Room Hire

Senate House Library, University of London, has several rooms suitable for hire for events such as committee meetings, seminars, book launches, receptions and location filming. Please be advised that we require a minimum of 48 hours notice for all filming location requests, anything outside this length of notice may not be considered. A full range of catering can be provided, from working lunches to canapé receptions. Meeting room equipment such as flipcharts and IT support for meetings can also be arranged for a small additional fee. Please contact us for further details.

Accessibility

Please note that all of our meeting rooms are fully accessible for disabled users. For further details, please contact us on 020 7862 8432.

The Goldsmiths' Library
The Durning-Lawrence Library
The Dr Seng Tee Lee Centre for Manuscript and Book Studies

The Goldsmiths' Library Reading Room

PLEASE NOTE: The Goldsmiths' Library Reading Room is closed for essential refurbishment works which will last for upto 18 months, and is therefore unavailable for hire at this time.

The Goldsmiths' Library reading room is fitted with glazed bookcases of English walnut, which line the walls. The ceiling is of South American cypress wood with panels framed in gold. The windows are glazed with hand-made rectangular Norman slabs and at the south end, a stained glass window, depicting the coat of arms of the Goldsmiths' Company, by Erwin Bossanyi. The room is particularly suitable for receptions, book launches and location filming.

The Durning-Lawrence Library

PLEASE NOTE: owing to essential refurbishment works, the Durning Lawrence Library is not currently available for hire.

This room, furnished with the original maple library cabinets of Sir Edwin Durning-Lawrence, recreates the ambience of a private library. The room is particularly suitable for committee meetings, small lectures and receptions, book launches and location filming.

The Dr Seng Tee Lee Centre for Manuscript and Book Studies

PLEASE NOTE: owing to essential refurbishment works, the Dr Seng Tee Lee Centre is not currently available for hire.

This is a purpose-designed location for teaching, research, exhibition and discussion in the heart of Special Collections in Senate House Library. The Centre offers an open galleried area with comfortable seating and offers an informal meeting space. The exhibition cases are used to highlight the collections, complemented by the eye-catching floor covering which features images from the Library's treasures. This space is particularly suitable for informal break-out periods from the adjacent seminar room and is therefore available for hire in a package with the seminar room.

Dimensions: 9 metres by 4 metres

The seminar room has high-specification audio-visual and conference facilities, providing excellent teaching, research, meeting and committee space adjacent to the collections.

Audio-visual specifications

• Data Projector
• Stewart Screenwall 72" x 96" (projector screen)
• JVC AV-P720 Visualiser (to project printed material, slide films, overhead projector sheets and even solid objects)
• Sony DVP-NS 400 CDR/RW compatible CD/VideoCD/DVD player
• JVC HR-J680EK VHS Video Recorder
• Sennheiser ew122 wireless lapel microphone system
• Bose sound system comprising 6 wall mounted speakers and a 300w power amp (to ensure excellent clarity throughout the room)
• 10 channel audio mixer with 3 band EQ (for running multiple sound sources simultaneously eg, voice, DVD, and Computer)
• GyroMouse RF remote Mouse and Gyration RF Remote Keyboard

Dimensions: 10 metres by 6 metres

Configuration: theatre-style, maximum 50 persons

Boardroom, maximum 25 persons

Conference Support

What will conference delegates be entitled to?

As a delegate of the conference each member will be entitled to the following services and facilities available through Senate House Library:

• Reference access to all open access collections
• Use of the Stack Fetch and Deposit Services
• Photocopying and printing facilities (chargeable locally)
• Support from experienced staff in the use of information resources and collections
• Use of pcs to access the catalogue, electronic resources and the internet
• Access to our special collections
• Use of the Senate House Library reading rooms

Access will be for the duration of the conference starting on the first day of the conference or the day before. This can be agreed between the conference organiser and the Memberships Supervisor at Senate House Library.

Cost

A high number of conference delegates will fall into our current membership scheme that provides free refence access to the Library. This relates to people who are working within a Higher Education organisation. Theirfore conference organisers will only be charged for delegates who don't fall into this category.

How will the scheme operate?

• The conference organiser would contact Senate House Library with details of the conference (subject area, numbers and details of those attending, dates, etc)
• A list of delegates indicating if they work in Higher Education will need to be provided and library cards will be produced for people to collect on their first visit.

For further information about the above scheme or other support you feel the Library could provide, please contact Steve Baker, Membership Supervisor, 020 7862 8440 steven.baker@london.ac.uk