New Special Collections Service Reading Room opening hours

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fionamelhuish
Published Date
September 28, 2022

We are pleased to announce that from Tuesday 4 October 2022, we are extending the opening hours of the Special Collections Service Reading Room. We will now be open until 4.30pm from Tuesday to Friday, and will no longer be closed at lunchtimes.

The current opening hours are:

Tuesday to Friday 9.30am-12.30pm, 1.30pm-4pm

Our new opening hours from 4 October 2022 will be:

Tuesday to Friday 9.30am-4.30pm

Please visit our reading room page for more information on using our Reading Room and booking a visit.

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