The library is located in Third Court. The main College entrance leads to First Court where the Porters, Chapel and Buttery are situated. On continuing through College into Second Court, take the left hand path and continue into Third Court. The Library is located on the Ground Floor of the left hand building ('Y building').
The left hand entrance is step free.
You will need to scan your CamCard on the card reader to the right to enter.
The doors are heavy, and are automatic using a touch button located on the right hand wall. You will need to scan your CamCard to release the doors, and then press the button to open them automatically.
There is a book returns box to the left of this entrance.
On entering the Library, there is a door to your left which leads to two reading rooms (Y1 and Y2) and the General Interest Room. To your right is the entrance to the book stacks, through two double doors.
The book sequence is spread over 8 rooms. It begins in the room to your right (Room 1) and continues down the right hand side, and then back along the left hand side, ending with the room to your left (Room 8). There is signage indicating the sequence and locations of the books in each room.
Kick stools are available in every room. Some rooms do not have much space around the bookcases - if you need any assistance with any aspect, please don't hesitate to contact Library staff.
The Library Office, tea point and toilets are located by the right hand entrance to the Library. There is a step to enter this door, and the doors are not automatic. It is possible to reach the Library Office by entering through the left hand doors, turning right through the double doors into the book stacks, and then exiting the book stacks through the second set of double doors. The left hand door (by the stairs) are the toilets, the middle door is the tea point, and the right hand door is the Library Office.
There is a tea point in the Library available to students. This space can be used for eating, and making a drink. There is a fridge, as well as a kettle.
The toilets are gender neutral and consist of 4 individual cubicles. There isn't an accessible toilet in the Library building, however there are 3 located in nearby buildings.
- Yusuf Hamied Court - Ground Floor
- Yusuf Hamied Centre - Lower Ground Floor
- Second Court