Opening Hours: 2021-22

Library opening hours for the academic year are displayed as a colour-coded grid in the PDF below and are alternatively described in text boxes further down the page. 

In a change to previously advertised hours, the library service desk will close at 5pm Mondays to Thursdays, between Tuesday 19 April and Thursday 30 June 2022.

Page last updated 4 July 2022.

The Library is in the Cornerstone Building, adjacent to the Skinner Building. Both the Library and 24/7 IT Suite are open every day, except between Christmas and New Year and the long Easter weekend.  

You will need your university ID card to access the building entrance (evenings only), library entrance (at all times) and 24/7 IT Suite (at all times).  Visitors are welcome in the Library during the day by ringing the bell at the library entrance and signing in.

During the autumn the 24/7 IT Suite is sometimes booked for library orientation sessions; a sign on the door will indicate if this is the case.

If the Library is open but the Service Desk closed, the building is supervised by a Security Officer. Security Officers are happy to assist with basic library enquiries but are unable to issue books or provide IT support. 

The hours below will be in operation from Saturday 2 July 2022 until Sunday 4 September 2022. Regular opening hours resume on Monday 5 September 2022.

On Monday 4 July 2022 and Bank Holiday Monday 29 August 2022 the Library will open from 10am-5.30pm; the Service Desk will be closed and a Security Officer will be on duty. 

On Friday 29 July 2022 the Library will close between 12pm and 2pm.