The Hartley Library at Highfield and the Health Services Library at Southampton General Hospital will both be open during the holiday period for access to a friendly team of staff, warm study spaces, free wi-fi, borrowing and returning print books and printing and scanning.
| Date | Hartley Library | Health Services Library |
| Friday 23 December | 09:00-21:00 | 09:00-17:00 |
| Saturday 24 December | 09:00-16:00 | CLOSED |
| Sunday 25 December | CLOSED | CLOSED |
| Monday 26 December | CLOSED | CLOSED |
| Tuesday 27 December | 09:00-17:00 | 09:00-17:00 |
| Wednesday 28 December | 09:00-21:00 | 09:00-17:00 |
| Thursday 29 December | 09:00-21:00 | 09:00-17:00 |
| Friday 30 December | 09:00-21:00 | 09:00-17:00 |
| Saturday 31 December | 09:00-16:00 | CLOSED |
| Sunday 1 January | CLOSED | CLOSED |
| Monday 2 January | 09:00-21:00 | 09:00-17:00 |
Winchester School of Art Library and the National Oceanographic Library will both close on Thursday 22 December and reopen on Tuesday 3 January.
You can always access up to date Opening Hours for all of our libraries on our web page: https://library.soton.ac.uk/opening
Laptop Loans
Self-service laptop loans will be suspended from 15 December so an essential audit of the equipment can be completed. Please speak to a member of the team if you have any queries or problems about laptops.
Online Resources
Our extensive collection of online resources continue to be available 24/7 over the festive period. Bookmark our library homepage at https://library.soton.ac.uk/homepage
How to Contact us
Our online enquiry service will continue to operate on the days we are open – just drop us an email at [email protected]
Archives and Special Collections
Open access books are available to browse and borrow during library opening hours, although our Archives and Special Collections team will not be on site for any specialist enquiries. The Archives and the Search Room will close at 16:00 on Thursday 22 December and reopen at 10:00 on Tuesday 3 January 2023. Enquiries and search room bookings can be sent to [email protected] and will be answered when staff return to work on Tuesday 3 January.
All of us at the Library wish everyone across the University a very Happy Christmas and Happy Hanukkah.
