During the Easter vacation (21st March to 22nd April), the library will be open from 9:30am to 5pm, Monday to Friday. The library will close for the Easter weekend (15th-18th April inclusive).

The English Faculty Library will be closing at 5pm on Monday 28 February, Tuesday 1 March, and Wednesday 2 March. If you do not want to come onto Sidgwick Site to access the Library during these days, you can still email us at english@lib.cam.ac.uk with any questions!  

Due to staff sickness, the library will close at 5pm today (Friday 4th Feb)

The library is open from 9.30am to 6.00pm Monday to Friday, and 11.30am till 4.30pm on Saturday. Please see the links on the right to book a seat in the library or recommend a book for purchase.

From Monday 6th December the Library will be switching to our out-of term hours of Mon-Fri 9:30am to 5pm. The Library will close for the holiday break from 22 December, and reopen with out-of-term hours on Tuesday January 4th. Happy Bridgemas one-and-all from the English Faculty Library!

From October 4 the library will be open from 9.30am to 6.00pm Monday to Friday, and 11.30am till 4.30pm on Saturday! See our Libguide for information on booking a study space in the English Library here. Welcome back to the EFL!

The English Faculty Library will be closed on Monday 30 August for the summer bank holiday. The library will reopen at 9.30  am on Tuesday 31 August.

The English Faculty Library is currently closed to support staff annual leave. The library inbox will not be monitored during this period, and there will be no access to the physical collection. We look forward to see you when we reopen on Monday 16 August! If you require resources or study space in the meantime, […]

Advance warning: This summer the Library will be closed 2 to 13 August inclusive. You will still be able to return books to the Sidgbox, though they will not be removed from your account until the library reopens. If you have any questions about your loans or exceeding your borrowing limit during this period, please email the library ahead […]

Please return any books you don’t need to the Library before heading off for the summer break! If you have left Cambridge and this is your final year, you can find information on the University Library’s page about returning your books by post for free!  https://www.lib.cam.ac.uk/using-library/zero-contact-services/book-returns