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Opening Hours

Normal opening hours are Monday to Friday 9.00 am to 8.00 pm (see below on Saturday opening). From August to mid-September the hours are 9.30 am to 6.00 pm. The Library is closed on bank holidays and for a fortnight at Christmas. It is occasionally necessary to close the Library early for special functions such as Call Day. Advance notice is given and a message advising of alternative facilities is left on the voice mail.

SUMMER CLOSURE FOR BUILDING WORKS

  • The Library will close for major building works at 1.00 pm on Friday 30 July 2010 and re-open at 9.00 am on Monday 13 September 2010.
  • An enquiry service by phone and email will be available during the closure, Monday to Friday, 9.30 am to 5.30 pm except on Friday 10 September.
  • The staff will continue to have access to all the databases (and the stock in the cellar stacks).
  • Gray's Inn Library will be open Monday to Friday 9 am to 6 pm. Below are the hours of all the Inn libraries.
  • The following titles only taken by Lincoln's Inn will be temporarily transferred to Gray's Inn Library:  Family Law Journal, New Property Cases, Occupational Pensions Law Reports, Pensions Law Reports, Property Law Journal, Rights of Way Law Review, Trusts and Estates Law and Tax Journal, Trusts and Trustees, Wills and Trusts Law Reports
  • If you are a barrister member of the Inn or have chambers in the Inn, you may be able to borrow non-current textbooks - please enquire.
  • Users of the distance document supply service should continue to send requests to us in the first place.
  • Visiting scholars wishing to use particular items from the rare books and manuscripts collections should enquire whether this is possible.

 Summer Vacation 2010: Libraries Opening Hours

 

Lincoln's Inn

Gray's Inn

Inner Temple

Middle Temple

Monday 23rd August - Friday 27th August

CLOSED

9.00 - 6.00

CLOSED

9.00 - 5.30

Monday 30th August

CLOSED

CLOSED

CLOSED

CLOSED

Tuesday 31st August

CLOSED

9.00 - 6.00

9.00 - 5.30

9.00 - 5.30

Wednesday 1st September CLOSED 9.00 - 6.00 9.00 - 5.30

9.00 - 5.30

Thursday 2nd September - Friday 10th September CLOSED 9.00 - 6.00 9.00 - 5.30

9.00 - 5.30

Monday 13th September - Thursday 16th September 9.00 - 8.00 9.00 - 8.00 9.00 - 8.00

9.00 - 8.00

Friday 17th September 9.00 - 8.00 9.00 - 8.00 9.00 - 7.00

9.00 - 7.00

Monday 20th September - Thursday 23rd September 9.00 - 8.00 9.00 - 8.00 9.00 - 8.00

9.00 - 8.00

Friday 24th September 9.00 - 8.00 9.00 - 8.00 9.00 - 7.00

9.00 - 7.00

Saturday 25th September CLOSED CLOSED 10.00 - 5.00

CLOSED

Monday 27th September - Thursday 30th September 9.00 - 8.00 9.00 - 8.00 9.00 - 8.00

9.00 - 8.00

-Friday 1st October 9.00 - 8.00 9.00 - 8.00 9.00 - 7.00

9.00 - 7.00

Saturday 2nd October 10.00 - 5.00 CLOSED CLOSED

CLOSED

Saturday opening

One Inn library is open (to barristers and students of any Inn) from 10.00 am to 5.00 pm on every Saturday in term on a weekly rota:

August   CLOSED
     
September    
     
25 September   Inner Temple
     
October    
     
2 October   Lincoln's Inn
9 October   Gray's Inn
16 October   Middle Temple
23 October   Inner Temple
30 October   Lincoln's Inn
     
November    
     
6 November   Middle Temple
13 November   Gray's Inn
20 November   Inner Temple
27 November   Lincoln's Inn
     
December    
     
4 December   Middle Temple
11 December   Gray's Inn
18 December   Inner Temple
25 December   CLOSED

 

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