Opening hours and notices

Current building opening times.

Both Docklands and Stratford library are currently open from 8am until 12 midnight, 7 days a week.

From Monday 22nd September until Friday 19th December, both library buildings will be open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

Scroll down or click here to see full building opening hours for the 2025 - 2026 Academic year.

Current face-to-face support times.

Face-to-face support is currently available at  Docklands and Stratford library from 9am to 5pm, Monday - Friday.

From Monday 22nd September until Friday 19th December, face-to-face support will be available from 9am until 7pm.

Scroll down or click here to see the full availability of face-to-face support for the 2025 - 2026 Academic year.

Online support.

Our online chat service is available 24/7 and monitored by UEL staff during face-to-face service hours. 

When UEL library staff are not online, chat queries will be answered by members of a global library cooperative.  Cooperative members can respond to any queries immediately, but complex queries may need to be referred to UEL library staff who will respond on their return.

Building opening hours, 2025/2026

The library buildings at both Docklands and Stratford will be open at the following times:

Face-to-face support availability, 2025/2026

For face-to-face support, please visit our helpdesks at either campus library. Support from Library staff is available Monday to Friday at the dates and times below.