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Today's opening hours

Library online, phone and face-to-face services in the Help Zone will be limited on Friday 5 December.
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Library events & workshops

Explore all our current and upcoming workshops, events, talks and exhibitions. Join us in person or online (where available).
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Library Exhibitions

UNSW Library Exhibitions program comprises major exhibitions, special collection displays, public and experiential-learning programs.
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A vast, semi-arid landscape revealing orange dirt, green shrubbery, and a small hill peaking with a cluster of large rocks.

Revealing Riversleigh - On display Main Library

A colour illustration of a Tasmania tiger, a dog-like animal with a sandy-brown coat, and dark stripes on its back

Drawn to Extinction - On display Law Library

A hand clasps at a tiny red book with the title writtn in gold letters "English Dictionary"

Big to small and shapes between - On display Main Library

Find a Library service

Whether you are a student, staff member or involved in research, the Library has a range of services available to you.
Students sitting along a row of individual study booths with dividers between each booth.

Study

Library workshops, guides and support services to help you access scholarly resources and succeed throughout your studies and research.

A laptop screen showing the Library Publishing strategy guide on its homepage.

Research

Services to support academics in their research activities, including assistance with locating, publishing and managing scholarly outputs and information resources.

Close up of a librarian and a staff member sitting side by side. The librarian is showing a Leganto reading list on her laptop screen to the staff member.

Teaching

Discipline specific service partnering academic teaching staff to support curriculum design and delivery including copyright, information literacy, ethical use of AI and access to scholarly collections for course resources.

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Events, news and highlights from the Library

Main and Law Libraries open 24/7 during exams

Level 2 at Main Library is open 24/7 during the study and exam period, from 22 November to 10 December. Law Library remains open 24/7. Find out more.

Opening hours

Study well

You know you should take a break from studying every two to four hours. Relax, find a leisure read, practice mindfulness in the Retreat Space on Level 3, Main Library. Visit our exhibitions to take your mind off study.

Retreat Space

Graduating soon?

Congratulations on your achievement! To ensure you are eligible to graduate, remember to return all UNSW Library books and Interlibrary loans, and pay any outstanding Library fines.
Borrowing

Laptops at Main, Law and Paddington

Did you know you can borrow a laptop with charger for up to 24 hours at a time with your UNSW ID card? Find out more.

Laptop loans

Alumni mural program

Venture up to Level 6 and 7 lift foyers at UNSW Main Library to view the latest murals in our series of public artworks created by UNSW alumni.
Library exhibitions