University of Portsmouth Library FAQs

For the opening times of the Library and to see when staff will be available in the building, please see here.

Please Note: The 24/7 opening hours of the library building ends on Friday 19th December at 23:59 and resumes from 8 am on the morning of Monday 12 January.  

Getting help and advice over the Christmas Vacation:

• From 5pm on Friday 19th December 2025 until 9am Monday 5th January 2026 our Online Chat Service will be staffed by our out-of-hours librarians who are located around the world. They are highly skilled and will be able to answer most library related enquiries or will refer your query onto UoP Library staff who will reply on or after the 5th January 2026.

• Any emails received after 4pm on Friday 19th December 2025 will be answered on or after 5th January 2026

• If you have a concern for yourself or others:  https://myport.port.ac.uk/guidance-and-support/health-and-wellbeing/support-in-a-crisis

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