Senate House Library
Opening hours
- Senate House Library
- Membership
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Using
the
Library
- Using the Library
- Accessibility
-
Borrowing
and
renewing
books
- Databases and eResources
- Digital resources
- Information for new students
- Library Induction Tour for Members
- Online Library
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Services
and
Help
- Services and Help
- Connect to wifi
- Copying, printing and scanning
- Digitisation Studio
- Document Supply Service
- Examination papers
- Help using the Catalogue
- IT Drop-in Sessions
- Laptop Loan Service
- Membership ID
- Reproductions
- Room hire and filming
- Theses
- Using Special Collections
- Virtual Reading Room
- Wellbeing resources
- User Charter
- Visiting the Library
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Exhibitions
- Exhibitions
- Shakespeare’s First Folios: a 400-year journey
-
Senate
House
Library
150
- Senate House Library 150
- A new era - Power of Perspective (2000 - )
- Chapters in the SHL Story
- Dawn of a new Century (1900-1913) Gallery
- Founding Collections Gallery
- Modern Radicals (1960-1979) Gallery
- New Worlds & Technology (1980-1999) Gallery
- Post-War Progress (1945-1959) Gallery
- Power Struggles & Cultural Identity (1914-1944) Gallery
- Rare & Special Collections pre 1871 Gallery
- SHL Staff & Member Favourites
- Transforming the Modern Era (1871-1899) Gallery
- Childhood in Dickensian London
- Reformation
- Radical Voices
- Utopia and Dystopia
- Shakespeare: Metamorphosis
- Not with words but with things
- Illumination
- Research support
- Our collections
- News & Events
- Our blog
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About
the
Library
- Contact us
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 daily | Opening hours | Staffed hours | Self-service hours |
|---|---|---|---|
| Monday - Friday | 09:00 - 23:00 | 09:00 - 19:00 | 19:00 - 23:00 |
| Saturday | 09:45 - 21:00 | 09:45 - 17:00 | 17:00 - 21:00 |
| Sunday | 09:45 - 21:00 | Unstaffed | 09:45 - 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 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Day | Opening hours | Staffed hours |
| Monday - Tuesday | 11:00 - 17:00 | 11:00 - 17:00 |
| Wednesday | 11:00 – 19:00 | 11:00 – 19:00 |
| Thursday - Friday | 11:00 - 17:00 | 11:00 - 17:00 |
Christmas and New Year opening hours
| Christmas and New Year 2023 opening hours | Opening hours | Staffed hours | Self-service hours |
|---|---|---|---|
| Monday 18 to Thursday 21 December | 09:00 - 23:00 | 09:00 - 17:00 | 17:00 - 23:00 |
| Friday 22 December | 09:00 – 17:00 | 09:00 - 17:00 | Closed from 17:00 |
| Saturday 23 December 2023 to Monday 1 January 2024 | Closed | Closed | Closed |
| Tuesday 2 to Friday 5 January | 09:00 – 23:00 | 09:00 - 17:00 | 17:00 - 23:00 |