Our next display will be curated by ECA PhD student Emily Clarkson and will explore the world of Fluxus artist Takako Saito.
general news
Summer opening hours reminder
Remember that the ECA Library will switch to summer vacation opening hours from Friday 23rd May. Our last evening of opening until 10.00pm will be Thursday 22nd May 2025.
You can find the opening hours for all our libraries here.
We wish all our students and staff a very restful and enjoyable summer.
ECA Library Prize winner at 2025 RSA Annual is announced!
We are delighted to announce that Christian Sloan has won the 2025 RSA Annual ECA Library Prize.
Christian wins a one year free borrowing membership to the ECA Library collections, which is part of the University of Edinburgh Libraries.
Congratulations Christian, we look forward to welcoming you back to ECA Library.
Estates work at A&A Library in June
The Art & Architecture Library at Minto House, Chambers Street, will be closed for Estates maintenance from 2nd to 13th June 2025.
ECA Library will be open as usual at Evolution House, West Port, during this time, and the Main Library at George Square will be open 24/7 as usual.
We apologise for any inconvenience caused.
You can find out more here.
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.
Library Updates newsletter for May 2024
This month’s issue of Library Updates highlights our work on the Library Wellbeing Collection, our new EdHelp enquiries chatbot, how to find yourself in the Library and much more!
March 2024 issue of Library Updates Newsletter
The March issue of the University of Edinburgh Libraries newsletter is now available online here.
This issue focuses on AI and scholarly publishing, resource list developments for Law, and the Spring Library Dissertation & Thesis Festival.
All current and archived Library Newsletters can be found here.
February 2024 issue of Library Updates newsletter
This month’s issue of Library Updates newsletter highlights our work for LGTBQ+ History Month, the launch of new library tours for staff, and some updates about our staff.
