Fetch and carry  books

The Library provides baskets, (including some on wheels) and trolleys to help anyone needing to carry a number of books.

Baskets and wheelie baskets are available on every floor. Trolleys may be requested from the staff on the Reception Desk in the atrium. If you need additional assistance, please ask a member of staff.

Book fetch service

We want to help you make the best use of the Library and its resources.

• If you need help retrieving books from the shelves during your in person visit to the Library please ask Library staff at the Reception Desk for assistance via the Book Fetch service. Our staff will fetch the books that you need then and there.
• If you can plan your visit in advance then our Click & Collect service enables you to reserve books and have them put aside for you to collect in person from the University Library any time that the building is open. Staff will retrieve the books from the shelves, email to let you know they are available for collection and place them on the Click & Collect shelves in the ground floor atrium area.
• If you cannot visit the Library in person and require items to be posted to you then please investigate our Postal Loans service.

We can also make alternative borrowing arrangements dependent upon each individual’s needs (both long and short term).

If you wish to discuss specific needs prior to a visit, please contact library@port.ac.uk or tel: 023 9284 3228.