Group visits

The John Rylands Library Research Institute and Library is happy to accommodate group visits.

Before bringing a group to the John Rylands Library Research Institute and Library, please familiarise yourself with the following guidelines. 

If your group consists of 12 or more people:

• Please book at least one week in advance using our group booking request form.
• Please review our accessibility information.

Please note: this is a provisional booking and a member of our team will contact you to confirm your booking slot.

• Slots are available at 10am, 11am, 12noon, 1pm and 2pm.
• Visits are for 1 hour.
• Maximum number in a single group is 35 which includes the assistants, leaders, teachers etc. 

If your group has more than 35 members we will ask you to split into two or more smaller groups, and a set time within the one hour slot will be allocated to you. 

There are no group bookings available on Saturdays. You may still visit but will be asked to spilt up if your group is large, and you may have to queue to enter. 

Our access statement describes the facilities and services that we offer all our visitors.

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