Inside the Library on level 7, the former Reserve room is now the Cosy Corner. This space has been transformed with cosy nooks, borrowable fiction books and artwork designed by our very own students. Take some time out to read for fun!
Celebrating the diversity of authors in our collection, we’ve added two new subgenres to the collection: LGBTQIA+ and First Nations authored books.
If you’re after LGBTQIA+ books, look for this icon. This was designed by Zo Lam aka Zoomies (they/them), a queer Vietnamese multidisciplinary artist, illustrator and designer working on unceded Dharug Land/Eora Country. Their zest for love and life saturates their work through the explosion of colour, shape and form—curiosity through experimentation is central to their creative practice. Zoomies’ themes are grounded by ethics and research, informing an exploration of complex relationships, connection and understanding identity.
For First Nations authored books, this is the icon for you. This was designed by Sancia Janggalay Ridgeway, a Gumbaynggirr designer and fibre artist based on Gadigal land, Sydney. She is a UTS alum, graduating from of Bachelor of Design in Visual Communication in 2023 and Honours in Design in 2024. Their artwork is a digital-based artwork and features prominent First Nations authors in UTS Library's collection. This artwork honours the legacy of creativity and passing on of knowledge that First Nations authors and storytellers have been doing for generations. It includes silhouettes, making space for future First Nations voices and authors; and for the unnamed storytellers and ancestors whose stories were often not told or ignored. This artwork celebrates the inclusion of First Nations perspectives in places like the University of Technology Sydney, now and forever more.