Library and Museum
Opening Hours
Christmas Period:
We will close at 5pm Monday 23 December 2024 and reopen 10am Thursday 2 January 2025.
Monday - Friday:
10am - 7pm.
Saturdays:
10am - 5pm. Closed Saturdays in December.
Sundays and public holidays:
Closed.
Find us at:
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20 Cavendish Square
London
20 Cavendish Square
London
Contact us on:
Phone (Monday - Friday 9am - 7pm):
0345 Â 337 3368
Email:
rcn.library@rcn.org.uk
Library and Archive Service Joint Heads of Service:
| Teresa Doherty: | 0345 337 3368 |
| Anna Semmens: | 0345 337 3368 |
Resources
- Physical books and print journals
- Historic printed collections
- Exhibitions spaces
- (open weekdays 8.00am – 3.00pm)
- Quiet study room
- Group study area
- PCs and free WiFi
- Free printing, scanning and copying for members
- Phone chargers
- Headphones
- Accessibility resources including reading tools
Members' Area
The Mezzanine level is dedicated for RCN members.
- Study spaces and PCs
- Quiet room with PCs, study spaces and height adjustable desk
- Dissertation/thesis collection
- Member Wellbeing Area including:
- Puzzles, colouring books and pencils
- Soft seating and plants
- Free tea and coffee making facilities
- Reading for pleasure book swap
Accessibility
The Library and Museum has full step free access to all floors. Disabled toilets are on the lower ground floor.
Customer Service Excellence
The Library and Archive Service (LAS) has achieved Customer Service Excellence® - an independent accreditation of the quality and standard of our customer services.
The CSE standard emphasises that the customer should be at the heart of everything we do.
Services only available to RCN members
Getting access to all the onsite and online services at Europe's largest specialist nursing library, is just one of the many benefits of becoming an RCN member.
