Locations and opening hours
Find out more about University of Manchester Library buildings and study spaces.
Opening times for 2025 / 2026 academic year
You can check each Library site's opening hours throughout the year by visiting their dedicated 'Calendar' pages:
This week's opening hours
| Site | Mon 31 Aug | Tue 01 Sep | Wed 02 Sep | Thu 03 Sep | Fri 04 Sep | Sat 05 Sep | Sun 06 Sep |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Main Library | 08:00 - 20:00 | 08:00 - 20:00 | 08:00 - 20:00 | 08:00 - 20:00 | 09:00 - 17:00 | 09:00 - 17:00 | |
| Alan Gilbert Learning Commons | 08:00 - 20:00 Staffed by security only | 08:00 - 20:00 | 08:00 - 20:00 | 08:00 - 20:00 | 08:00 - 20:00 | 09:00 - 17:00 | 09:00 - 17:00 |
| Art and Archaeology Library | 09:00 - 17:00 | 09:00 - 17:00 | 09:00 - 17:00 | 09:00 - 17:00 | |||
| Eddie Davies Library (AMBS) | 09:00 - 17:00 | 09:00 - 17:00 | 09:00 - 17:00 | 09:00 - 17:00 | |||
| Stopford Student Hub and Library | 09:00 - 17:00 | 09:00 - 17:00 | 09:00 - 17:00 | 09:00 - 17:00 | |||
| The John Rylands Library | 10:00 - 17:00 Last entry 16:40 | 10:00 - 17:00 Last entry 16:40 | 10:00 - 17:00 Last entry 16:40 | 10:00 - 17:00 Last entry 16:40 | |||
| Ahmed Iqbal Ullah RACE Centre | 09:00 - 20:00 Unstaffed. Appointments by prior arrangement | 09:00 - 20:00 Staffed 09:30-16:30 | 09:00 - 20:00 Staffed 09:30-16:30 | 09:00 - 20:00 Unstaffed. Appointments by prior arrangement | 09:00 - 17:00 Unstaffed. Appointments by prior arrangement | 09:00 - 17:00 Unstaffed. | |
| SEED Student Support Hub and Library | 09:00 - 17:00 | 09:00 - 17:00 | 09:00 - 17:00 | 09:00 - 17:00 |
Library sites
- Mon 31 Aug
- Tue 01 Sep
- 08:00 - 20:00
- Wed 02 Sep
- 08:00 - 20:00
- Thu 03 Sep
- 08:00 - 20:00
- Fri 04 Sep
- 08:00 - 20:00
- Sat 05 Sep
- 09:00 - 17:00
- Sun 06 Sep
- 09:00 - 17:00
- Mon 31 Aug
- 08:00 - 20:00
- Tue 01 Sep
- 08:00 - 20:00
- Wed 02 Sep
- 08:00 - 20:00
- Thu 03 Sep
- 08:00 - 20:00
- Fri 04 Sep
- 08:00 - 20:00
- Sat 05 Sep
- 09:00 - 17:00
- Sun 06 Sep
- 09:00 - 17:00
- Mon 31 Aug
- 09:00 - 20:00
- Tue 01 Sep
- 09:00 - 20:00
- Wed 02 Sep
- 09:00 - 20:00
- Thu 03 Sep
- 09:00 - 20:00
- Fri 04 Sep
- 09:00 - 17:00
- Sat 05 Sep
- 09:00 - 17:00
- Sun 06 Sep
- Mon 31 Aug
- Tue 01 Sep
- 09:00 - 17:00
- Wed 02 Sep
- 09:00 - 17:00
- Thu 03 Sep
- 09:00 - 17:00
- Fri 04 Sep
- 09:00 - 17:00
- Sat 05 Sep
- Sun 06 Sep
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- Mon 31 Aug
- Tue 01 Sep
- 09:00 - 17:00
- Wed 02 Sep
- 09:00 - 17:00
- Thu 03 Sep
- 09:00 - 17:00
- Fri 04 Sep
- 09:00 - 17:00
- Sat 05 Sep
- Sun 06 Sep
- Mon 31 Aug
- Tue 01 Sep
- Wed 02 Sep
- 10:00 - 17:00
- Thu 03 Sep
- 10:00 - 17:00
- Fri 04 Sep
- 10:00 - 17:00
- Sat 05 Sep
- 10:00 - 17:00
- Sun 06 Sep
- Mon 31 Aug
- Tue 01 Sep
- 09:00 - 17:00
- Wed 02 Sep
- 09:00 - 17:00
- Thu 03 Sep
- 09:00 - 17:00
- Fri 04 Sep
- 09:00 - 17:00
- Sat 05 Sep
- Sun 06 Sep
- Mon 31 Aug
- Tue 01 Sep
- 09:00 - 17:00
- Wed 02 Sep
- 09:00 - 17:00
- Thu 03 Sep
- 09:00 - 17:00
- Fri 04 Sep
- 09:00 - 17:00
- Sat 05 Sep
- Sun 06 Sep