Waterworks at the Main Library
As you may know, the Main Library had to close early on Tuesday 9 April 2024, and we wanted to provide some information about what happened. Simply put, the building’s water supply shut down, which meant we were not…
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Study spaces during revision and exams
We love our small town, but it can be hard to find study space when you need it. This can particularly be the case during the revision and exam period. And, while it’s great that so many of you choose to study in the…
Libraries Open Forum
On Wednesday 15 November, we held our first Libraries Open Forum on the theme of study spaces. The event was co-hosted by Libraries and Museums and the Students’ Association in the Main Library and featured a number of…
Library Collecting Competition 2023 – results!
The Library collecting competition has now closed, and the winners have been chosen. We had some really great entries, with a wonderful mixture of collections running the gamut from books, photographs and playbills, to…
Library opening hours for winter.
The Christmas vacation and inter-semester break are coming up, so to try to help you plan ahead, our revised opening hours can be found below. These include some additional opening hours at sites on the North Haugh…
Library Collecting Competition 2023
In advance of next year’s J.D. Forbes collecting prize, the Library is running a collecting competition of our own. Your collection can be anything – books on a theme (these can be books owned by you or owned by the…
Student book recommendations – all about More Books
As postgraduate students continue their research over the summer, we would like to bring your attention to the more books service. If you come across a book in your research which we don’t have, and you think we…
Main Library summer works
Level 1 of the Main Library will be closed for a two-week period from Monday 5 to Sunday 19 June, to enable final works to take place. The rest of the building will remain open during this time, with access to the…
Level 1 Q+A with Emma Wisher
The Main Library has been undergoing a transformation over the past year to ensure that we’re providing a world-class facility. Once finished the work will include a complete renovation of Level 1, the new ‘Study Nook’…
Level 1 opening update
We know how much additional study space in the Main Library is needed so we’ve been working round the clock to get it ready. We’re delighted to announce that we’ll be opening our new study spaces on level 1 for the…