Extended opening times at Hull

This will be a popular one with HYMS students we know...

The Brynmor Jones has announced that it will be extending its opening times throughout the summer until midnight, 7 days a week!


For more details see http://www2.hull.ac.uk/lli/library-services/opening-hours.aspx.



(Picture from https://www.flickr.com/photos/bjlredevelopment/17067589930/)

Have we mentioned how good the Brynmor Jones building is lately??



 Err, yes- but we can't resist mentioning that as well as the recent RIBA awards the Brynmor Jones has been included in the shortlist for the SCONUL 2016 Library Design Awards. It's a long wait but we'll be crossing our fingers for the announcement of the winner on the 1st December.

Another excuse for a nice photo..


For full details of the shortlist see http://www.sconul.ac.uk/news/design-awards-shortlist-and-event. Good luck BJL!

(Image from https://www.flickr.com/photos/bjlredevelopment.)

We all know that the Brynmor Jones is a stunner

We all know that the Brynmor Jones is a stunner and now RIBA have rubber stamped that with three awards; basically that means if Kevin McCloud spent his time making shows about libraries the BJL would be on the title screen. But we don't need television to make that happen, we have it for real! We couldn't agree with RIBA more, and we could go on writing and writing, but just look ...

  For full coverage see RIBA's article on the BJL 

Official opening of the Brynmor Jones Library at the University of Hull 16 September 2015

Today marked the official opening of the Brynmor Jones Library at the University of Hull, with an opening ceremony in the exhibition space on the ground floor of the library. The ceremony was led by the poet laureate, Carol Ann Duffy who holds an honorary doctorate at the University. The poet unveiled a plaque commemorating the occasion.

The Brynmor Jones Library underwent a redevelopment beginning in September 2012 which has transformed the building in terms of what students spaces are available and refreshing the technological infrastructure for the 21st Century.

The exhibition space features a display of images from the building's history with explanatory notes which will be available to view until the end of October.

The Brynmor Jones Library refurbishment: some nice facts

Brynmor Jones Library update: silent study space

In response to student feedback on the need for extra silent study space, the Brynmor Jones Library has created extra silent study space in the west side of the Second Floor outside the postgraduate lounge for the period until 23 January. More details on study space in the BJL can be found at http://www2.hull.ac.uk/lli/bjl-redevelopment/space-update.aspx and you can book group learning rooms at http://www2.hull.ac.uk/lli/library-services/work-space.aspx.

The Brynmor Jones Library is open 24/7 until the end of the summer exam period.

If you have any feedback on how you're finding the redeveloped Brynmor Jones library facilities, please feel free to contact library@hyms.ac.uk.

Brynmor Jones Library 24 Hour Opening

 

We are very pleased to announce that the Brynmor Jones Library at Hull will begin 24-hour opening with effect from 7am on Monday, 5 January. The Library will be open 24/7 until the end of the summer exam period (up to and including HYMS year 4 exams on the 1st July). The Library will only be closed when the University itself is closed over the Easter weekend.

See http://www2.hull.ac.uk/lli/bjl-redevelopment/keeping-in-touch/24hour-opening.aspx for further details.

What's in the redeveloped Brynmor Jones Library? Take a look!

 

Brynmor Jones Library Redevelopment update

·         The remainder of the ground floor, excluding the east entrance, gallery and exhibition space, is now open.  This includes Teaching Rooms 1 & 2, soft seating, quick print PCs and the remainder of the Welcome Desk turnstiles.  The Library and Learning Innovation Training Rooms are also situated in this area.  Contractors are currently commissioning the AV in the teaching and training rooms and they will be in use from Monday 17 November.

·         The gallery and exhibition space are due to be handed over week commencing 24 November.  It will then be possible to start moving the University Art Collection into the new gallery.

·         The redevelopment of the original east entrance is due to be completed in the course of December.

External works, excluding the area around the BAM compound and site offices, should be finished by the end of this month, at which point the fences will be removed.

Brynmor Jones Library Redevelopment News

·         The remainder of the ground floor, excluding the east entrance, gallery and exhibition space, will open week commencing 27 October.  This includes teaching rooms 1 & 2, soft seating, quick print PCs and the remainder of the Welcome Desk turnstiles. 

·         The gallery and exhibition space are due to be handed over week commencing 24 November.  It will then be possible to start moving the University Art Collection into the new gallery.

·         The redevelopment of the original east entrance is due to be completed in the course of December.

External works, excluding the area around the BAM compound and site offices, should be finished by the end of this month, at which point the fences will be removed.

Brynmor Jones Library, University of Hull, redevelopment update

·         The west (tower) end of the ground floor will open at 2.00pm today, Monday 29 September.  At the same time the 2^nd floor of the east building will also be re-openin.

·         The west end of the ground floor contains 30 PCs, informal seating and two centrally bookable teaching rooms, an information point, and printing and recycling facilities. It also contains the new book sorter.  This is where all books will be returned in future, and where they will be automatically sorted for distribution to the various locations around the Library.  Until the book sorter is fully tested and operational books will continue to be returned at the information point on the first floor of the tower.

·         The 2^nd floor of the east building contains three centrally bookable teaching rooms, 16 PCs, informal seating, group study rooms, an information point, and printing and recycling facilities.

·         External works are nearing completion and access to the new south entrance has been simplified and made more visible.  Brynmor Jones Library hopes to open the old main entrance and the rest of the ground floor, with the exception of the gallery and exhibition spaces, in the second half of this month.