Selwyn Library

Selwyn Library is currently closed. If you have an enquiry, please email and we will get back to you as soon as we are able.

Our Easter Term guide includes information on finding and requesting ebooks and journal articles, help with working remotely, and ideas for taking a break.

Check your account
View loans, requests, and more in your library account

Request or share a book
What to do if the book you want is out on loan

Print, Copy, Scan
See options for printing and copying in College

Suggest a purchase
Suggest a book or DVD for the Library to buy

How and where to find the resources you need for your studies

Find information on borrowing from and using the Library

Library and academic skills help available in Selwyn Library and elsewhere in Cambridge

Find the academic material you need for every aspect of your studies

Opening Hours

Term: 07:00-02:00
Vacation: 07:00-midnight
Open to all members of Selwyn
Visitors by appointment

Borrowing

Up to 20 items
Undergraduates: 1 week
Graduates and Fellows: 4 weeks
All items will automatically renew unless requested by another library user
Full borrowing information here

Contact Us

Email the Library
+44 (0)1223 335880
College Librarian: Sonya Adams
Assistant Librarian: Michael Wilson (p/t)
Library Assistant: Katie Turner (p/t)
College Archivist: Elizabeth Stratton (p/t)
Find out more about the College Archives
Email the Archivist

Latest News

Students’ Thank You
Thu, 28/05/2020 - 12:04
Selwyn’s graduate students have made a short video to thank the college for the support they’ve received during the health emergency. Julie Ruth Malone, the MCR’s publicity officer, said: “We wanted to create a lasting show of gratitude that could be shared. This interesting time will be with us all for years to come, and we thought that perhaps such a video could digitally memorialize the care and effort of the college.”
Cambridge is open
Fri, 22/05/2020 - 11:51
A joint statement from the heads of all 31 colleges at the University of Cambridge, including the Master of Selwyn Roger Mosey, has appeared in The Times.

The statement says in full:
Lecture online
Mon, 18/05/2020 - 16:58
The college’s prestigious annual event – the Ramsay Murray lecture – was given on May 15th by Trevor Phillips OBE. Mr Phillips is a former chair of the Equality and Human Rights Commission, and an award-winning television producer and presenter as well as writing for a range of publications including The Times.
Sir David at 90
Mon, 04/05/2020 - 10:58
Sir David Harrison was 90 years old on May 3rd.
Fellowship installation
Thu, 30/04/2020 - 09:35
Selwyn welcomed two new Fellows on Tuesday April 28th. They are Lynn Dicks and Anna Lippert, and their installation was a moment of college history: the first time the ceremony has been performed via video conference.