Opening Hours

IALS Library Opening Hours from mid-June to October (Term and Vacation)

From Monday 17th June to Friday 13th September 2019 IALS operates the following summer vacation hours:

Monday to Friday 9.00am to 8.00pm
Saturday 10.00am to 5.30pm
Sunday closed

Document Delivery Service
Monday to Friday 9:30am to 5:00pm

We will be closed  on Bank Holiday Monday 26th August 2019.

Autumn Stocktaking Closure

The library will be closed from 5 pm on Friday 13th September and reopen on Monday 30th September.

2019-20 IALS Library Opening Hours

Term-Time 2019/2020

From Monday 30th September to Sunday 14th June 2020 IALS Library will open as follows:

Monday to Friday: 9.00am to 11.00pm
(Current IALS Library card holders only after 7.45pm)

Saturday: 10.00am to 8.30pm
(Current IALS Library card holders only after 5.15pm)

Sunday: 12.30pm to 8.30pm
(Current IALS Library card holders only)

Christmas and New Year 2019/2020

We will be closed between Saturday 21st December 2019 and Wednesday 1st January 2020 for the Christmas break. 

Easter 2020

During Easter 2020 the Library will be open to readers from 10.00am to 8.30pm on Thursday 9th April, and then close for Good Friday, Easter Saturday, Easter Sunday and Easter Monday.

The Library will re-open from 10.00am to 8.30pm on Tuesday 14th April 2020.

May Bank Holidays 2020

We will be closed for the VE Day public holiday on Friday 8th May 2020, although open on Saturday 9th May and Sunday 10th May as usual.

We will be open from 10.00am to 8.30pm on Bank Holiday Monday 25th May 2020.

Summer Vacation Hours 2020

From Monday 15th June to Friday 11th September 2020 IALS Library operates the following summer vacation hours:

Monday to Friday: 9.00am to 8.00pm
Saturday: 10.00am to 5.30pm

Please note that these extended hours apply only to IALS Library. All IALS academic rooms close at 8.00pm on weekdays and all day on Sundays.