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.
Keep yourself and fellow students safe
If you are booking a space in any of our Library or study areas, please keep yourself, your fellow students, and the staff who work in these buildings safe. Take a regular Covid test. It’s free, and you can book instantly on MySaint.
Main Library
This week's opening hours
- Monday
- 9.00 am to 12.30 pm, 1.30 pm to 5.00 pm, 5.30 pm to 9 pm
- Tuesday
- 9.00 am to 12.30 pm, 1.30 pm to 5.00 pm, 5.30 pm to 9 pm
- Wednesday
- 9.00 am to 12.30 pm, 1.30 pm to 5.00 pm, 5.30 pm to 9 pm
- Thursday
- 9.00 am to 12.30 pm, 1.30 pm to 5.00 pm, 5.30 pm to 9 pm
- Friday
- 9.00 am to 12.30 pm, 1.30 pm to 5.00 pm, 5.30 pm to 9 pm
- Saturday
- 9.00 am to 12.30 pm, 1.30 pm to 5.00 pm, 5.30 pm to 9 pm
- Sunday
- 9.00 am to 12.30 pm, 1.30 pm to 5.00 pm, 5.30 pm to 9 pm
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Only those with an active booking can enter the building and use the below facilities.
- 182 bookable workspaces across all 3 levels
- Print, copy and scan machines
- Power sockets
- Wifi
- Toilets
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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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St Mary’s College Library, incorporating the King James Library
This week's opening hours
- Monday
- 10.00 am to 1.00 pm, 1.30 pm to 4.30 pm, 5 pm to 8 pm
- Tuesday
- 10.00 am to 1.00 pm, 1.30 pm to 4.30 pm, 5 pm to 8 pm
- Wednesday
- 10.00 am to 1.00 pm, 1.30 pm to 4.30 pm, 5 pm to 8 pm
- Thursday
- 10.00 am to 1.00 pm, 1.30 pm to 4.30 pm, 5 pm to 8 pm
- Friday
- 10.00 am to 1.00 pm, 1.30 pm to 4.30 pm, 5 pm to 8 pm
- Saturday
- 10.00 am to 1.00 pm, 1.30 pm to 4.30 pm, 5 pm to 8 pm
- Sunday
- 10.00 am to 1.00 pm, 1.30 pm to 4.30 pm, 5 pm to 8 pm
Don't forget
Bring a face covering (you must wear this at all times within the building), your ID card and bottled water.
All students and staff are welcome to book a workspace.
These libraries can be found on South Street, St Mary’s Quadrangle.
All students are welcome to study in both these spaces.
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- 25 study spaces
- 2 PCs
- 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 -
JF Allen Library
This week's opening hours
- Monday
- 10.00 am to 1.00 pm, 1.30 pm to 4.30 pm
- Tuesday
- 10.00 am to 1.00 pm, 1.30 pm to 4.30 pm
- Wednesday
- 10.00 am to 1.00 pm, 1.30 pm to 4.30 pm
- Thursday
- 10.00 am to 1.00 pm, 1.30 pm to 4.30 pm
- Friday
- 10.00 am to 1.00 pm, 1.30 pm to 4.30 pm
- 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.
All students and staff are welcome to book a workspace.
This Library is upstairs in the Physics building on the North Haugh.
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- 34 bookable spaces
- 3 PCs
- 2 individual 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 -
Martyrs Kirk, Thomson Reading Room
This week's opening hours
- Monday
- 9.00 am to 12.30 pm, 1.00 pm to 4.30 pm, 5 pm to 8.30 pm
- Tuesday
- 9.00 am to 12.30 pm, 1.00 pm to 4.30 pm, 5 pm to 8.30 pm
- Wednesday
- 9.00 am to 12.30 pm, 1.00 pm to 4.30 pm, 5 pm to 8.30 pm
- Thursday
- 9.00 am to 12.30 pm, 1.00 pm to 4.30 pm, 5 pm to 8.30 pm
- Friday
- 9.00 am to 12.30 pm, 1.00 pm to 4.30 pm, 5 pm to 8.30 pm
- Saturday
- 9.00 am to 12.30 pm, 1.00 pm to 4.30 pm, 5 pm to 8.30 pm
- Sunday
- 9.00 am to 12.30 pm, 1.00 pm to 4.30 pm, 5 pm to 8.30 pm
Don't forget
Bring a face covering (you must wear this at all times within the building), your ID card and bottled water.
Current staff and postgraduate students are welcome to book a workspace.
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Only those with an active booking can enter the building and use the below facilities.
- 20 bookable workspaces
- 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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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.
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 students are welcome to study in this space, no need to pre-book.
See our webpage for other drop-in study spaces.
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- 52 drop-in spaces
- 17 PCs
- 1 print, copy, and scan machine
- Power sockers
- 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
- Closed
- Tuesday
- Closed
- Wednesday
- Closed
- Thursday
- Closed
- Friday
- Closed
- 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
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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.
