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Winter vacation opening and closing times for A&A and ECA Libraries, 2025

The Art & Architecture Library at Minto House, Chambers Street, will close for the winter teaching vacation from 5.00pm on Friday 19th December until 9.00am on Monday 12th January 2026. A fetch service will be in place for accessing the A&A Library book collection during the period 5th – 9th January; details will be published beforehand on the Art and Architecture Library webpage:

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The ECA Library at Evolution House, West Port, will close for the winter teaching vacation at 5.00pm on Tuesday 23rd December until 9.00am on Monday 5th January 2026.

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.

ECA Library re-opened on 20th June

Following a period of temporary closure due to a power outage, ECA Library has re-opened to users.
From 20th June onwards, please borrow and return all ECA Library books and other lending materials at ECA Library.
New Click and Collect requests were suspended from 12 noon on Thursday 16th June.
From 20th June, ECA Library will be open with its normal vacation opening hours of 9.00am – 4:50pm, Monday to Friday. (Closed at weekends).
We thank library users for their understanding during the closed period and look forward to welcoming you all back!
 

Evolution House, West Port, Edinburgh

Art & Architecture Library at Minto House re-opens!

We are very pleased to be able to announce that the A&A Library at Minto House, Chambers Street, re-opened on Wednesday 21st October! Opening hours for this library are Monday – Friday, 9.00am – 5.00pm.
You can visit the A&A Library to browse, and borrow books. There are 7 pre-bookable study spaces allowing for social distancing. Please note that you MUST pre-book your study space in any of the libraries. To do that please go to https://seated.iot.ed.ac.uk/
Please note there are 165 study spaces further along Chambers Street, in Adam House and 7-8 Chambers Street.
Please remember that you are required to wear a face covering for all library visits. Please show respect to your fellow students and to the staff working in the libraries by wearing your face covering correctly over your nose and mouth, and stick to the 2 metre social distancing rule in place for everyone’s safety.

For further information about the A&A Library please click here.
For information about ECA Library at Evolution House, click here.
For the latest library updates, including how to book a study space, please go to the library homepage.

Covid-19 library update 24th March 2020

Please note that the University closed the Main Library at George Square at 5.00pm on 23rd March, and all libraries will now be closed until further notice.
For students with appointments at Student Counselling – you will be contacted directly to arrange an alternative.
The University is looking into alternative provision of safe study spaces for those that need it, and an update will be sent out as soon as possible from Tracey Slaven, Deputy Secretary Strategic Planning. 
Please heed the Government advice and stay home and practice safe social distancing at all times.
You can check the latest updates and information from the Library at https://www.ed.ac.uk/information-services/library-museum-gallery/covid-19

 

 

 

Festive season opening and closing hours at ECA libraries

Please note the following arrangements for opening and closing of the ECA Libraries at the end of Semester 1, 2023:

ECA Library at Evolution House, West Port: The ECA Library will be open until 5.00pm on Thursday 21st December. The Library will re-open at 9.00am on Wednesday 3rd January 2024. For more information check here.   The ECA Library telephone number is 0131 651 5700.

Art & Architecture Library at Minto House, Chambers Street:
The A&A Library will be open until 5.00pm on Thursday 21st December. The Library will re-open at 9.00am on Wednesday 3rd January 2024. For more information please check here.

Main Library, George Square:
The Main Library at George Square will have some limited opening hours during the vacation, apart from on 25th, 26th December and 1st-2nd January, when it will be closed. For more information please check here.

Happy holidays!

ECA Library welcomes all new and returning students!

We would like to offer a warm welcome to all our new and returning students! We hope you have a wonderful start to your new semester. ECA Library (Evolution House, West Port) has resumed its semesterly opening hours which are:
Monday – Thursday: 9.00am – 10.00pm
Fridays: 9.00am – 5.00pm
Saturdays & Sundays: 12.00 – 5.00pm
To watch a couple of short video introductions to the library follow these links:
Visiting University of Edinburgh Libraries
Online Library Resources
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For more information about the libraries please go to:
https://www.ed.ac.uk/information-services/library-museum-gallery

Update on Art & Architecture Library, Minto House, Chambers Street

Monday 9th September 2019:
The Art & Architecture Library at Minto House, Chambers Street, returns to its usual opening hours of 9.00am – 5.00pm, Monday to Friday, from today.
This library is now under the management of Information Services Group.
For more information, please see its new webpage at: www.ed.ac.uk/is/art-and-arch-library
We look forward to welcoming you to the Library!

Main Library at George Square to go 24/7!

The University Main Library at George Square will be opening 24/7, from 20th March 2017. A lot of work by Library, Security and Estates staff behind the scenes has gone into making this possible.
For more information, please see the announcement at
http://www.ed.ac.uk/news/2017/main-library-to-open-24-7
and the Main Library webpage at
http://www.ed.ac.uk/information-services/library-museum-gallery/using-library/lib-locate/main-lib