Closures and changes to opening times over winter vacation
We hope you all have a lovely festive season and winter break!
Most Library facilities will close at 5pm on Tuesday 24 December 2019 and re-open on Monday 06 January 2020. During this time, 24-hour PC classrooms will still be available in the Irvine Building, Mathematics Building, and Bute Building. Please remember that you will need your ID card for access. A map of classroom locations is available on the ITS webpages.
Following the vacation, libraries will then move to vacation opening hours. From Monday 06 until Sunday 19 January 2020 inclusive, our opening hours for the Main Library will be:
Monday to Friday 9am until 5pm
Saturday to Sunday 10am until 5pm
For full and most recent information, please see the library spaces webpage.
Please note that the Main Library, St Mary’s College Library and The Richardson Research Library at Martyrs Kirk will also be closed all day on Friday 10 January 2020 for an all-staff training event.
Below are details of other changes to opening hours by Library building from Thursday 19 December:
Main Library
| Date | Opening hours |
|---|---|
| Thursday 19 December | 8am until 10pm |
| Friday 20 December | 8am until 4pm |
| Saturday 21 December | 10am until 5pm |
| Sunday 22 December | 10am until 5pm |
| Monday 23 December | 9am until 5pm |
| Tuesday 24 December | 9am until 5pm |
St Mary’s College Library (including King James Library)
| Date | Opening hours |
|---|---|
| Thursday 19 December | 9am until 9.30pm |
| Friday 20 December | 9am until 4pm |
| Saturday 21 December | Closed |
| Sunday 22 December | Closed |
| Monday 23 December | 9am until 5pm |
| Tuesday 24 December | 9am until 5pm |
Thomson Reading Room, Martyrs Kirk
| Date | Opening hours |
|---|---|
| Thursday 19 December | 8am until 9pm |
| Friday 20 December | 8am until 4pm |
| Saturday 21 December | Closed |
| Sunday 22 December | Closed |
| Monday 23 December | 9am until 5pm |
| Tuesday 24 December | 9am until 5pm |
Napier Reading Room, Martyrs Kirk
The Special Collections Napier Reading Room closes to readers at 4.30pm on Thursday 19 December and will open again at 9.30am on Monday 20 January 2020.
JF Allen Library
We will be closed for vacation from Wednesday 25 December 2019 until Sunday 05 January 2020 (inclusive).
Library at the Gateway
We will be closed for vacation from Wednesday 25 December 2019 until Sunday 05 January 2020 (inclusive).
If you have any questions, please email [email protected] or chat with us.