Please note that the UCA campus libraries will close on Friday 20 December at 20:00 (22:00 at Epsom) for the festive break and will reopen at 09:00 on Thursday 2 January 2025. Online library information and resources will still be available throughout the vacation period and can be accessed via myLibrary.
If you are returning home for the Christmas break and would like a place to study, check access agreements for your local public or university libraries. UCA is part of the SCONUL scheme but you will also find that a lot of libraries offer visitor access without needing to sign up to SCONUL. Make sure you check visitor requirements e.g. photo ID before visiting.
Offers free wifi and study space. Join the library as a member for access to audiobook collections, e-books and print books as well as other useful resources.
Open 21st – 24th December (closes at 1pm)
Closed 25th December – 27th December
Open 28th December – 31st December (closes at 5pm)
Open from 2nd January.
Limited open hours over the Christmas break at the Penrhyn Road site
Bookable study spaces, guest wifi available.
Offers free wifi and study space. Join the library as a member for access to audiobook collections, e-books and print books as well as other useful resources.
Open 21st – 24th December (closes at 1pm)
Closed 25th December – 27th December
Open 28th December – 31st December (closes at 5pm)
Open from 2nd January.
University of Surrey Library, Guildford
Access as a general visitor or through the Sconul access scheme. Guest Wifi is available.
The Library will be open throughout the Christmas break though please note there is no visitor access from 6th January – 24th January, due to University of Surrey Exams.
Check requirements for registering as a visitor before going.
Closed 23rd Dec – 26th December
Open 27th - 31st December
Closed 1st January
Open 2nd – 12th January
Opening times vary over the Christmas period. Guest wifi available.
Offers free wifi and study space. Join the library as a member for access to audiobook collections, e-books and print books as well as other useful resources. Libraries are closed 25th - 27th December and January 1st.
