News and announcements

Monday 30 January 2023

The University has today released a new Research Publications and Open Access policy. The new policy, which will apply to research articles submitted from 1 March 2023, will allow researchers to exercise greater sharing and reuse rights over their own research.

Monday 19 December 2022

The library will move to 24 hour opening for the common assessment period, starting at 8am on Monday January 9 and ending at midnight on Sunday January 15, after which we'll return to 8am - midnight opening.

Thursday 8 December 2022

Thank you to everyone who completed our recent Library survey. Here is our initial analysis of the results.

Monday 28 November 2022

As the festive season approaches here is some key library information you need to be aware of, including closure dates and the last day for requesting items.

Monday 21 November 2022

Two new Library Study Areas are opening, one on Campus East and one on Campus West. Both will be open 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

Monday 21 November 2022

Complete the Library Survey for a chance to win one of four Love2shop vouchers.

Wednesday 16 November 2022

Help the library and YUSU support our chosen charity IDAS this Christmas, by putting a gift under our Tree of Wishes.

Monday 24 October 2022

We are pleased to share the York Open Research Skills Framework

Monday 3 October 2022

We're delighted to announce that the Library's Family Study Room is now open.

Monday 3 October 2022

We’re celebrating Black History Month this October across the Library. There will be a pinboard curated by the YUSU BAME Network in the Morrell Lounge.

Friday 23 September 2022

If you're new to York - or even if you're not - watch our Virtual Tour of the Library below. It will tell you about our main campus buildings, about different types of study space, about our Student Kitchen, our Creativity Lab, our Archives, and a lot more.

Wednesday 21 September 2022

When the pandemic began, we suspended all fines for returning books late. The last thing our students and staff needed to worry about during lockdown was trying to get items back to the library. It’s now two and a half years since we made this temporary decision, and that period has effectively been a successful trial for a fine-free library - so we are delighted to announce that we’ve decided to make the change permanent.

Friday 16 September 2022

Monday 19 September has now been designated as a national bank holiday to allow as many people as possible to mark the State Funeral of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II.

Tuesday 13 September 2022

We’re excited to announce the launch of the new Creativity Lab, and invite you to come and find out more at our launch event on Tuesday 1 November.   

Friday 29 July 2022

You now need to check in to your Study Room booking within half an hour of its start time, or the room will become available to book for other people to use instead.

Friday 17 June 2022

We’re excited to announce the Library’s Family Study Room, which will be a study space where students with children can work alongside their children.

Thursday 16 June 2022

The Study Room for Researchers in the Burton (LBU/003) will be moving on Friday 15 July to room LMO/111 in the Morrell building. This room is currently available for postgraduates and we encourage you to start using the space.

Friday 10 June 2022

If you’re an undergraduate, postgraduate or visiting student who is due to leave the University of York in July, the library wishes you every success!

Friday 29 April 2022

The University exam period is nearly upon us, so here’s everything you need to know about how to make the best use of the Library during your revision and exams. We expect to be busier than normal so you’ll need to plan ahead.

Monday 18 April 2022

We’ve got a few changes in place for this term, as we try and tweak things to improve your experience.