Winter vacation opening hours

Saturday 20 December and Sunday 21 December

ASSL 24/7

Wills 12pm to 5pm

Beacon House 9am to 10pm

Senate House 9am to 6pm

Monday 22 December and Tuesday 23 December

ASSL 24/7 (closing at 8pm on Tuesday)

Wills 9am to 5pm

Chemistry 9am to 5pm

Beacon House 9am to 4pm

Senate House 9am to 8pm

All other sites will be closed

Libraries and Study Centres will be closed from Wednesday 24 December and reopen as advertised from Monday 5 January (ASSL will reopen at 9am on Saturday 3 January and return to 24/7 hours).

If you need help with finding library resources or how things work, our Ask the Library live-chat service is the quickest way to get support. Just click the pop up on the homepage.

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Vacation loans will be active from Wednesday 10 December 2025 and will issue or renew until Wednesday 14 January 2025.

Looking for somewhere to study on 27, 28 and 29 December?

The 2nd floor of Senate House will be open 10am to 6pm.

Please be aware that the rest of the building will be closed.