News and announcements

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.   

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 13 May 2022

Many of you will be taking online exams this year, so you’ll need to think about the location which works best for you. Here are a few options for you to consider.

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.

Thursday 28 April 2022

The library will move to 24 hour opening for the exam period, starting at 8am on May 2 and ending at midnight on June 4, after which we'll return to 8am - midnight opening.

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.

Wednesday 6 April 2022

The British Library welcomes all researchers to its Reading Room sites, and here in York we are lucky to be close to its unique Yorkshire site at Boston Spa. The University Library has recently restarted the free, weekly minibus to the Boston Spa Reading Room, and we want to take the opportunity to tell you more about this great service.

Wednesday 23 March 2022

The Library is pleased to announce a national ‘read and publish’ agreement with Elsevier.

Friday 11 March 2022

Term ends March 18, so here’s all you need to know about the library service over the break.

Thursday 24 February 2022

Digital Creativity Week is a week-long event for students to work with digital and creative technologies, explore archival material and research, and develop skills, culminating in the creation of digital artefacts for an exhibition as part of York Festival of Ideas.

Friday 28 January 2022

The University of York now has an institutional licence for Covidence, an online software tool to streamline the process of conducting a systematic review.

Friday 14 January 2022

Check out the newly refurbished library with extra study space new mobile shelfing

Tuesday 11 January 2022

We’re looking for students who can help us with our Campus East Library Project. If you spend a lot of time on Campus East - because you live there, your department’s based there, or because you like to study there - we’d like your feedback (and we’ll give you a £15 voucher to say thank you).

Wednesday 5 January 2022

Here's a January news update from the library.