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When BCUL librarians are challenged, jostled, amused, transported or transformed by a document, they like to share it with users. They do this through “Bouches-à-oreille”, bookmarks placed in the documents available on our various sites. We've selected a few below to inspire you to pay us a visit.

In 2017, a study predicted the merger of two stars. It was expected to produce a bright red nova visible from Earth in 2022. Astronomy enthusiasts rejoiced at the news, but the claim has since been disproved. Never mind, there’s plenty to contemplate and observe in our skies, as long as the night is clear […]

In the digital age, where everything is easily accessible at the click of a button, you might think that paper books would be on the way out. And yet, in the midst of the health crisis we’ve been experiencing, the book market has been booming. Taking away people’s access to cultural venues such as bookshops […]

I did not expect to survive, / earth suppressing me. I didn’t expect / to waken again, to feel / in damp earth my body / able to respond again, remembering / after so long how to open again / in the cold light / of earliest spring- I didn’t expect to survive, / the […]

Action Week Against Racism (AWAR), created at the instigation of the UN to reinforce the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (March 21), is an opportunity to highlight actions that aim to prevent, raise awareness of and combat the various forms of racism, while inviting reflection and dialogue. The State of Vaud has […]

Discover the second episode of the series From sign to sound. Our journey into the art of interpretation continues. From Renata Tebaldi’s “angel’s voice” to Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau’s “voice of the soul”. Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau was the interpreter of the Lied par excellence: 3,000 Lieder by a hundred different composers! We pay tribute to him on the […]