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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

Ascension
Thursday29 MayClosed
Friday30 May12–17**

**We will not process requests for materials on 30 May. In addition, the chat, Newspaper Support, and the Special Collections Reading Room are closed.

Closed 6–15 June
Summer hours from 16 June
Monday–Tuesday10–16
Wednesday10–19
Thursday–Friday10–16
Saturday–SundayClosed
Midsummer Eve
Friday20 JuneClosed

Summer hours 
Monday–Tuesday10–16
Wednesday10–19
Thursday–Friday10–16
Saturday–SundayClosed

Summer hours through 28 August
Monday–Tuesday10–16
Wednesday10–19
Thursday–Friday10–16
Saturday–SundayClosed
29–31 August
Friday29 AugustClosed
Saturday30 August10–15
Sunday31 AugustClosed

Services when the library is open

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

Email

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

A student with sunglasses, a pink blouse and a blue turban is sunbathing on a jetty. Photographer Johan Persson.

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