Opening Times
The two library rooms are open for studying 24/7
Bradshaw Room borrowing times*:
Monday-Friday
9am - 5pm
7pm - 10pm
Saturday
2pm - 5pm
Sunday
2pm - 5pm
7pm - 10pm
*Please check notice board outside library for any changes,
Library will be closed during formals and balls
About the Library
It’s a truth universally acknowledged that whilst at Durham you’ll have to do some work and Van Mildert Library is here to offer you help and support with your studies. Indeed, we aim to support every area of study undertaken by Mildert students and constantly add new titles to our collection. You’ll find the two library rooms, both with Wi-Fi, in the main building on the same level as Reception.
The Bradshaw Room, to the right, houses over 12,000 academic texts, a careers and study-skills section, and course-related DVDs. There are study tables and chairs, and if you choose to sit by the window you’ll have wonderful views across the lake where the antics of the ducks, moorhens and one scary heron can provide a great distraction from linear algebra or 19th Century politics!
Across the corridor the Kent Room contains a superb collection of recreational fiction and non-fiction, magazines such as The Economist and New Scientist, and DVDs. Here you can relax on lovely, squishy sofas and read in peace and quiet.
The Library Committee
The Library Committee is led by the Staff Librarian, Dr Sue Trees. Sue was an undergraduate at Mildert many (many) years ago and returned to Durham after a long gap to study for a PhD. She then took up the post as Librarian in 2007. Sue is employed part-time and is in the Library every weekday morning from 9am – 1pm. If not there she’ll be in her office drinking very strong coffee and not eating chocolate biscuits.
Students from Mildert’s JCR and MCR make up the Library Committee. There are up to 25 or so voluntary members headed by an elected Student Librarian and Assistant Student Librarian. Members work shifts – anything from 1 hour to 3 hours long – and are responsible for the smooth running of the Library.
Joining the Committee
We warmly welcome anybody who would like to join the Library Committee. We don’t hold interviews and you can join us at any time in the academic year. What we need is commitment and reliability. In return you will receive training and learn a variety of skills most of which are very useful in terms of future employability – working as a member of a team, working individually, customer service and IT skills to name but a few.
