Using the Library

There is free Wi-Fi throughout the building and each floor of the Library has access to power points if you wish to use your laptop. You are welcome to use mobile with discretion in the Library, though we ask that you refrain from using them in the silent study areas. PCs are also available to use, located on the 1st and 2nd floors.

Food and drink may be brought into the Library (although strong smelling foods are prohibited) and there is a tea and coffee machine on the 2nd floor. 

A self-service kiosk is located next to the enquiry desk for you to borrow, renew and return items when the Library is open. 

Find out more about borrowing and renewing books and journals. 

The printers and photocopiers are located on the 1st and 2nd floors of the Library.

You are welcome to use these free of charge, with most items in the collection available for copying, apart from rare books and fragile items. 

Desk spaces can be found throughout the Library for work or study. Silent study rooms are available free of charge. To book a study room, email library@rsm.ac.uk. Please note that study carrels are not available to Sixth Form members.

If you require a space for group study or working, the Library has several meeting rooms available for hire, some of which come with interactive PCs and whiteboards. To find out more about hiring a meeting room, visit the 1 Wimpole Street website.

The entrance of the Library is wheelchair accessible and all floors within the Library can be reached using lifts. Accessible toilets are located on the Library Mezzanine floor and on the ground floor of the RSM.

Registered guide and hearing dogs are welcome in the building.

Should you require any assistance prior to your visit, please contact the Library helpdesk.

The 1st floor of the Library and the IT suite is open 24 hours a day, seven days a week. If you are planning to visit after normal opening hours, you will need your membership card to gain access.*

*Excludes Sixth Form membership. The Library is not open to Sixth Form members after staffed hours and should exit the Library by the closing time.

Monday – Thursday: 9am – 9pm (In August and December the Library is open 9am – 7pm)
Friday: 9am – 5.30pm
Saturday: 10am – 4.30pm

24-hour opening

The 1st floor and the IT suite are open 24 hours a day, seven days a week.*

*Excludes Sixth Form membership. The Library is not open to Sixth Form members after staffed hours and should exit the Library by the closing time.

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