Chelmsford Library refurbishment Summer 2025

We will be carrying out refurbishment and improvement works in the Chelmsford library in Queen's building this summer.

These improvements are based on your feedback and benefits include:

• New study furniture on Floors 1, 2 and 3
• More individual pods for quiet study
• Adjustable lighting in various areas that you can set to your preference
• More height adjustable desks
• Installation of water dispensers on floors 1, 2 and 3
• Increased number of workstations for you to plug your laptop into a large screen
• Creation of 3 sensory rooms to support the needs of autistic and neurodiverse students

There will always be study space available throughout the works.

And you will be able to borrow books (at times you may have to use the request service).

All of our digital resources will be available throughout.

Different areas of the library will be unavailable for student use as follows:

• 1st Floor: out of use from 12/05/25 to 15/06/25 inclusive
• 2nd Floor: out of use from 23/06/25 to 11/08/25 inclusive
• 3rd Floor: out of use from 16/06/25 to 11/08/25 inclusive
• Ground floor new access control will be added by the library end of the helpdesk and removal of access control from doors to the stairs from 21/7/25 to 25/7/25.

The major refurbishment work is due to be completed by 11 August, with some IT and AV installation to follow after that.