Queen's Building Library

Inside of the Queens library. There are old wooden shelves full of multicoloured books, and a student studying at a desk. There is also a large David Hockney art book and display cabinet between the shelves.

Opening hours

Day Opening hours
Monday 9am - 10pm
Tuesday 9am - 10pm
Wednesday 9am - 10pm
Thursday 9am - 10pm
Friday 9am - 10pm
Saturday 12pm - 5pm
Sunday 12pm - 5pm

 

Day Opening hours
Monday 9am - 10pm
Tuesday 9am - 10pm
Wednesday 9am - 10pm
Thursday 9am - 10pm
Friday 9am - 10pm
Saturday 10am - 10pm
Sunday 10am - 10pm

During evenings and weekends the library is staffed by our Student Advocates, who can provide peer to peer support.

The Queen's Building Library will close at 10pm on Friday 19 December and reopen on Monday 5 January 2026.

Day Opening hours
Monday 9am - 10pm
Tuesday 9am - 10pm
Wednesday 9am - 10pm
Thursday 9am - 10pm
Friday 9am - 10pm
Saturday 12pm - 5pm
Sunday 12pm - 5pm

During evenings and weekends the library is staffed by our Student Advocates, who can provide peer to peer support.

Loan periods and borrowing limits

All Queen's Building Library items are subject to the standard loan periods and borrowing limits with the following exceptions
MaterialLoan periods and restrictions
Journals All users - seven-day loan
Reference books with confined labels, items from special collections and other pre-1850 items, current issues of journals. Confined to library

Subject Librarians

Get expert advice and support from your subject librarian at any point during your studies! Your subject librarian is the go-to person for help with:

  • accessing library resources
  • finding and evaluating information
  • referencing
  • recommending books or ebooks to add to our collection