the opening hours for this festive season.
Period: Friday 20 December 2024 - Sunday 5 January 2025
Monday - Friday: 07:00 - 17:00
Saturdays & Sundays: Closed
Please note other changes in opening hours on the following dates:
Friday 13 December (PH) - Closed
Tuesday 24 December - 07:00 - 11:15
Wednesday 25 December (PH) - Closed
Thursday 26 December - Closed
Tuesday 31 December - Closed
Wednesday 1 January (PH) - Closed
Additionally, take note of the changes in schedule for the following:
Thursday 26 - 31 December 2024 - Faculty of Laws & Theology Library - Closed
Thursday 26 - 31 December 2024 - Faculty of Arts Library - Closed
Thursday 26 - 31 December 2024 - Valletta Campus Library - Closed
The Library Reverse Advent Calendar
The Library invites you to participate in the special initiative!
Consult the calendar to guide you on what items to bring on that specific day (not necessarily following the date order), bring the item to the Library and leave it in a designated area in front of the Circulation Desk.
Please do not donate expired food or fresh / frozen items. All food items received will be donated to the UM Chaplaincy Food Store.
Mini bake sale
Dar Merħba Bik Foundation, together with the Library, invites you to a special bake sale!
Join us on Friday, 6 December, from 09:00 to 14:00 on the Library terrace.
Grab a profiterole or a doughnut accompanied by tea or coffee, in exchange for a suggested €2 donation. All proceeds will go to Dar Merħba Bik Foundation, whose mission is to provide a safe, secure, and therapeutic emergency shelter for women and their children who have been victims of violence, gender-based violence, and/or domestic violence, and to help them establish a way of life that best meets their needs and helps them develop their potential.
What's new in Melitensia
Melitensia's Resource of the month – November 2024
Ladies of Lascaris: Christina Ratcliffe and the forgotten heroes of Malta’s war written by Paul McDonald, and published by Pen & Sword Books.
This book recounts the experiences of Christina Ratcliffe and other British and Maltese women who served as civilian plotters for the Royal Air Force in 1942. It also references Philip Glassborow’s acclaimed musical, Star of Strait Street, which tells a related story. Drawing on early writings by Ratcliffe and Tamara Marks, the narrative delves into their work at the operational headquarters beneath Lascaris Bastion in Valletta during the intense WWII bombing campaigns. As eyewitnesses to trauma and tragedy, six of these women, including Ratcliffe, were honoured for their bravery with decorations for gallantry. McDonald’s account revives the memory of Ratcliffe and the “Ladies of Lascaris,” offering a unique female perspective on the experiences and challenges of that time of military conflict.
The list of new Melitensia acquisitions is available online.
New books at the European Documentation Centre (EDC)
- EU competition law : text, cases, and materials
- Competition law
- Referendum authorization procedures in Europe : a comparative analysis
- The economics and politics of European integration : populism, nationalism and the history of the EU
- European disunion : democracy, sovereignty and the politics of emergency
- Small States of the European Union and Brexit
- The Foreign Policy of the European Union
- The crisis of the European Union : a response
