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Exam period (16-26 June): Extended opening hours

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Exam period (16-26 June): Extended opening hours

Published on 12-06-2025 08:00
Summer is on its way, and so is the final exam period of this academic year. The Library will be offering extended opening hours. You can now check whether your favourite study spot is available in real time.
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Is your favourite spot free? Now you can find out in real time.
Is your favourite spot free? Now you can find out in real time. Image: Benjamin van der Veen.

During the exam period, it’s especially useful to know in advance which locations are likely to be the least busy. With OfficebookingExternal link, you get a clear overview of all available study spaces within the UvA. You also need this tool to reserve a study booth or project room. We recommend installing the Officebooking appExternal link on your phone.

For the most up-to-date opening times, please visit the study spaces pageExternal link.

Studying at P.C. Hoofthuis

After the library relocates from the P.C. Hoofthuis, you can still study there. Image: Marta Adsarias. Image: Marta Adsarias
After the library relocates from the P.C. Hoofthuis, you can still study there. Image: Marta Adsarias

Although the collections are being relocated and borrowing services will cease as of 16 June, it will still be possible to study at P.C. Hoofthuis. On the ground floor, 127 study spaces remain available in the Library Learning Space.

As of 1 September, the entire Humanities collection, currently split between the Singel location and P.C. Hoofthuis, will be brought together under one roof in the new University Library on Vendelstraat.

Weekend of 21–22 June

Discover the study spaces in the canteen's basement and of the first floor of building REC H.
Discover the study spaces in the canteen's basement and of the first floor of building REC H. Image: Benjamin van der Veen.

The three main library locations will remain open:

  • University Library Singel will be open until 01:00
  • The Library Learning Centre at Roeterseiland (REC-H) and Science Park 904 will close at 22:00

Stricter access policy

Please note that a stricter access policyExternal link is in place during exam periods. The Library is accessible only with a valid physical UvA student or staff card. 

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