Exam period: Libraries and Study Rooms

From Monday, April 20*, through Tuesday, June 30**, “cramming period” policies will be in effect in our libraries and study rooms to provide you with the best possible study conditions. 

During the exam period:

• Due to high traffic, library study space is reserved for ULiège and CHU members. Your student ID card grants you access to all of our spaces and services: be sure to bring it with you on every visit. You may be asked to present it at any time. You will also need your physical card to pass through the secure entrances at the reading room and at the Graulich Library . It is not possible to open the turnstiles with the virtual card available in our app, Library Mobile.
• You must book your seats at some of our libraries ( see below).
• Additional study rooms are available and are open to both ULiège and non-ULiège students. Some are also open on Saturdays.

*At the Health - CHU library, the "cramming period" policy will apply from Tuesday April 21. 
** At the Léon Graulich library, the “cramming period” policy will end on Friday June 26. 

Good to Know

• Snacks: feeling peckish? We accept sealable containers (gourds, covered coffees...) but not hot or sticky food. Please read our conditions for snacks in the library.
• Working spaces : ULiège has a number of study and co-working spaces, in addition to the study rooms listed below.
• B3: The B3 Resource Center (Outremeuse) is freely accessible Monday through Friday from 10am  to 6pm and Saturday from 10am to 4pm. It will also be open on Sundays during cramming period.
• Pôle Académique Liège-Luxembourg : You also have access to the study rooms at the member universities of the consortium upon presentation of your student ID. 

Extended Opening Hours

During the cramming period, several libraries are open on weekdays during the cramming period until 10pm (Health - CHU, Reading Room) or 8pm (Leon Graulich) and Saturday until 6pm.  

Good news: the Health-CHU library will once again be open on Sundays until 6 p.m. during this cramming period! 

Reading room (20-Août):

• Weekdays: 8:30am to 10pm.
• Saturday: 9am to 6pm.

Health – CHU:

• Weekdays: 8:30am to 10pm.
• Saturday: 9am to 6pm.
• Sunday: 09am to 6pm. 

Léon Graulich:

• Weekdays: 8:30am to 8pm.
• Saturday: 9am to 6pm.

Opening hours at our other libraries remain unchanged.

Library Hours

Reserving Seats

1 - Reserving a seat is mandatory at some of our libraries during exam periods.

Downtown (20-Août)

• Germanic Languages & Literatures
• Romance Languages & Literatures
• 20-Août Reading Room*
• Historical Sciences

Sart Tilman

• Léon Graulich*
• Health - CHU*

Seats can be reserved for the entire day, up to 3 days in advance.

*Our reservation system allows you to select a specific seat in the library on an interactive map at , at any of these three locations.

2 - Confirm your presence by checking in upon arrival to prevent your seat from being automatically released.

Use the QR code located at the seat you reserved. If you do not check in, your seat will be automatically released within 30 minutes of the start of your reservation period.

In response to user requests, check-in is only possible in the vicinity of the library (via your browser’s geolocation). If you do not have a smartphone or computer capable of doing so, please go to the library reception desk: we will check you in for you.

3 - If you are unable to attend, cancel your reservation.

Use the link provided in your reservation email. This will free up the seat for others.

4 - Check out if you leave your seat early.

Use the link provided in your reservation email:. This will free up the seat for others.

The reservation system will be activated on Friday April 17, to enable you to book your seat for Monday April 20. 

Reserve a seat

Study Rooms

In addition to year-round study spaces, complementary rooms are available: 

• City Center (20-Août): Room A2/5/11
  • Open Monday to Saturday, from April 20 to May 2 and from May 18 to June 20.
• Sart Tilman (Agora area): B8 – Room S2 (level +2)
  • Open Monday to Friday, from April 20 to June 26.
• Sart Tilman (Hospital district): multi-purpose room (NSP) B35A
  • Open Monday to Saturday, from April 20 to June 27.
• 5 rooms in Arlon: Atmosphère, Colibri, 1/2, 1/3a and 1/3b
  • Open on weekdays from 8am to 6:30pm, from April 20 to June 30.
    Accessible only to ULiège students

Study Room Hours

Closures and schedule changes

Public Holidays, all libraries will be closed :

May 1, May 14 (Ascension Day) and May 25 (Pentecost).

On May 15 (Ascension Day long weekend), only the 3 largest libraries (Léon Graulich, Health-CHU and the 20-Août reading room) will be open. 

During the spring holidays :

From Monday April 27 to Subnday May 2, only the three main libraries (Reading Room, Léon Graulich, Health-CHU) will remain open. Other libraries will be closed.

Due to the closure of some libraries and the book storage, it will not be possible to obtain documents or scans during this period. Please submit your requests by noon on Thursday, April 23 at the latest.

All libraries will reopen on Monday, May 4.  

Other special closures : 

Due to the suspension of medical classes for a sustainability module, Health-CHU will be closed on Monday, April 20. 

Library Hours

Students from other institutions

Due to the large number of students coming during the reading period, study in the library is reserved for members of the ULiège and the CHU of Liège. 

However, several ULiège areas remain accessible to you during this period and you can still benefit from our resources and services (loans, returns, reservations, consultation of specific documents, etc.). You are welcome to use them for the rest of the year.

We wish you all the best in your studies!
The ULiège Library team

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