Old photo of staff stacking books on shelves in the University Library

When two thirds of a million books moved home

From the West Quad to a new home in the sky. Read about how two thirds of a million books were moved from the University’s old library to our purpose-built high-rise over the course of one summer, 50 years ago.

Back after half a century

Back after half a century

Professor Kate McLuskie was one of the first students to use the new library when it opened in 1968. She’s returned after 50 years to see what has changed.

Susan Ashworth (MA 1986)

Our dynamic modern library

Current library head Susan Ashworth is full of enthusiasm about the library’s future and ensures it will always move with the times.

A student reading in the Library

Fond memories

Funny, serious, poignant and personal. The library is remembered by those who have used and enjoyed it.

“The Undergraduate”, a Glasgow University student journal, 1898, (Sp Coll Mu21-d.21)

Quirky library rules of the past

Read some of the library’s archaic rules and curiosities, stretching back centuries.

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