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#HelloSIL We are not the only Shakespeare Library in town. The Shakespeare Centre Library on Henley St holds the RSC archives – programmes, promptbooks, video recordings and more! tinyurl.com/y79qsatu @ShakesInstitute

#HelloSIL Need somewhere secure to leave your laptop or mobile device where it can also charge? Ask at the enquiry desk to use our laptop lockers. @ShakesInstitute

#HelloSIL Books with the prefix q, f or port are shelved on the second floor. @ShakesInstitute

#HelloSIL Need the OED, the Oxford Companion to Shakespeare or a facsimile of the First Folio? We’ve got it covered in our Quick Reference Collection, located on the ground floor. @ShakesInstitute

#HelloSIL Questions? With Just Ask you can chat to a librarian 24/7: birmingham.ac.uk/libraries/c… @ShakesInstitute

#HelloSIL If you want to read the 2 most recent issues of a journal, look by the PC cluster Looking for back issues, turn left by the lift. @ShakesInstitute

#HelloSIL Research students, this is for you: sign up for free scheme to get emails when your chosen topics appear in new journals and books tinyurl.com/264zt36c@ShakesI…

#HelloSIL Eager to read a dissertation or thesis by a former student? Check FindIt and we can get it for you. @ShakesInstitute

#HelloSIL Did you know students can order a scan of an article or book chapter birmingham.ac.uk/libraries/u… @ShakesInstitute

#HelloSIL Have you requested a book from Birmingham? You'll get an email when it arrives. You can return it to us as well to send back! @ShakesInstitute

#HelloSIL Don’t forget if you are using the Library on Wednesdays while the Institute is closed we can let you into the main building for coffee breaks, lunch, comfy sofas … Come to the library desk to sign in. @ShakesInstitute

#HelloSIL You can order a book from another library for free. Scanned articles and chapters can be emailed to you birmingham.ac.uk/libraries/u… @ShakesInstitute

#HelloSIL Come and see our exhibition space. it’s regularly updated with a new display. We also have online exhibitions over on Flickr: flickr.com/photos/shakespear… @ShakesInstitute

#HelloSIL Please don’t reshelve books yourself. Leave on the parking space on the table (or the trolley) and we will be more than happy to reshelve them. @ShakesInstitute

#HelloSIL To explore more of the University’s special collections and see a copy of the First Folio visit CRL: birmingham.ac.uk/facilities/… @ShakesInstitute

#HelloSIL Some books are so rare we keep them locked away. To see one, ask at the front desk, and we will fetch it. (Marked r on FindIt) @ShakesInstitute

#HelloSIL Keen to look at what goes into @OpenAirTheatre productions? We can fetch you scripts, sketches, photos, and more from the archive. Find out more about our collections: tinyurl.com/29fvw4t3@ShakesI…

#HelloSIL Kanopy has a wealth of Shakespeare-related material via this on-demand streaming video service. Access through FindIt tinyurl.com/mr3rfhb4 @ShakesInstitute

#HelloSIL Shakespeare in Performance is a database of C17th-20th promptbooks from the Folger Shakespeare Library tinyurl.com/39d9hja3 @ShakesInstitute

#HelloSIL The World Shakespeare Bibliography is a comprehensive online database of Shakespeare-related material tinyurl.com/4ae3hbyb @ShakesInstitute