Our students and staff are helping to make Christmas wishes come true for local families, by donating hundreds of gifts and raising over £600 for local charities, through the annual Christmas Wish Tree campaign.

We are inviting international students and staff to take part as a “human books” in our Human Library event as part of Durham Global Week.

From Saturday 9 December until Tuesday 2 January 2024, vacation opening times for our libraries and study spaces will apply, with some closures between Christmas and New Year. 24/7 opening at Bill Bryson Library will run until 10pm on Friday 8 December.

Our WellBEEing Week starts on Monday 4 December, counting down until the end of term on Friday 8 December.

Our Christmas Wish Tree campaign is back, giving you the opportunity to support three local charities and help someone in need this Christmas.

Introducing our brand-new Chat With Us sessions at Bill Bryson Library! Join some of our friendly staff for a free hot drink and a biscuit and ask us anything about the Library and our services.

As part of our ongoing support for your studies, we are running regular ‘Ask Us About...’ drop-in sessions at Bill Bryson Library throughout Michaelmas term.

As part of expanding our offer to Durham University Students, the Archives and Special Collections team at Palace Green Library will be running our third Student Experience Day on Thursday 9 November.

Throughout Black History Month, we will be running a book giveaway in Bill Bryson Library.

From Monday 18 September, there will some changes to locations of bookable study spaces in Bill Bryson Library.

This academic year, Bill Bryson Library will be open 24/7 during our busiest periods throughout term time.

After a few weeks pause, Durham University’s Open Access publications repository, Durham Research Online (DRO) has been relaunched, providing unpaywalled access to publications authored by staff and students at Durham University.