Selwyn Library

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Selwyn Library

Selwyn's Bartlam Library contains about 35000 books and around 100 seats or study spaces. Below you will find information about using the library and finding and borrowing books and other library resources.

Selwyn's Old Library contains the college's archives, rare books, and special collections. Please contact the Archivist with any archival queries and library staff if you wish to consult a book in the Old Library collection.

Library staff work in the library and from home. If you have an enquiry, please email and we will get back to you as soon as we are able.

If you are new to Selwyn, have a look at our guide to getting started using Selwyn Library. You may also find the library essentials guide from Cambridge University Libraries useful as an introduction to Cambridge library spaces, services, and systems.

Search iDiscover
Use iDiscover to search for books, ebooks, journals, journal articles, DVDs, and other items in Cambridge libraries
Check your account
View loans, requests, and more in your library account
Suggest a purchase
Suggest a book or DVD for Selwyn Library, your subject library, or the University Library to buy

You can also use our Bartlam Library form if you only want us to see your recommendation
Printing FAQs
IT information about printing setup and costs
Find books, DVDs, journals
How and where to find the resources you need for your studies
Use the library
Find information on using the library and its facilities
Access disability support
Disability support available in Selwyn Library and other Cambridge libraries
Book a study room
Book one of the two study rooms on the second floor of the library
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, Fellows, staff: 4 weeks

All items will automatically renew unless requested by another library user

Full borrowing information here
Contact us
Email the Library

Phone: +44 (0)1223 335880

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Find out more about the College Archives

Email the Archivist
Staff
College Librarian:
Sonya Adams

Assistant Librarian:
Michael Wilson (p/t)

Library Assistant:
Katie Turner (p/t)

College Archivist:
Elizabeth Stratton (p/t)
Image of the Bartlam Library and Ann's Court with the building reflected in a puddle (by and copyright Sir Cam)
Image of front door to Bartlam Library, with name plaque and some named bricks (by and copyright Sir Cam)
Image of Donald Welbourn Reading Room on the second floor of the Bartlam Library (by and copyright Sir Cam)
Image of the Bartlam Library exterior and Ann's Court under a cloudy sky (by and copyright Sir Cam)

All images on this page are ©Sir Cam @CamDiary

Latest News

  • Sustainability award
    Wed, 10/05/2023 - 10:37

    We’re thrilled that Selwyn postgraduate student Chloe Balhatchet has won the sustainability category in the vice-chancellor’s social impact awards. The citation says: ”The sustainability team and Cambridge Zero jointly nominated Chloe for the sustainability award because of her outstanding and numerous contributions to many engagement projects within the university.

  • Women in science
    Wed, 10/05/2023 - 10:29

    In May 2023 Selwyn hosted a discussion about women in science, featuring Dame Athene Donald – former professor of experimental physics in Cambridge, and currently master of Churchill College.

  • Open to all
    Mon, 24/04/2023 - 15:29

    Selwyn’s outreach work has been particularly intense in recent weeks, with a series of trips to Cambridge by schools and multiple occasions when our schools liaison officers have been visiting locations across the country. The aim is a simple one: to show that Selwyn and Cambridge are open to everyone with the right talent irrespective of geography or background or personal circumstances.

  • Sir David Harrison RIP
    Tue, 28/03/2023 - 09:52

    With great sadness, the college announced the death on March 27th of its former master Sir David Harrison at the age of 92.

  • Flagship lecture
    Mon, 27/03/2023 - 11:15

    The college is pleased to announce that its flagship Ramsay Murray lecture will be given this year by Professor Lyndal Roper, Regius Professor of History at the University of Oxford. Her title is ‘Revolution: The German Peasants’ War 1524-6’, and she will argue that this was the greatest uprising in western Europe before the French Revolution.

     

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