Opening Hours: 2021-22

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

Page last updated 14 November 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. 

Regular opening hours for the 2022/23 academic year are as follows:

The above hours will be in operation between:

• Monday 5 September and Friday 16 December 2022
• Friday 6 January and Sunday 2 April 2023
• Saturday 15 April and Friday 23 June 2023*

*On Bank Holiday Mondays 1 May 2023 and 8 May 2023 the Library will open 8.30am-midnight.  On the Bank Holiday on Monday 29 May 2023 the Library will open 10am-5.30pm. In these instances the Service Desk will be closed and a Security Officer will be on duty for the whole day.

The hours below will be in operation between Saturday 17 December 2022 and Thursday 5 January 2023.  Regular opening hours resume on Friday 6 January 2023. PGCE classes resume on Tuesday 3 January 2023 and all other classes on Monday 9 January 2023.

The 24/7 IT Suite will close at midnight on Tuesday 20 December and re-open at 8.30am on Tuesday 3 January, in line with the full campus closure.