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St Mary's Campus Library

Opening hours

Open and staffed
Monday - Friday
9.00 - 21.00
Saturday
13.30 - 17.00

Imperial staff and students will need to display their ID cards for entry. You may be refused entry without a card. Please knock on our library's door to attract staff attention.

Access to the Mint Wing is currently unavailable for Imperial College London ID holders after 20.00 Monday - Friday, and 13.30 - 17.00 on Saturday. As such, access to the library during those times is restricted to NHS Trust ID holders only.

We are working to resolve this issue as soon as possible. Please accept our apologies for any ongoing inconvenience.

Monday 4 November
Due to staff sickness the library will close at 18.00. Sorry for the inconvenience.

Book a quiet booth

sm-lib@imperial.ac.uk

+44 (0) 207 594 3692

St Mary's Campus Library
Imperial College London
Education Centre
Mint Wing
St Mary's Hospital
London
W2 1NY

Campus maps and information

Our new library is on the Second Floor of the Mint Wing of St. Mary’s Hospital. We are next to Paddington Station.

The Mint Wing is publicly accessible until 20.00 after which it becomes card access controlled. You can enter the Mint Wing via Entrance H in the courtyard accessible from South Wharf Road, or via the entrance on Winsland Street.

About us

The library and ICT Suite are on the Second Floor of the Mint Wing in the Education Centre. We are a quiet study space. Our library features artwork by Yuko Shiraishi.

Library – study desks, books, printer, quiet study booths and accessible toilet
ICT Suite – 16 PCs and books

Books and journals

Our collection covers general medicine (including medical textbooks), nursing and professions allied to medicine.

Our journal collection is entirely electronic.

Quiet booths

We have two quiet booths located in the library’s corridor next to the accessible toilet.
These are available to both Imperial College London and NHS users. Imperial users can book via connect2 and NHS users can book by contacting us via telephone or e-mail.
Booths can be booked for up to two hours per day.