Access within Library spaces
Our aim is to ensure that all visitors are able to use and navigate Library spaces comfortably. This page provides information to help everyone make use of our resources in an inclusive and welcoming environment.
Travelling to and around our Library sites
Explore opening hours and more information on each of our Library sites.
You can find a wealth of information on travel to our Library sites and ways to explore and use them on AccessAble, which provides detailed information on the physical accessibility of thousands of public spaces across the UK.
Currently there is no AccessAble page for the Ahmed Iqbal Ullah RACE Centre, but we are hopeful this will change in the coming months.
Eddie Davies Library
Access guide to the Eddie Davies Library
John Rylands Research Institute and Library
Access guide to the John Rylands Research Institute and Library
Art and Archaeology Library
Access guide to the Art and Archaeology Library
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SEED Student Support Hub and Library
Access guide to the SEED Student Support Hub and Library
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Stopford Library
Access guide to Stopford Library
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Main Library interactive map
Find your way to Main Library and move between locations once there with our interactive map. Generate directions between areas, with the option to select a route that doesn't rely upon stairs.
DASS rooms
Library staff aim to ensure that DASS registered students are able to make full use of Library facilities.
Free period products
The University of Manchester is helping to tackle period poverty by providing free sanitary products in over 100 toilet facilities across campus, including Library sites.
Periods are a part of life but they shouldn’t be a point of inequality, compromise your quality of life or be a distraction from making the most of your time at university.
Community membership
From June 2024, members of the public can access the Library as community members free of charge. We are committed to social responsibility and civic engagement and offer a wide variety of memberships to the local community, partner institutions and researchers across the globe.
