Bringing Cambridge University Libraries to you
04 June 2020We anticipate that by July 6, the University Library will begin to provide limited services for students and staff to pick up books ordered online.
One million and counting
04 February 2020A children’s book by Sandi Toksvig is the one millionth item to take its place in the University Library’s Ely storage facility.
'Outstanding international importance'
30 January 2020Cambridge University Library's world-class Special Collections recognised with Arts Council England Designation
Cambridge and Heidelberg announce major project to digitise treasured medieval manuscripts
27 March 2019Centuries-old manuscripts feature the works of Plato, Aristotle, Sophocles and Euripides.
World first as Bell Burnell pulsar chart goes on display
08 March 2019Iconic object exhibited for the first time, alongside works by Isaac Newton and Stephen Hawking at Cambridge University Library.
Spitting Image archive comes to Cambridge University Library
14 November 2018A Margaret Thatcher puppet and the unbroadcast script and video tape for the pilot episode of Spitting Image have taken their place alongside the works of Newton, Darwin and other treasures at Cambridge University Library.
Ely’s new cathedral (of books) opens for business
27 June 2018Visitors to Ely may spot a new landmark on the city’s horizon aside from its famous 1,000-year-old cathedral – a vast, new state-of-the-art storage facility for millions of books belonging to Cambridge University Library and other university collections.
Cambridge reveals identity of new University Librarian
09 December 2016Dr Jessica Gardner has been revealed as the new Librarian of Cambridge University Library – becoming the second female in the history of the institution to hold the role.
