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Main UL

  • Monday to Friday

    9am to 7pm 

    The Entrance Hall, Locker Room and Car Park remain open until 7:15pm.

  • Monday to Friday in Full Easter Term

    9am to 10pm

    The Entrance Hall, Locker Room and Car Park remain open until 10:15pm.

  • Saturday

    9am to 4:45pm

    The Entrance Hall, Locker Room and Car Park remain open until 5pm.

  • Sunday

    Closed

Reader Registration

Open access bookstacks (North and South Fronts and Wings)

  • Monday to Friday

    9am to 6:45pm

    Readers should present any material to borrow by 6:45pm at the Reader Services Desk in the Entrance Hall to allow staff to complete closing procedures.

  • Monday to Friday in Full Easter Term

    9am to 6:45pm

    Readers should present any material to borrow by 9:45pm at the Reader Services Desk in the Entrance Hall to allow staff to complete closing procedures.

  • Saturday

    9am to 4:30pm

    Readers should present any material to borrow by 4:45pm.

Anderson Room and East Asian Reading Room

  • Monday to Thursday

    9am to 6:50pm (staffed 9am to 5:10pm)

  • Friday

    9am to 6:50pm (staffed 9am to 16:50pm)

  • Saturday

    9am to 4:30pm (not staffed)

    No fetching or transfers 12.30pm to 2pm, after 4:45pm (4:30pm Friday), and all day Saturday. Readers wishing to consult non-borrowable items on Saturdays, please order by 3pm on Friday, for transfer to the Manuscripts Reading Room for consultation.

Bible Society's Library

  • Monday to Friday

    Book an appointment:

    Bible Society's Library, Cambridge University Library, West Road, Cambridge CB3 9DR

    Email: bslib@lib.cam.ac.uk

    Tel: +44 (0) 1223 333075

  • Saturday

    Closed

Exhibition Centre

Main Reading Room

  • Monday to Friday

    9am to 7pm

  • Monday to Friday in Full Easter Term

    9am to 9:45pm

  • Saturday

    9am to 4:45pm

Manuscripts Reading Room

  • Monday to Friday

    9:30am to 6:50pm

    No fetching between 12:45pm and 2pm. Fetching stops at 6.20pm.

  • Saturday

    9.30am to 4:30pm

    Fetching stops at 4pm

Map Room

  • Monday to Thursday

    9am to 12:45pm and 2pm to 5:10pm

  • Friday

    9am to 12:45pm and 2pm to 4:50pm

  • Saturday

    Closed

Munby Rare Books Reading Room

  • Monday to Friday

    9:30am to 5pm

    Please note that the Rare Books Room itself closes at 5.00pm Monday to Thursday and at 4.45pm on Fridays; our services operate from the Manuscripts Room after these times.

  • Saturday

    9:30am to 4:30pm

    * Rare Books material can be consulted in the Manuscripts Reading Room.

South Wing 3 Study Hub

  • Monday to Friday

    9am to 6:30pm

  • Monday to Friday in Full Easter Term

    9am to 6:45pm

  • Saturday

    9am to 4:30pm

Tea Room

  • Monday to Friday

    9am to 6:30pm (serving 9am to 3pm)

    Open until 9:30pm during full Easter Term. 

  • Saturday

    9am to 4:20pm (serving 9am to 2pm)

     

    The Tea Room serves barista coffee and a daily-changing variety of sandwiches, paninis, snacks and cakes.

    You are also welcome to bring your own food and drinks to the Tea Room, and to use the space to socialise or work.

    You can buy cold drinks and snacks from the vending machine in the Locker Room.

Holiday closures

Easter 2024

  • Closed

    29 March to 1 April 2024 inclusive. Re-opens 9am on 2 April 2024. 2 to 4 April 2024 Library computers will only be available to current staff and students.

August Bank Holiday 26 August 2024

  • Closed

Christmas and New Year 2024-25

  • Closed

    24 December 2024 to 1 January 2025 inclusive. Re-opens 9am on 2 January 2025.