Library Spaces
Feedback Focus aims to explore your experiences of the library. Our focus for November 2025 is on the library's physical spaces.
A library at the heart of campus
- The library is open 24/7 during term times
- During 2024-5 we had 1,025,557 visitors to the building
- We hosted over 360 events, with 3,455 registrations
- There are 47 bookable Group Study Spaces and 1,700 individual spaces across the library's three floors
- 47,884 bookings of Group Study Spaces were made by 8,076 users during the 2024-5 academic year
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The library has a range of different spaces, including:
- Group Study Rooms
- Leisure Reading Area
- Postgraduate Study Room
- Family Room
- Comics & Graphic Novels Section
- FeelGood Hub
- Exhibition and Events Space
- Digital Studio
- Archive Research Centre
- Reading Room
- Children's Corner
Library Design Award 2025
We have just won the 2025 Society of College, National and University Libraries (SCONUL) Award for library spaces design! The award recognises the sustained impact and benefits provided by our library extension which was opened in 2021. Judges agreed that the space is a thoughtfully designed, versatile environment that offers an inspirational model due to its inclusive design and positive stakeholder feedback.
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