Do you prefer to work surrounded by a throng of other students or do you prefer a more solitary and tranquil environment?
Here you can check how busy the Library usually is.
The occupancy of the Library over an average week is represented below—the darker the colour, the busier the Library generally is over that two-hour period.
Hilary Term 2025:
Trinity Term 2025:
Michaelmas Term 2025:
Tables will be updated termly to provide a prediction of occupancy rates across the academic year. We hope this information is useful for New College students—please email library@new.ox.ac.uk if you have any feedback.
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