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 - 5pm
Tuesday 9am - 5pm
Wednesday 9am - 5pm
Thursday 9am - 5pm
Friday 9am - 5pm
Saturday Closed
Sunday Closed

Please note the library will be closed on Monday 25 August (BH) and Tuesday 26 August (CD).

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 the weekend the library is staffed by our Student Advocates, who can provide peer to peer support.

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 the weekend the library is staffed by our Student Advocates, who can provide peer to peer support.

Day Opening hours
Saturday 20 12pm - 5pm
Sunday 21 12pm - 5pm
Monday 22 9am - 10pm
Tuesday 23 9am - 10pm

The Queen's Building Library will be closed from Wednesday 24 December to Sunday 4 January. We will reopen with term-time hours from Monday 5 January 2026.

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