The renovation work of General Library’s main building, the last process at the east area of the building (on the side of Sanshiro Pond), will be completed in early September 2020.
On completion of the renovation work, General Library’s main building will be closed to re-arrange the locations of library materials, refurbish the reading rooms for their original use, and the staff office in the west side. It may cause you inconvenience, thank you for your understanding.

1. Period of Temporary Closure
2. Special Loan before the closure
3. Service during the temporary closure
4. Special Loan for Stack and Automated storage materials
   1. Applied Users
   2. Limited Opening Hours
   3. Available Service
   4. Available Area
5. Inquiry

　From September 8 (Tue.) to September 30 (Wed.) 2020
*during the period, the library is open on limited date and time for only available materials. For detail, please go to [3. Service during the temporary closure]
*Library Plaza (annex) will be open every day (conditions applied.)

Special loans will be available as follows. In the following period, the due date on the loaned/renewed materials will be set to October 8. (Thu.) (Not renewable)
The longer loan period between Special Loan and Regular Loan will be applied for the materials which checked out during the implementation.

• Open-shelf materials are unavailable. (include transfer request to the other libraries)
• Special Loan in available for the book in the stacks or the automated storage
  For detail, please go to [4. Special Loan for Stack and Automated storage materials]
• Library Plaza (annex) will be open *U-Tokyo member only.
  Notice on admittance：

  • Please refrain entering if you match any condition of;

    • Unwell

    • Body temperature 37.5 degrees or more is confirmed

    • Recently experienced a close contact with person who is positive for COVID-19

    • Past 14 days, experienced a travel to / resident at / a close contact with person who entered Japan from / some areas and countries where are required isolation period under the Immigration Control and Refugee Recognition Act.

  • Users are required to wear a face mask.
  • Conversation is prohibited.
  • Reservation on round table is suspended.
  • Screen display area is unavailable.

<List of available facilities and service>

<List of available facilities and service>

Notice on admittance：

• Users are required to wear a face mask.

• Please refrain entering if you match any condition of; 

  • Unwell
  • Body temperature 37.5 degrees or more is confirmed
  • Recently experienced a close contact with person who is positive for COVID-19
  • Past 14 days, experienced a travel to / resident at / a close contact with person who entered Japan from / some areas and countries where are required isolation period under the Immigration Control and Refugee Recognition Act.

• [Opening Hours] 10:00-12:00, 13:00-15:00 *Application reception of materials are closed at 10 minutes before closure (at 11:50 and at 14:50).
• [Opening Days] September 9(wed), 11(Fri), 14(Mon), 16(Wed), 18(Fri), 23(Wed), 25(Fri) (Monday/Wednesday/Friday except national holiday During 8th to 25th of September)
  >> the latest calendar for opening days

*It is possible to change due to the adjustment on the restriction level at the University of Tokyo
*Library Plaza (annex) will be open everyday except on September 27th(Sun)

• Check out or photocopy for the available materials in stack. (retrieved by library staff. Ask at the circulation counter.)
• Check out or photocopy for the available materials in automated stack (request via OPAC terminal in the library.)

* Application reception of materials are closed at 10 minutes before closure (at 11:50 and at 14:50).
* Open-shelf materials are unavailable. (include transfer request to the other libraries)
* Reading desks, ECCS terminals, and other service are unavailable.

Availability	Shown “Location” on the OPAC result
Available
Not available

• Around the circulation counter on the 1st floor in the main building.
• Photocopy corner on the 1st floor in the main building.

* The other areas in the main building are off limit during the period.

Please read the [Inquiry] page and submit the General Library Inquiry Form.