On Ascension day 13.5.2021 the KUH Medical Library and the electronic services of the UEF Library are closed.
Kuopio Campus Library is closed for renovation from 1 May to 4 June 2021 and Joensuu Campus Library from 10 May to 4 June 2021.
Category: Library
Is the library closed or open? Check the calendar!
When the libraries are closed due to the renovations, you can contact us online. More information.


Window repairs at the library
Window repairs in the Carelia building continue on the first floor of the library as of April 26, 2021. When the window repairs on the first floor have been completed, they will start on the second floor and after that move on to the third floor.
The repairs will be completed in early autumn.
We apologise for the inconvenience caused by the repairs.
Putting dissertations on public display when libraries are closed due to renovations in spring 2021
As the Kuopio Campus Library is closed from 1 May to 4 June 2021 and the Joensuu Campus Library from 10 May to 4 June 2021, the copies of dissertations intended for public display will be kept in Joensuu in the lower lobby of Aurora building, close to the entrance of the student office, and in Kuopio in the upper lobby of Snellmania building.
Entrance to the Joensuu Campus Library changes
Entrance to the library via Carelia entrance hall closes for the duration of the renovations on Tuesday 20.4.2021, after which the library can be entered from the F-door on the Alkukivet stones’ side of the building.
As of 21.4.2021, the return machine will be located in Olola space for the duration of the renovations.
Is the library open or not? Check the calendar.
Due to the campus renovations, libraries will move to summer opening hours on April 19, 2021, and will also be temporarily closed.
Easter opening hours
Joensuu Campus Library
1.4.2021 8–16, Customer Service 9–16
2.–5.4. 2021 closed
Kuopio Campus Library
1.4.2021 8–16
2.–5.4. 2021 closed
KUH Medical Library
Monday 5.4.2021 closed
Effects of campus renovations on libraries’ opening hours, loan periods and use of facilities
Libraries will be temporarily closed, access routes to libraries will change and noise can be expected
Kuopio Campus Library will be completely closed from May 1 to June 4, 2021.
Joensuu Campus Library will be completely closed from May 10 to June 4, 2021.
Due to renovation preparations, Joensuu Campus Library and Kuopio Campus Library will move to summer opening hours on April 19, 2021.
Summer opening hours are valid at the Kuopio Campus Library from 19 April to 30 April and at the Joensuu Campus Library from 19 April to 7 May and in both from 7 June to 31 August 2021.
The renovations will last throughout the summer and thus, it may not be possible to work in peace and quiet at the campus libraries. For more information about other self-study facilities on campuses, visit Kamu.
Loan periods will be extended over the closing period.
Reservations can only be made until April 20, 2021. The restriction also applies to the books of KUH Medical Library.
Reservations made by 7 p.m. on April 20, 2021 on books available on shelves will be processed and delivered for retrieval to the customer’s desired campus library. Reservations cannot be made from April 21 to June 6, 2021. The option to place requests will reopen on 7 June 2021.
Reading room copies will be loaned out over the closing period. They can be borrowed from 12 p.m. on the last opening day. The reading room copies must be reserved in the booking system at the library.
Books can be returned during the closing period through the book drop hatches on campuses. Note the changed place of the Kuopio Campus Library’s book drop hatch!
In Joensuu, Oppari and IT service desk will serve in temporary facilities in Agora building as of 21 April.
Both Joensuu and Kuopio Campus will undergo renovations during the spring and summer. Changes to the lobby of the Snellmania building at the Kuopio Campus and the construction of the new Conservatoire at the Joensuu Campus will also affect the facilities and services of the libraries. The measures will last from March to the end of August.
If you need to borrow printed materials, be prepared for changes in services and borrow the books you need on time.
There may be changes to services. Follow the news on the library’s website, on social media and on Yammer.
For more information: [email protected]
The Library is invoicing borrowing fees in early April
We invoice unpaid borrowing service fees in early April. By paying all the unpaid fees before Easter, you can avoid the invoicing. Web payment is a quick and easy way to pay the overdue and reservation fees online.
Log in to UEF Primo. From your account, select Fines. You can make an online payment if the amount of fees is at least three euro.
After payment, return to your own records in the library system, the paid fees will be deleted from your records immediately. Online payment is not possible during UEF Primo’s short service breaks.
You can also pay the fees at the campus libraries’ customer service in cash or with a debit/credit card. Card payment is not possible in the KUH Medical Library.
More information: [email protected]
Entrance to the Kuopio Campus Library changes
Door A of the Snellmania Building will close on March 11, 2021 and entrance to the library will take place via the B door on the 2nd floor The library book drop hatch will also be located at the B-door during the renovation.