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Opening Hours
| Monday | 8:00 AM — 12:00 AM |
| Tuesday | 8:00 AM — 12:00 AM |
| Wednesday | 8:00 AM — 12:00 AM |
| Thursday | 8:00 AM — 12:00 AM |
| Friday | 8:00 AM — 12:00 AM |
| Saturday | 9:00 AM — 9:00 PM |
| Sunday | 9:00 AM — 9:00 PM |
Last entry to the Library is 15 minutes before the published closing time. Please ensure that you save any work, collect your belongings and leave the building promptly prior to advertised closing times.
Lidded drinks, cold food and snacks are permitted in the library but to ensure the library space is free from strong odours and kept clean, we do not permit entry into the library of fast food deliveries or any hot food from any takeaway outlets including those on campus.
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The Drill Hall library will revert to summer opening hours from Saturday 14 June until Sunday 21 September 2025
Monday – Sunday 08:00 – 17:00
The library will be closed for the 25 August Bank Holiday.
The main Drill Hall Library opening hours will remain the same but overnight study spaces will be available in our C Block rooms for exam revision from Tuesday 22 April to Thursday 29 May 2025.
Times: Midnight until 08:00, Mondays to Thursdays only.
Entry is via the side entrance, adjacent to car park barriers. To access these rooms you must be a Universities at Medway Students only, you will need to present your valid CCCU, Greenwich or Kent student ID card. Failure to produce a valid ID will result in no entry. This resource is not available to our external access membership holders.
A number of shared group, quiet and silent study rooms with PCs and bring your own device study spaces will be available. You will be able to return books but there will no access to the book shelves, printers, scanners, café, microwaves or vending services during this time. For the comfort of our user, hot, greasy food is not permitted in these spaces but cold food and snacks are permitted
For your security, these areas will be monitored by CCTV and patrolled by campus security.
To help with sustainability, as of 18th December the library PCs will power down each evening and will only activate when you click the keyboard or mouse.
Please tell us what you think of this new initiative by emailing dhlhelp@medway.ac.uk
Book a group study space for up to 6 people, a private study space for up to 2 people, or book an individual space in our family room if you need to bring in a child under 18 years old.