Opening hours
Renovating UB
Current opening hours apply through 5 June. The library will be closed from 6 June to 15 June as we prepare to reopen the main entrance on 16 June.
Opening hours
Monday–Friday: 12–19
Saturday–Sunday: 10–15
Exceptional opening hours
Closed 6–15 June |
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Summer hours from 16 June | |
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Monday–Tuesday | 10–16 |
Wednesday | 10–19 |
Thursday–Friday | 10–16 |
Saturday–Sunday | Closed |
Midsummer Eve | ||
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Friday | 20 June | Closed |
Summer hours | |
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Monday–Tuesday | 10–16 |
Wednesday | 10–19 |
Thursday–Friday | 10–16 |
Saturday–Sunday | Closed |
Summer hours through 28 August | |
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Monday–Tuesday | 10–16 |
Wednesday | 10–19 |
Thursday–Friday | 10–16 |
Saturday–Sunday | Closed |
29–31 August | ||
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Friday | 29 August | Closed |
Saturday | 30 August | 10–15 |
Sunday | 31 August | Closed |
Opening hours
Chat and email: Monday–Friday, 10–16
Phone: Monday–Friday, 10–19, and Saturday–Sunday, 10–15
Check this page for contact details and addresses
Exceptional opening hours
Chat
30 May: Closed
9–13 June: Open 10–14 when the library is closed
16 June–24 August: Closed
29 August: Open 10–16 when the library is closed
30 May: Closed
9–13 June: Open 10–14 when the library is closed
29 August: Open 10–16 when the library is closed
Phone
9–13 June: Open 10–14 when the library is closed
29 August: Open 10–16 when the library is closed
Opening hours
Monday–Friday: 13–15
Learn more about the Newspaper Support
Exceptional opening hours
30 May: Closed
Opening hours
Monday–Friday: 12–17
Book a seat in the Special Collections Reading Room
Exceptional opening hours
30 May: Closed
16 June–28 August: Monday–Friday, 10–16

Summer hours
The library opening hours and services during the summer are as follows.
The library 6–15 June
The library is closed.
Drop box
6–8 June: Closed
9–15 June: Open
Chat, email, and phone
9–13 June: 10–14
The library 16 June–31 August
Monday–Tuesday: 10–16
Wednesday: 10–19
Thursday–Friday: 10–16
Saturday–Sunday: Closed
Exceptions
Closed
The library is closed on Midsummer Eve, 20 June, and Friday, 29 August.
Open
The library is open Saturday, 30 August, 10–15.
Services 16 June–28 August
Special Collections Reading Room
Monday–Friday: 10–16
Chat
16 June–24 August: Closed
25–29 August: 10–16
Digitisation service
21 July–17 August: Closed
Processing requests
Newspapers and Printed Ephemera
14 July–3 August: Closed
Special Collections
4–10 August: Closed