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Access for All: Using the Library

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Visiting the Library

If you are visiting by car you can find details of accessible parking via this map. The closest accessible parking to the library can be found near Gardeners Lodge, Founder's West and Bedford Building.

More details on how to get to our campus can be found on the Royal Holloway website.

Using the Library

The Library is committed to ensuring that it remains accessible to all users and that students are supported throughout their time at University


Building access

Image showing the entrance to the Emily Wilding Davison Building, where the library is located.. It is showing two revolving glass doors. library is located.              Close up image of the accessible doors at the main building entrance. The image shows a glass door with a button to the left of it which can be used to open the door.

• Ground Floor – Main Building Entrance (Founders Square) level entrance and self-opening doors.

     Image showing the rear entrance to the Emily Wilding Davison Building with ramped access.                   Inage showing the open entry gates next to the security found at the entrance to the library on the ground floor. The gate closest to the security desk is wider than the others to help with accessible access.

• Ground Floor – Second Building Entrance (opposite Arts Building) ramped access and self-opening doors.

• Ground Floor – Library Entrance wide access gate.


Lifts

There are four lifts in the building:

Image showing three lifts on the ground floor of the library to all levels except the mezzanine.              Image showing the lift from the second floor to the mezzanine in the Feature Wing Side of the library.

• Three lifts in the Library foyer go to all floors except the mezzanine.
• One lift on the second floor by the oversize books goes to the mezzanine level.

        Image showing emergency refuge point located in the stairwells on each floor.                 Image showing a small grey intercom box used to alert security in an emergency situation. The image also shows posters detailing how to use the intercom and the location.

Emergency Egress - each stairwell is a refuge for wheelchair users or people with mobility difficulties, in an emergency please go to these areas and use the call points to alert security to your presence.


Accessible toilets

Image showing the door to a disabled toilet and signage.

• There are accessible toilets on the Ground, First and Second floors.

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