We will be updating the library webpages over the summer with information about resources and services in the new Bartlam Library. For current information on accessing library resources and services, please see our online guide.
Please note that the current library will be closing from midnight on 4 July so that we can move the books to the new library. Please borrow anything you need for the vacation before this date, as the books and other items will then be unavailable until 2 August.
Selwyn Library is open for bookable study spaces, borrowing and returning items, collecting requested items, and accessing the printer/copier. It is open from 9am to midnight each day, and will be open until the end of 4 July. The Bartlam Library is open for bookable study spaces until the end of 9 July, and open for general use (and the Gala Weekend) until the end of 11 July. It will reopen after the book move on 2 August (subject to any necessary delays).
Library staff are working in the library and from home, on a rota. If you have an enquiry, please email and we will get back to you as soon as we are able.
Check the University Library website for information on zero contact services and reading room bookings at the University Library and the current status of other Cambridge libraries.
Searching for books in Selwyn and other Cambridge libraries: use iDiscover
Use iDiscover to search for books, ebooks, journals, journal articles, DVDs, and other items in Cambridge libraries.
To search for items in Selwyn Library (or any individual library), you can select it from the drop-down list of libraries to the right of the search box on iDiscover. You can also search Selwyn Library items using this link .
View loans, requests, and more in your library account
What to do if the book you want is out on loan
See options for printing and copying in College
Suggest a book or DVD for the Library to buy
Opening Hours
Lent Term: 09:00-00:00
Vacation: 09:00-00.00
Open to all members of Selwyn
Visitors by appointment (currently unable to accommodate visitors)
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 LibraryPhone: +44 (0)1223 335880
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Library and Archives staff
College Librarian:Sonya Adams
Assistant Librarian:
Michael Wilson (p/t)
Library Assistant:
Katie Turner (p/t)
College Archivist:
Elizabeth Stratton (p/t)
