Share the space: please refrain from leaving personal belongings at study spaces to “reserve” them. This makes resources unavailable to those who need them. Space is available on a first come, first served basis. Refraining from leaving personal possessions or valuables unattended also protects you against property loss. The University is not responsible for loss of property.
For security reasons, only current Queen's University students, staff, faculty and community cardholders are allowed in the building after 11:00 pm.
Food and drink guidelines help users and staff understand their roles in ensuring library spaces are welcoming, while valuable library collections and infrastructure are protected for generations to come. The consumption of food and drink in libraries should be minimized to avoid disturbing others and to protect collections, equipment, and furnishings.
We ask everyone attending the library to:
Dispose of garbage and recycling properly
Avoid emptying liquids into bins
In the spirit of sustainability and environmental consciousness, Queen's University Library has been making an effort to reduce our impact on the natural environment while maintaining a welcoming and comfortable environment your Library.
Our green initiatives include:
Code of Conduct for Library Users
Revised September 1, 2023
Starting August 3, 2021, patrons from Collaborative Futures' schools will only need their staff or student cards from their home institution to regular loan materials from each other. The universities who are part of Collaborative Futures are: Algoma, Brock, Carleton, Guelph, Lakehead, Laurentian, McMaster, Nipissing, OCAD, Ontario Tech (UOIT), Ottawa, Queen's, Trent, Waterloo, Western, Wilfrid Laurier, Windsor, and York.
Queen's University Library provides spaces, collections, and services to Queen's students, faculty, and staff. Queen's alumni and local area residents and visitors are also welcome to visit us and make use of select library resources. A list of electronic databases for alumni remote access are also available.
In order to register for courses, to graduate, or to request transcripts, your library patron record must be clear. For this reason, we strongly urge you to return any overdue materials and/or pay any outstanding library fines or fees before you leave Kingston for term breaks and, especially, for the summer months.
Section 29.5(d) of the Copyright Act permits an educational institution or a person acting under its authority to perform in public an audiovisual work on the premises of the University for educational or training purposes before an audience consisting primarily of students, instructors, or any person who is directly responsible for setting curriculum. The audiovisual work must either not be an infringing copy or the person responsible for the performance must have no reasonable grounds to believe that it is an infringing copy.
These materials are adapted from materials developed and owned by The University of British Columbia (the “UBC Materials”), and are used with consent of The University of British Columbia (“UBC”). They are provided for informational purposes only and should not be relied upon as legal advice. UBC takes no responsibility or liability for any use of these materials, or the UBC Materials, including any changes or modifications made to the UBC Materials.