Essential maintenance work to replace an air handling unit control panel is scheduled for Monday 15 – Friday 19 August 2022. This means that some areas of the library may feel stuffier than usual during this time.
If you would like advice on alternative work spaces in the library that are unaffected by this work please ask library staff.
We apologise for any inconvenience caused.
The toilets in our library are being redecorated, starting Wednesday 15th to Friday 17th June.
Provisionally these toilets will be unavailable from Wednesday 15th to Friday 17th June, although we hope the work will be finished earlier than this.
The nearest alternative toilets are on the first floor by the café.
On Tue 2 and Wed 3 February our seating area located to the left of our main PC area will be closed to readers. This is due to electrical work being carried out in that area. Staff can advise on alternative areas to sit.
During this period, the locker room (containing the water fountain) in the building atrium will also be out of bounds. Please come prepared with your own bottled water. However, if you do require water, please ask a member of the building Reception who can grant you temporary access to the room.
There may be some drilling noise audible within the Library from 1-2pm today and for the rest of this week (Wed-Fri, 8-10 January) and also during 1-2pm next week (Mon-Fri, 13-17 January). This is due to lighting replacement work taking place in the Manor Road Building.
Please ask staff for advice on the quietest spaces to work in the Library during this time.
We are planning some improvements to our library PCs and Wi-Fi access points. For the PCs, increased memory and processing power will result in faster loading times and the ability to better handle our diverse range of programmes. They will also be sustainably built, take up less space and have an ergonomic design. New Wi-Fi access points will be mounted on our ceilings to improve the reliability and strength of our Wi-Fi signal.
The PCs in our main computer area will be replaced on Monday 9 to Tuesday 10 December. Work will be carried out to each desk in turn, so there will always be some PCs available for use in this area. Additional PCs can be found in our our Information Skills Training Room.
During this period we will also be replacing the 2 Quick Search PCs in our library entrance area and the 4 adjacent to our journal and statistics shelving.
Also on the week of 9 December, work will be carried out in the library to add new access points to our ceilings to improve the Wi-Fi signal. The work is scheduled to take place from Monday 9th to Wednesday 11th. Disruption should be kept to a minimum as the noisy work will take place outside of library opening hours.
Our lighting is being tested on Thursday 5 December from approximately 4.30pm onwards. The work will involve switching off sections of lights for 2-3 minutes at a time. These areas will remain illuminated by emergency lighting at all times, so disruption will be minimal.
The PCs in our Information Skills Training Room will be replaced on 5 December with upgraded models. The room will be inaccessible during the period of work. Alternative PCs can be found in our main computer area (behind our Self Issue machines).
We are planning some improvements to our library PCs and Wi-Fi routers. For the PCs, increased memory and processing power will result in faster loading times and the ability to better handle our diverse range of programmes. They will also be sustainably built, take up less space and have an ergonomic design. New Wi-Fi routers will be mounted on our ceilings to improve the reliability and strength of our Wi-Fi signal.
The work will be taking place in December, full details are as follows:
The PCs in the Information Skills Training Room will be replaced on 5 December. The room will be inaccessible during the period of work. Alternative PCs can be found in our main computer area (behind our Self Issue machines).
The PCs in our main computer area will be replaced (except for the Bloomberg and Eikon PC in our Data Area) on Monday 9 to Tuesday 10 December. Work will be carried out to each desk in turn, so there will always be some PCs available for use in this area. Additional PCs can be found in our our Information Skills Training Room.
Also on the week of 9 December, work will be carried out in the library to add new routers to our ceilings to improve the Wi-Fi signal. The work is scheduled to take place from Monday 9th to Wednesday 11th. Disruption should be kept to a minimum as the noisy work will take place outside of library opening hours.
Please be advised that there will be some noise disturbance in the library this evening (Mon 11th November) between 9pm to 10pm. This is due to remedial work being carried out on our ventilation points.
We apologise for any inconvenience caused.
The Central Graduate Study Room and East Gradate Study Room will be unavailable for use on Thursday 8 and Friday 9 August 2019.
The furniture in this room is being upgraded to provide better power sockets, and it will be out of use while the work is completed.
Please contact Manor Road IT for an alternative Manor Road networked printer.
We apologise for any inconvenience caused.
Due to essential cabling work there will be no power to the desk sockets or the lights in the area to the left of the Reader PCs on Saturday 27 July.
We apologise for any inconvenience caused.