Both Headingley and Sheila Silver Libraries are open 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
You need your Campus Card to access the Libraries.
Security staff carry out a card check after 19:00 each night. Only those entitled to use the Library will be allowed to stay.
You will be breaching student regulations if you lend your card to anyone else.
The Library is open 24/7 for Leeds Beckett students and staff.
SCONUL Access and Guest Users can access the Library 09:00 - 17:00.
Please remember to bring your Campus Card to access the Library. You also need this to access the Leslie Silver Building after 17:00.
Library and student IT advice is available 24/7 by phone and chat plus email during the day. More information on our Contact Us page.
Library staff are also on campus during the times below:
| Day | Staff Availability |
|---|---|
| Monday - Friday (until 19 May) | 09:00 - 19:00 |
| Monday - Friday (from 22 May) | 09:00 - 17:00 |
| Saturday - Sunday | 11:00 - 17:00 |
| Excluding Bank Holidays | |
| Monday 1 May | 11:00 - 17:00 |
| Monday 8 May | 11:00 - 17:00 |
| Monday 29 May | self-service |
See our Service Alerts for details of any maintenance scheduled for our services and systems or for any known issues and follow us on Twitter (@LBUSupport) for the latest news.
Please see Student Wellbeing's Out of Hours Support page for wellbeing and mental health support outside of core hours.
Library buildings are open 09:00 - 21:00 during the summer vacation.
SCONUL Access and Guest Users can access the Library 09:00 - 17:00.
Please remember to bring your Campus Card to enter the Library. You also need this to access the Leslie Silver Building after 17:00.
Staff are on campus:
| Day | Staff Availability |
|---|---|
| Monday - Friday | 09:00 - 17:00 |
| Saturday - Sunday | 11:00 - 17:00 |
| Excluding | |
| Saturday - Sunday (August) | self service |
| Monday 28 August (Bank Holiday) | self service |
24/7 Library advice is available via Chat and you can also get 24/7 IT support via phone on 0113 812 1000 plus email during the day (excluding August weekends). Please also see our IT Support pages and our YouTube channel.
Support from the Student Wellbeing, Money Team etc continues during the summer. See their web pages for full details plus their Out of Hours Support page for wellbeing and mental health support over weekends and Bank Holidays. You can also contact Mindwell and local help from @nhsleeds.
Please see our Service Alerts for details of any maintenance scheduled for our services and systems or for any known issues and follow us on Twitter (@BeckettLibrary) for the latest news.
Headingley Library
James Graham Building
Leeds Beckett University
Headingley Campus
Church Wood Avenue
Leeds
LS6 3HF
(ramped access is on the right side of James Graham Building)
Visit the university page for more details on our campuses and travelling to the university.
Sheila Silver Library
Leslie Silver Building
Leeds Beckett University
Woodhouse Lane
Leeds
LS1 3ES
(ramped access is via the Woodhouse Lane entrance)
Visit the university page for more details on our campuses and travelling to the university.
