Opening hours and admissions
Opening hours
In general, the Moore Library is open and staffed:
- Monday - Friday
0900 - 2100 during Full Term, or 0900 - 1700 outside Full Term - Saturday
0900 - 1300 throughout the year
Closed dates
However, the Library will be closed on the following dates:
- 6th - 9th April 2012
- 27th August 2012
- 23rd December 2012 - 1st January 2013
Admissions
Please note that all persons admitted to the Library are required to register as readers. Reader registration and card validation for 24-hour access must be done in person between 0930 and 1630 Monday - Friday.
The Moore Library admits:
- Members of the University of Cambridge, and other persons in possession of a valid University Library or Medical Library card
- Members of Cambridge Philosophical Society
- Visiting Scholars
- Isaac Newton Institute programme participants
- Others at the discretion of the Librarian
24-hour access
Outside staffed hours, access to the Library for reference purposes is provided to holders of University Cards that have been validated for 24-hour access.
Registered readers eligible for 24-hour access are:
- Senior members of the University and research staff
- Postgraduate and Part III students
- Visiting Scholars and Isaac Newton Institute programme participants registered for at least two weeks
Registration forms
Registration forms are available from the Service Desk in the Library, but you are very welcome to print out one of the forms below and fill it in prior to your visit. [For best results on a Windows system, please make sure that the 'Page Scaling' option in the 'Print' dialog is set to 'None' before you print.]
Please select the appropriate form to download and print:
- Cambridge readers
This form is for current staff (including post-docs) and students of Cambridge University, alumni/ae with a Cambridge MA, and visiting scholars officially affiliated to a Cambridge department or college (includes Isaac Newton programme participants visiting for at least a fortnight). - External readers
This form is for academic, commercial, or private researchers who have no official connection to Cambridge University, but would like to make use of the Library on a reference-only basis. Please note that charges may apply. - Visitors
This form is for those who would simply like to make a one-off visit to the Library, and should be seen as the equivalent of signing a visitors' book.