Haddon Library Summer Works 2025

What's going on in the Haddon Library?

As many of our regular users will know,  the Haddon Library has had a bit of an exciting time recently when it comes to water leaks, failing guttering and roof issues. However, we finally have a team of expert contractors and architects who are going to help us fix things.

This means is that the Haddon Library will be experiencing varying levels of disruption over the summer period. We are still waiting for final timetables of works but we wanted to share what we know so far so to help folks be more informed and aware of what's going on. We will endeavour to update this page when we get further information.

Current timetable of works 

(Last updated 30 June 2025)

Scaffolding will be built on the front of the Haddon Library (side facing the main road) starting the week beginning 21 July 2025. It is expected that this will take around 2-3 weeks to complete. There will be mid-to-loud noise from the tools being used and activities associated with building lots of metal scaffolding.

The Haddon Library will remain open during this time but we recommend that you bring earplugs or noise-cancelling earphones to reduce any noise-related distruption while you work in our spaces.

The McBurney Room will be out-of-bounds from August onwards with exact dates to be confirmed. We intend to run a fetching service during this time so if you require any material kept in this room, please ask a member of the team for further help.

Other disruption

The Department of Earth Sciences has office space above the Haddon Library. This space is being refurbished over the summer so there will be noise from these works. 

We are endeavouring to get a better idea of when noisy periods will be so we can warn folks but currently, you can expect hammering and other noise coming from our very high ceiling in the main Reading Room.

Please note that these works are completely outside of our control. 

Further help and support

If you are unsure about whether your visit to the Haddon Library will be disrupted, or you have any questions, please get in touch with us. We will do our best to help and advise so to help minimise any impact on your studying and research needs.