You can use both the Templeman Library on the Canterbury campus and the Drill Hall Library at Medway.

You need your KentOne card to enter the libraries.

Opening times vary throughout the year:

• Templeman Library opening hours
• Drill Hall Library opening hours

LibrarySearch

Use LibrarySearch to access our vast collections of books, journals, multimedia and digital resources, specifically chosen to support teaching and research at Kent.

LibrarySearch searches the Templeman, and Drill Hall libraries, and specialist collections such as our Special Collections and Archives.

It also includes the holdings of Canterbury and Rochester Cathedral Libraries.

A-Z of e-resources

Not everything we subscribe to is available in LibrarySearch. Or you may prefer to search some e-resources or databases through their native interfaces. You can browse and access all our digital resources directly though the A-Z of e-resources.

Special Collections and Archives

Our Special Collections and Archives hold over 150 unique and distinctive collections, with particular strength in theatre, stand-up comedy, political cartoons, wind and watermills, the history of the University and the local area, plus collections of 20th century prose and poetry first editions.

If material isn't at Kent

If you need material that isn't available at the Templeman, Drill Hall, or Tonbridge Centre Library you can:

• use the document delivery service to request items
• visit and borrow from another library through the SCONUL Access scheme

Using your KentOne card you can borrow:

• 40 items at a time from the Templeman Library
• 20 items at a time from the Drill Hall Library

Items you borrow are automatically renewed, unless someone else reserves them. 

If you borrow from the Library, we send you regular account updates and special notifications, so please check your Kent email regularly.

Are you a new academic? We provide services and support for your teaching and research.

• Get a full introduction to the teaching and research support we offer (Moodle module).
• See our teaching support services.
• See our research support services.

We aim to make our resources and services accessible to all.

The Drill Hall Library and the Templeman Library both feature:

• close-by parking facilities with disabled parking bays
• step-free access
• push plate doors at entrances and throughout
  
• lift access to all floors and basements

Find out more about:

• Templeman Library accessibility
• Drill Hall Library accessibility

Our staff are here to support you, whether you're teaching, doing research or just want to use our Libraries for your personal interests.

• Contact the Templeman Library team.
• Contact the Drill Hall Library team.