Library spaces
Everyone studies and prefers to work in different ways, which is why the Library provides a number of spaces across the University to offer a range of environments in different locations.
Check below for information about the opening times for each of the library spaces, where you can find them, what facilities are available and for photographs of each of the locations.
The interactive map gives directions to different buildings and view the AccessAble website for information about physical access to key University buildings.
If you need a printer, check the locations in PC classrooms.
St Mary’s College Library, incorporating the King James Library
This week's opening hours
- Monday
- 9am to 8.30pm, (Service Desk 9am to 5pm)
- Tuesday
- 9am to 8.30pm, (Service Desk 9am to 5pm)
- Wednesday
- 9am to 8.30pm, (Service Desk 9am to 5pm)
- Thursday
- 9am to 8.30pm, (Service Desk 9am to 5pm)
- Friday
- 9am to 8.30pm, (Service Desk 9am to 5pm)
- Saturday
- 9am to 8.30pm, (Service Desk 11am to 5pm)
- Sunday
- 9am to 8.30pm, (Service Desk 11am to 5pm)
Don't forget
Please save your work and start to gather your belongings 15 minutes before the advertised closing time for the building. Staff will begin closing procedures at this time.
These libraries can be found on South Street, St Mary’s Quadrangle.
Pick up Click and Collect items and talk to Library and IT staff for help and support in St Mary's College Library. Borrow and return items here either using the self-service machine or the outside book drop letterbox when the building is closed.
Collections in the St Mary's and King James Libraries are available to browse and borrow.
Study space is available in the upstairs King James Library.
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- 42 study spaces
- Self-service borrowing and return
- Click and collect and Inter-Library Loan pick-up
- Library and IT Service Desks
- 1 print, copy, and scan machine
- Individual desk lamps
- Toilets
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St Mary's College Library
South Street
St Andrews
KY16 9JU -
Martyrs Kirk, Thomson Reading Room
This week's opening hours
- Monday
- 8am to 9pm
- Tuesday
- 8am to 9pm
- Wednesday
- 8am to 9pm
- Thursday
- 8am to 9pm
- Friday
- 8am to 9pm
- Saturday
- 8am to 9pm
- Sunday
- 8am to 9pm
Don't forget
Please save your work and start to gather your belongings 15 minutes before the advertised closing time for the building. Staff will begin closing procedures at this time.
Postgraduate students, including taught postgraduates, and University staff can use this space.
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- 40 study spaces
- Print, copy and scan machines
- Power sockets
- Wifi
- Toilets
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Martyrs Kirk Research Library
80 North Street
St Andrews
KY16 9HHPhone: +44 (0)1334 46 2331/2
Email: library@st-andrews.ac.uk
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JF Allen Library
This week's opening hours
- Monday
- 9am to 6pm
- Tuesday
- 9am to 6pm
- Wednesday
- 9am to 6pm
- Thursday
- 9am to 6pm
- Friday
- 9am to 6pm
- Saturday
- Closed
- Sunday
- Closed
Don't forget
Bring a face covering (you must wear this at all times within the building, including when seated), your ID card and bottled water.
This Library is located upstairs in the Physics building on the North Haugh.
University staff and students can drop in to use a study space, and to browse and borrow the collections using the self-service machine.
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- 70 study spaces
- Self-service borrowing and return
- 6 PCs
- 2 study rooms
- 1 print, copy, and scan machine
- Power sockets
- Wifi
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School of Physics and Astronomy
North Haugh
St Andrews
KY16 9SS -
Library at The Gateway
This week's opening hours
- Monday
- 9am to 6pm
- Tuesday
- 9am to 6pm
- Wednesday
- 9am to 6pm
- Thursday
- 9am to 6pm
- Friday
- 9am to 6pm
- Saturday
- Closed
- Sunday
- Closed
Don't forget
Bring a face covering (you must wear this at all times within the building), your ID card and bottled water.
Please be aware that this building is used for functions during the summer.
Library at The Gateway is the basement level of the large round building on the North Haugh which also houses the School of Management.
All University staff and students can use this library as a study space.
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- 52 study spaces
- 17 PCs
- 1 print, copy, and scan machine
- Power sockets
- Wifi
- Toilets
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The Gateway
North Haugh
St Andrews
KY16 9RJ -
Ettie Stewart Steele Reading Room
This week's opening hours
- Monday
- 8am to 6pm
- Tuesday
- 8am to 6pm
- Wednesday
- 8am to 6pm
- Thursday
- 8am to 6pm
- Friday
- 8am to 6pm
- Saturday
- Closed
- Sunday
- Closed
This reading room is in the Chemistry building on the North Haugh.
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- Reference-only books and journals
- Photocopying facilities
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Purdie Building
North Haugh
St Andrews
KY16 9TR -
Walter Bower House Library
This week's opening hours
- Monday
- 9am to 5pm
- Tuesday
- 9am to 5pm
- Wednesday
- 9am to 5pm
- Thursday
- 9am to 5pm
- Friday
- 9am to 5pm
- Saturday
- Closed
- Sunday
- Closed
Don't forget
Please save your work and start to gather your belongings 15 minutes before the advertised closing time for the building. Staff will begin closing procedures at this time.
The Walter Bower House Library is located within Eden Campus, Guardbridge.
All University students and staff can use this space. Email library@st-andrews.ac.uk if you would like a tour.
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- 10 study spaces
- Print, copy and scan machine
- Self-service borrow and return machines
- DVD viewing station
- Power sockets
- Wifi
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Walter Bower House
Eden Campus
Guardbridge
Email: library@st-andrews.ac.uk
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Main Library
This week's opening hours
- Monday
- Closed
- Tuesday
- Closed
- Wednesday
- Closed
- Thursday
- Closed
- Friday
- Closed
- Saturday
- Closed
- Sunday
- Closed
The Main Library is now closed, to reopen in September 2022. See our dedicated webpage to find out about alternative access arrangements and support.
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University staff and students can browse and borrow the collections using the self-service machines.
- 780 drop in study spaces
- 70 study spaces available for pre-booking
- 12 search PCs
- 15 print, copy and scan machines
- 1 print credit top-up machine
- Self-service borrow and return machines
- Wifi
- Toilets
- Café
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University of St Andrews Library
North Street
St Andrews
KY16 9TRPhone: +44 (0)1334 46 2331/2
Email: library@st-andrews.ac.uk
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Centuries of enlightenment
The history of the University of St Andrews Library begins with Scotland’s oldest reading room, the King James Library. Read about how Royal gifts founded this library and the ways that the collections have grown, together with some of the significant figures who have visited and used this “elegant and luminous” place.
