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Senate House Library

Opening hours

Senate House Library's daily opening hours, Special Collections reading room opening times and any changes to opening hours and closure dates.

Summer opening hours  

From Monday 2 June to Sunday 21 September 2025. Please note that during self-service hours, some services are unavailable. 

If you plan to visit BLOOM@Senate House, it has different opening times to the main Library.  

DayOpening hoursStaffed hours Self-service hours 
Monday - Friday09:00 - 23:0009:00 - 17:0017:00 - 23:00
Saturday09:45 - 21:0009:45 - 17:0017:00 - 21:00
Sunday09:45 - 21:00Unstaffed09:45 - 21:00

Special Collections opening hours

Due to the specialist nature of the service provided, the Special Collections Reading Room operates reduced hours to the main Library: 

DayOpening hours
Monday - Friday  10:00 - 17:00
Saturday and Sunday Closed 

Changes to opening hours and closure dates 2025

Bank holidaysOpening hours
Saturday 23 to Monday 25 August  Closed