# News archive

**Source**: https://www.news.library.auckland.ac.nz/2023/09/28/epsom-library-closure/
**Parent**: https://www.news.library.auckland.ac.nz/

Kia ora koutou, as part of the wider closure of the Epsom Campus, the Sylvia Ashton-Warner Library at Epsom is closed from **Tuesday 14 November 2023.**

## **Key information about the move**

## **How could the Library closure affect me?**

You will be unable to visit the Sylvia Ashton-Warner Library after Monday 13 November.

## **Where can I go for Student Hubs Support after 13 November 2023?**

You can visit any of the Student Hubs at the City, Grafton or Tai Tonga campuses or contact us online. [Discover the Student Hubs](https://www.auckland.ac.nz/en/students/student-hubs.html).

## **Where can I return books after 13 November 2023?**

You can return books and journals to any University of Auckland library.

## **Where will the Epsom books and journals go?**

- Books and journals in regular use are moving to the General Library.
- Lower-use items have already been moved to the On-Demand Collection (ODC) and are available on request.

## **Where will I find the Epsom collections in the General Library?**

The Main Collection will be interfiled into the General Library collections. Most education and social work items will be on Level 3.

The General Library Levels 1 and M are currently being refurbished. This means that some collections will move to a temporary location before being relocated to their final home in Semester One 2024.

- The Junior Collections will move to Level 2 (final home Level M)
- The Pacific Collection will move to Level 3 (final home Level 1)
- The Mātauranga Māori Collection will move to Level 4 (final home Level 1)

The General Library is open throughout the summer period and study spaces nearby include the Kate Edger Information Commons, which has an on-site student kitchen. [View hours](https://www.auckland.ac.nz/en/library/hours.html).

## **How do I access books and journals from the On-Demand Collection?**

- Request them using the [Catalogue](https://auckland.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/discovery/search?vid=64UAUCK_INST:NEWUI&lang=en). They often arrive within one day, but please allow 2-3 days.

## **How can I get more help?**

If you cannot find something please ask the staff at the Help Desk, General Library Level G or [Ask us online](https://www.forms.auckland.ac.nz/en/public/library/ask-us.html).

**We look forward to supporting your study and research from the General Library in 2024!**