Term time opening hours
Please note that due to the current Omicron situation and recent student feedback the opening hours have been reviewed and extended * as follows:
Library open:
- Monday, Wednesday & Friday - 8.30am - 7.00pm
- Tuesday & Thursday - 8.30am - 9.00pm *
- Saturday 10.00am - 9.00pm *
- Sunday 10.00am - 9.00pm *
Library Staff:
- Monday - Thursday 8.30am - 7.00pm
- Friday 8.30am - 5.00pm
If Library staff are not on duty but the building is open, then access is for materials, self-service, and IT facilities 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
Term time opening hours from Monday 10th January 2022
Please note that due to the current Omicron situation opening hours will be reviewed weekly.
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 building 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 Sucess 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. This support will be online up to week beginning Monday 24th January, from which point Angela will be available for in-person consultations on Mondays. She will be based at the Cornerstone Library. To book an appointment, contact Angela either by email duckwoa@hope.ac.uk or phone 07793 709259.
Term time opening hours from Monday 10th January 2022
Please note that due to the current Omicron situation opening hours will be reviewed weekly.
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 building 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 Sucess 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. This support will be online up to week beginning Monday 24th January, from which point Angela will be available for in-person consultations on Mondays. She will be based at the Cornerstone Library. To book an appointment, contact Angela either by email duckwoa@hope.ac.uk or phone 07793 709259.
Archives & Special Collections is open to Liverpool staff and students by appointment only. Access to external visitors is currently suspended due to Covid restrictions, however, the situation is monitored and will be reviewed periodically and it is hoped this will be short-lived.
Teaching sessions in the Reading Room will continue. Social distancing, one-way systems, and good hygiene guidelines continue to be followed and face-coverings are mandatory to safeguard our users and library staff.
To make an appointment to visit or to discuss teaching sessions or personal research, email 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. To request books and journals from the Centre please email Special Collections Librarian, Karen Backhouse or specialcollections@hope.ac.uk.
