Internal link restored between JBM and Harry Fairhurst

Here's some good news: it's no longer necessary to traverse the plastic walkway across the grass between the JB Morrell Library and the Harry Fairhurst building, as the internal link between the two buildings has reopened this afternoon as scheduled.

The external doorway into the Harry Fairhurst building (which leads into the cafe and the lobby at the bottom of the main staircase) has now reverted to its original designation as a fire exit. Please don't attempt to use this doorway to enter or leave the building except in an emergency.

Library refurbishment on schedule for completion Spring term 2012!

Library users will be pleased to know that an end to the disruption is at last in sight: all aspects of the refurbishment are on schedule for completion in 11 weeks' time. The next significant milestone will be the reopening of the ground floor link between the JB Morrell Library and the Harry Fairhurst building, scheduled for Monday 19th December.

Further information about the new facilities to be installed during the Spring term is available on the Library website. Forthcoming developments include a new ground floor cafe, and additional quiet study space on the JBM first floor.

Temporary route to North Rooms 1 and 2

Contractors are now working in the corridor leading from the JB Morrell ground floor lobby into North Rooms 1 and 2. An alternative route to the North Rooms has been provided. Access to the gents, ladies and disabled toilets nearby will not be affected.

To reach North Room 1 and its collections of journals, start from the new self-service area at the bottom of the main staircase, and follow the signs through the doorway at the rear.

For the additional journal collections and government publications in North Room 2, start from North Room 1, turn left and head through the fire exit at the far end into an external tunnel. Turn right and walk down the tunnel until you reach the fire exit into the back of North Room 2.

Please ask at the Library helpdesk if you have any difficulty finding your way.

Temporary route to Key Texts, RBL and Borthwick Institute

Library users heading for the Key Texts collection, the Raymond Burton Library or the Borthwick Institute for Archives will notice that the route through the hoardings is now slightly different. Follow the signs into the glass-fronted room next to the helpdesk (this room will become a permanent new home for Key Texts in due course), and out through the rear into the RBL lobby. Go through the turnstile on your right into Key Texts, or up the stairs to the RBL and Borthwick.

New location in JBM for self-service terminals

Now that the hoardings around the bottom of the main staircase in the JB Morrell Library have been removed, we can provide dedicated space in this area for self-service terminals for borrowing and returning books. The terminals formerly provided on the first floor and adjacent to the main entrance have been relocated.

Hope you find the new location for self-service terminals convenient, and queueing time reduced. Please speak to Library staff at the helpdesk if you have any questions.