Library and IT support over the festive season

Library and computer suite opening hours change during the festive season from Monday 15 December 2025 to Sunday 25 January 2026.

• See all library details at Library Services and the Festive Season
• Computer Suite Festive Opening Hours.

Keep your books and laptops over Christmas with no fines

You can borrow any Library items from Monday 15 December 2025, and you won’t need to return them before Monday 26 January 2026 (unless requested by another user - from Monday 12 January). This includes laptop loans for students.

15 December - 25 January

• Any Library items due to be returned between these dates will now automatically be due Monday 26 January 2026.
• You can still Click and Collect books, but only those on the shelf, as we will not be recalling items from other users. Tuesday 16 December is the last date for requesting items from a different campus. Books can be collected from Merchiston campus during festive opening hours.

If you have had a Library book for over four months and would like to keep it over the festive period, please contact us and we will re-issue it for you.   

Services updates

• Students can still book Group Study Rooms in Merchiston Library over the Christmas break using Resource Booker.
• Postal Loans will not be available from the 15 December 2025 to 6 January 2026. Requests made from the 15 December 2025 will be processed after 6 January 2026
• Inter Library Loans will not be processed over the festive season while the library is closed. Requests made from 19 December will be processed after 6 January 2026. Please note that any requests for physical books made after 1st December may not arrive until January.   

We’re still here online

While our physical libraries are closed, you can continue to access ebooks, ejournals and databases using LibrarySearch. 

• Visit the Library on MyNapier
• Visit IT Support on MyNapier.

Getting help

You can still contact us 24 hours a day for IT and Library support during the festive break.

• IT help: Email isservicedesk@napier.ac.ukor call 0131 455 3000
• Library: Email library@napier.ac.uk or call 0131 455 3500

If you contact us when the IS Service Desk and libraries are closed, you will receive a response from our NorMAN out of hours service.