Next week we will be running tours of the new collection and study spaces down on Level 1 of the Barr Smith Library, focusing specifically on the newly relocated Music Collection! If you’re a music student or staff member – or just have a keen interest in music/the library – please come along!
Tours are being held:
Meet your tour guide at Ask Library on Level 3 of the Barr Smith Library/Hub Central.
Welcome back everyone! Opening hours at the Barr Smith Library have now gone back to normal and we are open from 8am until 8pm every weekday, and 10am until 5pm on weekends.
Rare Books & Special Collections and University Archives are now open 9am to 5pm every weekday and are back in their original home on Level 1 of the BSL.
The Law Library will also have extended hours for two weeks only, opening at 9am and closing at 6pm.
The remainder of the branch library hours will remain the same.
Semester 2 is a very exciting time of year for the library, with our brand new Level 1 of the Barr Smith Library finally opening its doors today!
Housing over 200 new study spaces with power points, USB and USB-C ports, new specialist collections (Music, Yaitya Ngutupira, and East Asian), computers, and some pretty comfy furniture, this makeover has been a long time coming and is the first significant refurbishment of the Barr Smith Library in many years.
Ask Library is also located on Level 1, and will be staffed from 9am to 5pm, so please speak with a friendly team member if you need any assistance.
We want you to make this space your own – tell us your thoughts!
Health and medical students, we are coming to YOU! Our friendly Ask Library staff will be on site and ready to help at the AHMS building on North Terrace.
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