| Date | LIB Hour | |
| 24 Dec 2014 (Wed) | Christmas Eve | 8:30am - 7pm |
| 25-26 Dec 2014 (Thu-Fri) | Christmas Holidays | Closed |
| 31 Dec 2014 (Wed) | New Year's Eve | 8:30am - 7pm |
| 1 Jan 2015 (Thu) | The first day of January | Closed |
Please note that the Library also operates a 24-hour Study Centre on the G/F. The Centre is accessible via the Core E entrance after Library closes, and users are required to present their valid PolyU staff / student ID cards to the security guard before entering.
More study space is now available in Room L303 on 3/F of the Library during exam period. Carrels and tables are available for quiet study and five group study rooms are available for booking at the Loan & Return Counter. Please enter the room via the back stairs (near the Research Help Desk) as part of the room is fenced off due to installation work still in progress.
Reading areas in the Library will be patrolled at intervals and unattended belongings will be removed. Please be considerate, and vacate your seat once you have finished.
In addition to the 24-hour Study Centre in Room L001, the Quiet Study Room in L003 on G/F will also be opened 24 hours during the period. Please access via the Core E entrance after Library closes.
SILENCE must be observed in the Library. Noisy users may be asked to leave the Library.
There will be five sessions per day. Eligible users can reserve a session one day in advance via PolyU iBooking System.
Details of the Library Announcement: http://www.lib.polyu.edu.hk/circular/ACS/exam_period_201411/index.htm.
Need help in finding useful information for your research? Come to the Research Help Desk on the 3/F in the Research Enhancement Centre. Our professional Librarians will assist you in making use of research tools and provide pointers to our resources for supporting your research.
For supporting users' collaborative and individual study in the Library, a number of notebook PCs and MacBooks are provided for short term loan to PolyU staff and students.
For details, please see the Notebook Computers / Tablets Loan policy at the Library Homepage.
Meet our new batch of Student Rovers – they are more than happy to assist you in using library facilities, locating books or finding information on the Library Homepage.
INFOBANK and Soshoo Online Database service temporarily unavailable (8 Sep 2014 until further notice). We apologize for any inconvenience caused.
The front staircase from 1/F to P/F will be temporarily closed from 7-9 Sep 2014 for painting work. Please use the back staircase or elevators for going to 1/F during the period. Sorry for any inconvenience caused.
Book Pick-Up*
Get your must-read novel “The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas” free-of-charge at the Library.
Date : 1 – 12 Sep 2014
Time : 11am – 6pm (Mon – Fri)
Venue: Loan & Return Counter, P/F, Library
Discussion Sessions*
Join 3 discussion sessions in Sep and Oct 2014 to share your reading experience with staff members and fellow students. Your accomplishments will be recognized in the Co-curricular Achievement Transcript (CAT).
Registration
Date: 1 – 12 Sep 2014
In-person: Loan & Return Counter during Book Pick-up Period
Online: /read/discussion.php
*For full-time first-year undergraduate students only
The Library is pleased to introduce the Self-checkout service in the Reserve Collection. Users can now check out reserve books on hourly and 7-day loan on their own. Just swipe your Student/Staff/Library card, put the books on the workstations and you are done. Don’t forget to collect your loan receipts for record and return the reserve books to the Loan & Return Counter on time.
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