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Library treasure hunt

Find your shelf and take a shelfie!

History library treasure hunt activity

THIS COMPETITION HAS NOW CLOSED!

Due to unprecedented demand, this competition is now closed.

Thank you to everyone who has already taken part – we’ve been thrilled by the level of interest and enthusiasm!

Keep an eye out for future opportunities, and thanks again for your support.

Instructions:

  1. Choose one of the following topics:
      • Slavery and race in Latin America
      • Slavery and race in the United States
      • The Enlightenment
      • The French revolution
      • The industrial revolution

       

      1. Go to the Library website and use Library Search to search for a print book relevant to this topic. Tip: You can limit the results to just print books using the Refine your search options on the left hand side.
      2. Find the book’s classmark and location then go to the shelves in the Library and find the book.
      3. Take a library ‘shelfie’ (a photo of yourself holding the book). If you don’t want to appear in the photo then you can take a photo of the book on the shelf or your hands holding it. Don't forget to tag us: @warwicklibary and @warwickhistory in the tweets/on Instagram

       

         

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