Abdus Salam Library, Charing Cross Campus Library, Chelsea and Westminster Campus Library, and Hammersmith Campus Library will be open for some or all of the Christmas university closure period of Tuesday 23 December to Sunday 4 January, while the rest of our libraries will be closed. See below for full opening and closure details.
Abdus Salam Library
The library building will open with self-service only as follows, library staff will be able to assist you until 13.00 on Monday 22 December.
Monday 22 December - open 24 hours
Tuesday 23 December - open 24 hours
Wednesday 24 December - closing 17.00
Thursday 25 December - closed
Friday 26 December - closed
Saturday 27 December - opens 10.00, then open 24 hours
Sunday 28 December - open 24 hours
Monday 29 December open 24 hours
Tuesday 30 December - open 24 hours
Wednesday 31 December - closing 17.00
Thursday 1 January - closed
Friday 2 January - open 10.00 - 11.00
Saturday 3 January - open 10.00, then open 24 hours
Sunday 4 January - open 24 hours
Monday 5 January - return to normal opening hours and staffing
Campus libraries
Charing Cross Campus Library
Library staff will be able to assist you until 13.00 on Monday 22 December. The library will then be open as self-service only as follows:
Monday 22 December - 11.00 - 21.00
Tuesday 23 December - 10.00 - 18.00
Wednesday 24 December - 10.00 - 18.00
Thursday 25 December - closed
Friday 26 December - closed
Saturday 27 December - 10.00 - 18.00
Sunday 28 December - 10.00 - 18.00
Monday 29 December - 10.00 - 18.00
Tuesday 30 December - 10.00 - 18.00
Wednesday 31 December - 10.00 - 18.00
Thursday 1 January - closed
Friday 2 January - 10.00 - 18.00
Saturday 3 January - 10.00 - 18.00
Sunday 4 January - 10.00 - 18.00
Monday 5 January - return to normal opening hours from 09.00
Chelsea and Westminster Campus Library
The library will be open but unstaffed from 13.00 on Monday 22 December until 9.00 on Monday 5 January
Imperial College London staff and students and NHS staff and students of Trusts affiliated with Imperial with active library membership have 24 hour swipe card access, including bank holidays and university closures, providing access to the library PCs, quiet study area and book collection.
Hammersmith Campus Library
Monday 22 December - 1st Floor open 09.00 - 13.00, Ground Floor open 07.00 - Midnight (unstaffed after 13.00)
Tuesday 23 December - Wednesday 24 December - 1st Floor closed, Ground Floor open 07.00 - Midnight (unstaffed)
Thursday 25 December - 1st and Ground Floors closed
Friday 26 December – Sunday 4 January - 1st Floor closed, Ground Floor open 07.00 - Midnight (unstaffed)
Monday 5 January - return to normal opening hours and staffing
Royal Brompton Campus Library
Closed
Monday 22 December open but unstaffed, closing 19.00
Tuesday 23 December - Sunday 4 January - closed
Reopens Monday 5 January
St Mary's Campus Library
Closed
Closing 13.00 on Monday 22 December, reopens Monday 5 January
Silwood Park Campus Library
Closed
Closing 13.00 on Monday 22 December, reopens Monday 5 January
White City
Book loans and returns will not be processed from Friday 19 December to Monday 5 January. Books delivered by Friday 19 December can be picked up from the lockers during the closure period. Returns will be processed on 5 January. The space will be fully closed on Christmas Day, Boxing Day and New Year's Day.
Study spaces
Gostudy
Closed
Closing 23.00 Monday 22 December, reopens 08.00 Monday 5 January
Student Space
Closed
Closing at 23.00 Monday 22 December, reopens 08.00 Monday 5 January