Meanwhile, you can use several other study rooms on the 5th Floor and other study areas on other floors.

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The University Library’s 5th Floor, and sequential sections of the 3rd Floor, will be closed to Library users when our Rewiring Project resumes to upgrade power and lighting. However, we will fetch any ‘out-of-bounds’ material for you and you will find plenty of space to study on other floors.

When visiting certain Library staff usually on the Ground Floor, you may also find them relocated to the 5th Floor or elsewhere. Occasionally we may need to temporarily close certain staircases for safety reasons, but there will be alternatives and we will re-route Fire Exit access.

We apologise for any inconvenience during these essential works. We’ll keep you up-to-date with changes on this University Library News blog or follow the Library on Twitter.

Dates for your diary

• 5th Floor (Silent Study) closure  – from 9 June
• 3rd Floor (Arts and Humanities) sequential partial closures – from 12 June
• Library Admin Office relocation – from16 July

You will be able to access all areas again by mid-September.

More about the Library Rewiring Project

The University is updating the Library’s electrical provision over a several-year period, phased to minimise disruption to Library users. Last summer an up-to-date power distribution system was installed. Work halted until the Christmas Vacation when better lighting and some additional power and data sockets were installed on the 5th Floor (Silent Study Areas). Basement Reference lighting was also improved.

This summer the 3rd Floor and Ground Floor staff areas will be upgraded, displacing Library staff to the 5th Floor and causing its closure to Library users.

In the near future, further work will upgrade lighting and power on the 4th and 2nd Floors.

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This is one of a series of tips helping you to save time and effort finding information.

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If you are leaving the University this summer then please don’t forget to return your loans and pay outstanding fines before you go.

If you are interested in borrowing after you graduate, annual Library membership is half-price at £40!

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• Gender & sexuality
• History
• Latin influences
• Literature
• Race & slavery
• Social history

The sale is on the Ground Floor of the University Library and books can be purchased at the Collection Point from 09:00 until 19:00.

The books included in the sale are donations not required by the Library and all the money raised from the sale will go into Library funds.

If you have any enquiries about the sale please contact Barbara Mathers: email b.h.mathers@reading.ac.uk, telephone 0118 378 8778.

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This issue includes tips for revision from the Study Advice Team, information on joining the Library once your course has finished, details of new online resources, and how rewiring work this summer might affect your use of the Library.

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