Summer Opening Hours
From Monday 13th - Sunday 26th June the Library is open:
- Monday, Wednesday & Friday 9:00am - 5.00pm
- Tuesday & Thursday 9:00am - 7:00pm
- Saturday - Closed
- Sunday 9:00am - 5:00pm
From Monday 27th June to Saturday 9th July the Library is open:
- Monday - Saturday * 9:00am - 5.00pm
- Sunday - Closed
* Saturday 9th July is an Open Day and there will be library tours taking place
From Monday 11th July the Library is open:
- Monday - Friday 9:00am - 5.00pm
- Saturday & Sunday - Closed
If library staff are not on duty but the library is open, then access is for materials, self-service, study spaces and IT equipment only with Library Ambassadors on duty.
Books can be returned via the self-service machines or through the out-of-hours book return bin outside The Sheppard-Worlock Library.
There is 24-hour access to PCs and study spaces in the Student Success Zone, Gateway Foyer.
Library staff are also available to support you via email. For general library queries, please email AskaLibrarian@hope.ac.uk, or for subject-specific queries email your Subject Librarian
Summer Opening Hours
From Monday 13th June - Friday 29th July the Library is open:
- Tuesday and Thursday 9.00am - 5.00pm
- Monday, Wednesday & Friday closed. Please place book requests via OneSearch to collect when the library is open.
From Monday 1st August the Library is closed with a twice-weekly retrieval service in place. Please place book requests via OneSearch.
Term-time opening hours
Library open
- Monday - Friday 9.00am - 5.00pm*
- *Wednesday 10.00am - 6.00pm
Staffed hours
- Monday - Friday 9.00am - 1.00pm*
- *Wednesday 10.00am - 1:00pm and 2:00pm - 6.00pm
If library staff are not on duty but the library is open then access is for materials, self-service, and copier/scanner only with Library Ambassadors on duty.
Books can be returned via self-service or through the out-of-hours book return bin, which is located in the Student Success Zone. PCs are available for use in the Student Success Zone and Reading Room.
Library staff are also available to support you via email. For general library queries, please email AskaLibrarian@hope.ac.uk
The Subject Librarian, Angela Duckworth is available for individual help slots and consultation during term time. These can either be face-to-face or online. To book an appointment, contact Angela either by email duckwoa@hope.ac.uk or phone 07793 709259. Angela is based at the Cornerstone Library.
Summer Opening Hours
The Capstone Library will be closed From Monday 13th June with a retrieval service in place over the Summer. Please place book requests via OneSearch.
Term-time opening hours
Library open
- Monday - Friday 9.00am - 5.00pm
Staffed hours
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday 2.00pm - 5:00pm
If library staff are not on duty but the library is open then access is for materials, self-service, and copier/scanner only with Library Ambassadors on duty.
Books can be returned via self-service or through the out-of-hours book return bin, which is located in the Student Success Zone. PCs are available for use in the Student Success Zone and Reading Room.
Library staff are also available to support you via email. For general library queries, please email AskaLibrarian@hope.ac.uk
The Subject Librarian, Angela Duckworth is available for individual help slots and consultation during term time. These can either be face-to-face or online. To book an appointment, contact Angela either by email duckwoa@hope.ac.uk or phone 07793 709259. Angela is based at the Cornerstone Library.
Opening hours
- Monday - Friday 9.30am - 4.30pm
Archives & Special Collections is now open to visitors as well as Hope staff and students, by appointment only.
To make an appointment to visit or to discuss research or teaching sessions, email the Special Collections Librarian, Karen Backhouse or specialcollections@hope.ac.uk.
The Andrew F. Walls Centre for the Study of African & Asian Christianity, upstairs in Special Collections, is currently being used as a socially-distanced place of work for library staff. Access to the resources is by appointment during normal working hours, 9.30am to 4.30pm.
To request access please email Special Collections Librarian, Karen Backhouse or specialcollections@hope.ac.uk.
