Selwyn Library

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.

Information on returning books and other library material to Selwyn and to other Cambridge libraries may be found in our online guide to book returns for this summer.

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What to do if the book you want is out on loan
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How and where to find the resources you need for your studies
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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

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+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
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Latest News

  • Open Days 2020
    Mon, 29/06/2020 - 10:12
  • Salute to Graduands
    Fri, 26/06/2020 - 09:36

    Porters Kevin Sargent and Ian O’Connor

  • Leavers’ service
    Wed, 24/06/2020 - 14:01

    June 24th would have been the start of graduation ceremonies across Cambridge; and that night at Selwyn we’d have been holding our graduands’ dinner. How we wish that were possible – and we look forward to the day when it will happen. We are hoping this will be in the next academic year.

  • Next academic year
    Wed, 17/06/2020 - 10:10

    The colleges and university of Cambridge have issued a statement about plans for the academic year 2020-21. The key points:

  • A Selwyn DG
    Tue, 09/06/2020 - 08:49

    We congratulate alumnus Tim Davie on being selected as the next director-general of the BBC. Mr Davie studied English here in the 1980s, and was president of the JCR. He went on to become a marketing executive at Procter & Gamble and Pepsi, before moving to the BBC. His roles there include being director of radio and chief executive of BBC Studios. Here’s how the BBC reported his appointment:

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