Opening

Library Opening

Mondays: 9.30am-9.00pm

Tuesdays: 9.30am-9.00pm

Wednesdays: 9.30am-5.30pm; or 9.30am-9.00pm when events in the Reading Room are compatible with maintaining member access to other parts of the Library*

Thursdays: 9.30am-5.30pm

Fridays: 9.30am-5.30pm

Saturdays: 9.30am-5.30pm

Sundays: Closed

*Please note that when the Library is open late on a Wednesday, the Reading Room, Writers' Room and Sackler Study are usually closed.

Upcoming Dates

The Library will be open until 9pm on the following Wednesdays. Please note, the Reading Room, Writers' Room and Sackler Study will not be open:

Wednesday 4 September

Wednesday 18 September

Closed Dates

August 2019: Saturday 24 and Monday 26

Christmas 2019 – Tuesday 24 December, Wednesday 25, Thursday 26 and Friday 27

New Year – Closing at 5.30pm on Tuesday 31, Wednesday 1 January 2020

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