The Library Café provides a welcome change to formal study and offers a variety of hot and cold snacks and drinks to keep up your attention levels.
This fast and efficient service offers a diverse menu, quality products, and prices to suit all pockets.
The menu has a lot to offer from curries to sandwiches, and salads to paninis and hot pastries that can tide you over until the next study break.
Relax in a well lit, comfortable seating area and watch the world go by through a wall of glass or take your snacks outside and dine al fresco.
Opening hours
The Café is run by Catering Services and so the opening hours may be very different from those of the Library.
Library cafe
The Library Cafe provides a welcome place to relax and socialize to break up your studies and refresh yourself. Services is fast friendly and efficient offering high quality food and drink at good value for money. A mixture of tables and seating makes the cafe comfortable and relaxing.
The menu has a lot to offer from hot pastries and a large selection of sandwiches and snacks to teas and coffees that can tide you over until the next study break.
When the Cafe is closed there are vending machines that offer hot and cold drinks and snacks. We look forward to seeing you soon.
Microwaves
You are welcome to heat your own food using the microwaves provided. Please consume any hot or potentially messy foods in the café area and use the spray cleaner and cloths provided to keep everything clean and hygienic.
Vending machines
You can always buy snacks and hot/cold drinks from the Library vending machines. You can find these by heading past the café heading towards the front windows and then following the bookshelves of Outside In World children's books in translation collection around to your right. The vending machines are set back in an alcove just past the bookshelves. They are available 24/7 whenever the Library building is open.
Water bottle refill stations
You can refill your water bottle for free at the water bottle refill station beside the soft seating near the Library Café and the toilets on the ground floor and in Area 2B on the second floor, so you need never go thirsty. You can also ask for hot water from the Café when it is open. A nominal charge will be payable if you need a paper cup.
