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Senate House Library

Opening hours

Check when Senate House Library is open for your visit.

Daily opening hours

Term-time opening hours from Monday 25 September 2023. Please note that during self-service hours, some services are unavailable.

Please see the Christmas and New Year opening times for changes to opening hours and closure dates.

Current dailyOpening hoursStaffed hours Self-service hours 
Monday - Friday09:00 - 23:0009:00 - 19:0019:00 - 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:

Special Collections Reading Room
DayOpening hoursStaffed hours
Monday - Tuesday11:00 - 17:0011:00 - 17:00
Wednesday11:00 – 19:0011:00 – 19:00
Thursday - Friday11:00 - 17:0011:00 - 17:00

Christmas and New Year opening hours

Christmas and New Year 2023 opening hoursOpening hoursStaffed hours Self-service hours 
Monday 18 to Thursday 21 December09:00 - 23:0009:00 - 17:0017:00 - 23:00
Friday 22 December09:00 – 17:0009:00 - 17:00Closed from 17:00
Saturday 23 December 2023 to Monday 1 January 2024ClosedClosedClosed
Tuesday 2 to Friday 5 January09:00 – 23:0009:00 - 17:0017:00 - 23:00