Library opening hours over Christmas vacation 2023/24
27 Nov 2023
Changes are in place for Library opening hours from Saturday, 16 December 2023 until Tuesday, 2 January 2024
There will be reduced hours for Main Library from Saturday, 16 December 2023 to Thursday, 21 December 2023
- Monday to Thursday 8am-8pm
- Saturday and Sunday 9am-5pm
Main Library and other Library sites will be closed from Friday, 22 December 2023 until Tuesday, 2 January 2024. The AGLC will remain open (see opening hours below).
AGLC opening hours
Saturday, 16 December to Thursday, 21 December 2023*
- Monday to Friday, 8am-8pm
- Saturday and Sunday, 9am-5pm
Closed Monday, 25 December and Tuesday, 26 December 2023
Wednesday, 27 December 2023 to Monday, 1 January 2024**
- Monday to Friday, 8am-8pm
- Saturday and Sunday, 9am-5pm
*The AGLC will be staffed by a security team from Friday, 22 December to Sunday, 24 December 2023.
**The AGLC will be staffed by a security team on these dates.
Library Chat
Library Chat will be available 24/7 during the vacation, except 25-26 December. It will be staffed by third-party partner institutions.
The John Rylands Research Institute and Library
The John Rylands Research Institute and Library will be closed from Friday, 22 December 2023 and will reopen on Tuesday, 2 January 2024.
Reader Services will close at 5pm on Thursday, 21 December 2023.
Extended hours for exam period
To know more about the Library's extended hours over exam period, please visit the Library's locations and opening hours page.