Our evening opening arrangements for Mondays, Tuesdays and Wednesdays have now changed.
On Monday and Tuesday evenings members will be able to use the Library until 9pm.
On Wednesday evenings the Library will normally close at 5.30pm to help support evening venue hire which is an important source of income for us.
On many occasions, however, we will be able to stay open until 9pm as often public events are sufficiently self-contained that they can be hosted in the first floor reading rooms without restricting member access to other parts of the Library. Where this is the case, the Library - with the exception of the Reading Room, Writers' Room and Sackler Study - will remain open to members until 9pm.
We will provide regular updates in advance on this website page and via our monthly newsletters about the Wednesday dates where we are able to offer later opening hours .
Upcoming Dates
The Library will be open until 9pm on the following Wednesdays. Please note, the Reading Room, Writers' Room and Sackler Study will not be open:
Wednesday 9 October
Wednesday 16 October
Wednesday 13 November
Wednesday 20 November
Wednesday 27 November
Wednesday 25 September
Summary of Revised Opening Hours
Mondays: 9.30am-9.00pm
Tuesdays: 9.30am-9.00pm
Wednesdays: 9.30am-5.30pm; or 9.30am-9.00pm when events in the Reading Room are compatible with maintaining member access to other parts of the Library
Thursdays: 9.30am-5.30pm
Fridays: 9.30am-5.30pm
Saturdays: 9.30am-5.30pm
Sundays: Closed
Closed Dates
August 2019: Saturday 24 and Monday 26
Christmas 2019 – Tuesday 24 December, Wednesday 25, Thursday 26 and Friday 27
New Year – Closing at 5.30pm on Tuesday 31, Wednesday 1 January 2020
