News & Announcements

This exhibition aims to share with you the musical journey from ground floor to top floor. In this journey, you will witness the transformation of the Library’s physical layouts and gain an overview of the collections and salient events illustrating the challenges and assiduous efforts that the generations of Music Librarians and support staff have experienced and asserting the Library’s commitment in meeting the needs of its users.
This exhibition is also part of the University Libraries’ Centennial Celebration events.

Date: December 13, 2012 – January 26, 2013
Venue: Music Library (11/F, Run Run Shaw Tower, Centennial Campus, University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam Road, Hong Kong)
Enquiry: (852) 3917 2218
Email: muslib@lib.hku.hk

Dear Colleagues, Students, Alumni and Friends,

Library Opening Hours during Christmas and New Year Holidays

21 December 2012 (Winter Solstice)

– CLOSED at 5 pm

24-26 December 2012 and 1 January 2013

– CLOSED

31 December 2012

– CLOSED at 1 pm

The Library Corner at G/F and the Study Zone at Level 3, Main Library, will remain open after Main Library opening hours for the use of CURRENT STAFF and CURRENT STUDENTS ONLY.

For enquiry, please call 2859-2203 or 2241-5945.

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year

Peter Sidorko

University Librarian

The Main Library and Medical Library will extend the opening hours for the coming Revision Week & Assessment Period from 8-23 December 2012:

Main Library:
Monday – Saturday: 8.30am – 6am of the following day
Sundays & Public Holidays: 8.30am – 6am of the following day
(except 2/F Green Roof, Special Collections, AV & Reserve Collection, and Level 3 Collaboration Zone)

Medical Library:
Monday – Friday: 8.15am – 6am of the following day
Saturday: 8.30am – 6am of the following day
Sundays & Public Holidays: 10am – 6am of the following day

All service counters will be closed outside the normal operating hours.  In order to thoroughly clean the library, all users and their possessions must be cleared by 6am each morning.  Items not removed from each desk will be removed by staff on duty and can be collected at

Main Library:
After 9 am (10 am on Sundays & Public Holidays) at the Lending Services Division on the G/F;

Yu Chun Keung Medical Library:
After 10 am at the Circulation Counter.

During the extended opening hours, contract security guards will be stationed in these two libraries to provide basic security services.  When the circulation counters are closed, users can check out books using the self-check stations (G/F and 4/F in Main Library, and one in Medical Library). While there is no counter service, all public computers, printers and copiers will be available but no refill of printing paper will be provided.

For enquiry, please call 2859-2203 or 2241-5945.