Opening Hours
Opening hours
From 20 September
24/7
Prior booking is required.
Service availability
Staffed hours:
An enquiry service is available at the Welcome Desk during the following times:
08:00 - 20:00 Monday to Friday
11:00 - 18:00 Saturday to Sunday
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Opening hours
From 31 August
08:00-00:00 Monday to Sunday
Prior booking is required for individual study spaces
Service availability
An enquiry service is available at the Welcome Desk during the following times:
08:00 - 20:00 Monday to Friday
11:00 - 18:00 Saturday to Sunday
Self-service facilities are available throughout all Library opening hours.
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Opening hours
From 20 September
10:00 - 20:00 Monday to Friday
Closed Saturday to Sunday
Prior booking is required for study spaces in the balcony area
Service availability
Enquiry service currently unavailable.
Self-service facilities are available throughout all Library opening hours.
24/7 Basement Reading Room
The study area is closed until further notice.
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Contact West Smithfield Library
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West Smithfield Library access
Route plan - Barbican Tube Station to West Smithfield Library
Opening hours
From 24 July to 31 August
Mon-Sun, 08:00-midnight
Canalside will be closed from Wednesday 1 September to Tuesday 21 inclusive
Service availability
Canalside is currently monitored by Security.
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Opening hours
Please note that from 1 April The Hive will be a designated individual non-silent study space
From 23 July until 31 August (inclusive)
Closed, Monday to Sunday
From 1 September
Mon-Sun 08:00-00:00
Prior booking is required.
Service availability
The Hive is monitored by Library Staff between 10:00 and 18:00 Monday to Friday
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Opening hours
From 23 January 2021
08:00 - 22:00 Monday to Friday
10:00 - 22:00 Saturday to Sunday
Prior booking is required.
The Graduate Study Space on the 7th floor of the Graduate Centre, Mile End Campus, is made up of four study environments designed for the use of taught and research postgraduate students.
Please note under the current COVID-19 Secure scheme the following spaces will remain closed until further notice:
- Graduate Common Room
- Group Study Rooms 1 and 2
- The kitchen
For general enquiries please contact Sarah Molloy - s.h.molloy@qmul.ac.uk