Basically, there are a lot of things being celebrated at this time of the year, and we hope you get a chance to celebrate some of them.
Here are some things you need to know about the Library during the Christmas/New Year period:
Closure
We will be closing at 12.00pm (midday) on Thursday the 24th of December (Christmas Eve) and opening again on Monday the 4th of January at 8.00am.
During this time, the computer labs on the campuses (including the Library spaces, such as the Information Commons) will be unavailable for use as they will be closed for maintenance.
Summer Opening Hours
When we return in January, we will be back to Summer Opening Hours (8am-5pm, Monday-Friday - closed weekends). Check the Opening Hours page for your campus library to see what after-hours access is available for the study spaces.
Borrowing and returning
You can borrow material (books, DVDs, etc.) from the Library to keep over the Christmas/New Years closure - no items will be due during the time we are closed. We no longer have 2-Day Loans, and all books currently have the same loan period.
If you need to return our books (etc.) before going away, please do so before we close (you can use the after-hours return chutes to return items while we are closed).
If you have any outstanding fines, you will need to pay them before we close or wait until after we open in the new year.
Library systems change
The library will be converting to new systems during the December/January period, and in early-mid January we will be unveiling our new-look One Search and changing the way some of our procedures work. It's a exciting time for us and we hope you'll like the changes.
Our online resources
Our databases, eBooks, Library Guides and other online resources will remain available while the Library is closed. You can check out our FAQs whenever you need, and you can also leave a question with us using our Chat widgets and we'll get back to you when we return in the new year.
Best wishes
We hope this is a relaxing time for you (for at least some of the time), and we wish you all the best for the coming year.
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