Festive season at ECA and A&A Libraries

All the staff of ECA and A&A Libraries wish our students and staff a very happy and restorative festive holiday. Please note the following opening and closing dates for our libraries over the festive season:

ECA Library: Closed on 21st and 22nd December; open until 4.50pm on Monday 23rd December; then closed until 9.00am on Friday 3rd January 2025.

A&A Library: Closed on 21st and 22nd December; open until 4.50pm on Monday 23rd December; then closed until 9.00am on Friday 3rd January 2025.

Main Library, George Square: open until 2.45pm on Tuesday 24th December, closed for 25th and 26th December, then open from 9.00am 27th December. Also closed on 1st and 2nd January 2025. For full details click here.

Happy holidays!

Welcome to all new and returning students!

Everyone at ECA Library would like to give a warm welcome to all our new students, and to our returning students too!

If you are a new student looking to collect your library ID card, please note that new students must book a timeslot to collect their card at the Main Library, George Square, as detailed here.

Find out more about ECA Library here, and take a look at our orientation guides for each library site.

Want to learn more about getting the best out of the library and its collections and services? Work your way through Libsmart1 and 2, at your own pace, on Learn essentials.

If you have any questions do not hesitate to ask us at the ECA or Art & Architecture libraries EdHelp desks, or email your question to the ECA Academic Support Librarian.

If you need a one to one appointment with your academic support librarian look on the MyEd events channel for an upcoming appointment and if none of the times available suit you, drop your academic support librarian an email.

Switch to summer vacation opening hours at ECA and A&A Libraries

We will soon be entering the summer vacation period when our library opening hours change.

Please note that Thursday 23rd May is the last day when the ECA Library at Evolution House will be open until 10.00pm.

From 24th May the ECA and A&A Libraries will be open week days only, 9.00am – 4.50pm.

For full details of all the University of Edinburgh library opening hours follow this link.

We wish all our students and staff a happy and restorative summer vacation.