To celebrate the end of the semester, our mischievous little elf, Jingle Shelf, made his grand return to the LSBU campus! From December 2nd to December 13th, Jingle embarked on a fun adventure across our campus libraries. Despite his playful antics, Jingles cares deeply about our students and wanted to show you all that the library has to offer. Each day, we shared clues on Instagram about Jingle's secret location across our libraries. If you follow us on social media, you would have had the chance to track his movements, solve the riddles, and discover all student-facing services at LSBU libraries. Let’s look back at Jingle’s adventure!
Day 1 – Skills for Success
Jingle Shelf began his adventure at the Southwark Study Skills Hub, dropping in on a 1-2-1 librarian appointment online and a 6-week course in English Skills for Academic Writing. He tried to 'wing it' in an assignment but it didn’t fly, so he decided to hang out on a poster instead. A reminder that preparation is key to success!
Day 2 – Maths drop-ins
For his second stop, Jingle Shelf joined a Maths drop-in session and an online drug dosage calculation session for healthcare students. Eager to show off his maths skills, our little elf tried to solve a complex Maths problem but found himself more confused than ever! It seems even Jingle needs a little help when it comes to calculations!
Day 3 – Digital Skills drop-in and workshop
For his third stop, Jingle decided to join a digital skills drop-in session and a PowerPoint Poster Essentials workshop. Much like himself, he became distracted and posed for a photo with one of our friendly digital skills experts.
Day 4 – Croydon Campus help desk
For his fourth stop, Jingle sneaked into one of our study skills experts' bags and took a ride on the train to Croydon. Once there, he stretched out and cracked his back at the Chiropractic Centre. What a cheeky little elf!
Day 5 – The Academic Practice, English Language and Librarian
Jingle’s fifth stop was with the Academic Practice, English Language and Librarian team (APEL). Jingle initially thought that "APEL" was a festive fruit. He soon learned that it stood up for something more important! He was excited to learn about academic writing although his brain may have swirled a bit.
Day 6 – Student Life Hub
On the sixth day, Jingle made his way to the heart of campus life – The Student Life Hub – where he hung out with our friendly advisors.
Day 7 – Havering Campus Helpdesk
Day 8 – Writing Café
By the eighth day, he found himself at the Writing Café, where he offered silent support to students.
Day 9 – Skills for Success Information and Skills Librarians
Jingle returned to Croydon Campus on Day 9 to attend a drop-in session with one of our Skills for Success librarians. He tried to "borrow" some ideas without citing them. Let’s just say the librarian wasn’t impressed!
Day 10 – Digital Skills drop-in and workshop
For his final stop, Jingle returned to the LSBU Hub, where he spent the day with our fantastic IT support team at the help desk. He handed out sweets to spread holiday cheer before Christmas, leaving behind smiles and sprinkles of elf magic.
Don’t worry if you missed Jingle Shelf’s adventures in December, our library teams are available to support you throughout the year.
You can find our friendly library and student IT support teams, at our campus library help desks. They are here 7 days a week to support you with your library and student IT enquiries. Check out our help desk opening hours to see when they are available.
Our knowledgeable Student Life team located in LSBU Hub, can support you in person Monday to Friday from 9 am to 5 pm. They are the first line of support for all your enquiries relating to life as a student, whether it is information about fees and finance, mental health and wellbeing, disability and dyslexia support, accommodation or so much more. That is the team to provide information or direct you to a specialist team that can support you with your enquiry. You can find more information about Student Life in the MyLSBU app.
The Study Skills team comprising of Academic Practice and English Language, Mathematics, Digital Skills and Information Skills Librarians, are available in person and online across all three campuses’ delivering workshops, drop-in sessions and 1-2-1 appointments. Visit the Skills Events Calendar to view their upcoming events and drop-ins or log into MyAccount to book a 1-2-1 appointment if you have something specific you need support with.
On a final note, don’t forget to follow us on social media to stay up to date with library services and never miss out on fun events!
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