Opening Hours

You'll find below the current opening hours for each of our three campus libraries.

Our opening hours change over Christmas and New Year from Monday 18 December 2023 to Sunday 14 January 2024.
See Library Services and the Festive Season.

 
 
Craiglockhart Library & Sighthill LRC Library /LRC Open Helpdesk Staff Available
Monday - Friday 8am - 9pm 8.45am - 4.45pm*
Saturday - Sunday 9am - 5pm Unstaffed*

 

Merchiston Library Zones 1 - 4 Zone 5
(Books)
Helpdesk Staff Available
Monday - Friday 24 hours 8am - 9pm 8.45am - 4.45pm*
Saturday - Sunday 24 hours 9am - 5pm Unstaffed*

 

Merchiston Group Study Rooms: Please note that Rooms 3 and 4 will be closed from 9pm to 9am. Find availability and book using Resource Booker.

*Outwith these hours Library support will be provided by the NorMAN out of hours service, in this case you'll receive a response from it.normanhelpdesk@northumbria.ac.uk. 

 

Have questions outside these hours?

Remember our e-resources are available online all the time (see Finding Resources).

 
Learn more about our Out of Hours service
Students in Merchiston Quadrangle