Category: Library

An issue occurred in the 24/7 door programming of the Joensuu Campus Library on Saturday, 5 September. It prevented entry to the library with an access badge on Saturday after the library’s regular opening hours had ended.

We apologize for the inconvenience. The issue has been resolved, and 24/7 access is functioning normally.

Changes to group study rooms from 1 September 2026

We would like to remind you that Joensuu Campus Library has two types of group study rooms:

• The group study rooms on the 2nd floor that can be booked via Tuudo and Peppi are managed by Oppari. The booking right for these bookable rooms ends one hour before the library closes.
• The group study rooms on the 3rd floor, managed by the library, can be used when they are available.

Use of room CK216, located at the far end of the stair landing on the library’s 2nd floor, will be expanded to include 24/7 access outside the library’s opening hours. The room will be emptied when the library closes and will be available for booking by 24/7 users after a 15-minute clearing period. During 24/7 hours, the room may be used by customers who have booked it and who have the library’s 24/7 access badge. The 24/7 self-study facilities are only for UEF students and staff. An access badge can be applied for using a separate form.

Room CK245, located on the library’s 2nd floor at the hall 2A, will be changed from a group study room into a self-study space for several people. The room has 12 individual workspaces, which are easiest to book using the Tuudo app via the QR code on the room door. This room cannot be used during 24/7 hours, as the halls on the 2nd and 3rd floors are not part of the library’s 24/7 area.

The 3B3 group study room, located at the far end of the stair landing on the library’s 3rd floor, will be opened for 24/7 use. The room cannot be booked in advance.

The changes concerning group study rooms will take effect on 1 September 2026.

Personal storage lockers available again from 7 September 2026

Maintenance of the personal storage lockers at Joensuu Campus Library is nearly complete. The lockers will be taken back into use on Monday, 7 September 2026, and locker agreements can be made at the library’s customer service desk during service hours from that date onwards. We cannot guarantee that customers will be able to keep the same locker they previously used.

From now on, personal storage lockers are intended for students and staff of the University of Eastern Finland. The other storage lockers intended for temporary use in the library premises will continue to be available to all customers.

The library wishes everyone a pleasant start to the academic year!

Library offices will move to the opening hours of the autumn term on Monday, August 31, 2026. 
 
Joensuu campus library facilities are open between 8–18 on weekdays and 10–14 on Saturdays. Kuopio campus library facilities are open between 8–18 from Monday to Wednesday and between 8-16 on Thursdays and Fridays. Kuopio campus library is closed on Saturdays. In both libraries, the first hours of weekday mornings are self-service hours. Customer service starts at 10 a.m. 
 
24/7 Self-study facilities are open normally for the rest of the year, also during holidays. 
 
You can find information about the opening hour exceptions for the autumn term on our website.

We celebrate Kuopio Pride at the Kuopio campus library 4.-24.8.2026.

Explore our traditional Pride book display at the Kuopio campus library and on UEF Primo. Once again, you can borrow a Pride flag to take with you to the celebrations! 

Happy Pride!

1. Kuopio Campus Library will be closed from 6 July to 26 July 2026. Please prepare for the closure by obtaining a personal access badge in advance. The badge allows you to enter the library outside its opening hours.  Fill in the form to apply the access no later than Wednesday 8 July. The last opportunity to collect an access badge from Key Services before their summer closure is Thursday 9 July from 9.00 to 12.00.
2. Whichever campus library you use, please note that during the Kuopio closure, materials will not be transported between the Joensuu and Kuopio campus libraries. Reserve any books you need well in advance. The loan periods at both locations will extend beyond the Kuopio closure period.
3. During the closure period, returns in Kuopio can be left  in the book drop hatch at the A‑door of the Snellmania building, or in the hatch located in front of the library inside the building. With an access badge, you can return items directly to the library’s return machine. At the Joensuu campus library, you can return books as usual.
4. Interlibrary services will be closed from 6 July to 2 August 2026. Please submit interlibrary loan requests well in advance.

We will monitor the library service email accounts as usual during the summer. The library bot Uffe is available 24/7 to assist with common questions on the library website and in UEF Primo. 

We welcome feedback on opening hours and other services via our online form.

The collections of the Joensuu Campus Library have been reorganized during spring and summer 2026. By relocating materials, we prepare for the changes resulting from upcoming campus development.

As part of the change, all printed history books have been moved to hall 2A. They can now be found on shelves 39–50 and 63–77, close to the doors of hall 2A. Borrowable history books, reading room books and history journals, as well as books on military science and military history, have been moved to hall 2A. No changes have been made to the collections at the time of transfer.

Many other subjects have also been moved around, especially in hall 2A, so always check the location of the book you are looking for in UEF Primo. There you will find the book’s up-to-date location, class, and main entry, which will help you find the book on the shelf. The location guide will help you locate the classes in the rooms. If needed, ask the library staff for help!

Joensuun and Kuopio campus libraries are open Thu 18.6. from 8 to 14 (customer service 10–14) and closed on Fri 10.6. Self-study facilities are available to you also during these exceptions.

We will move the Joensuu Campus Library collections from hall 2B to hall 2A at the turn of May and June. The estimated duration of the work is 25 May – 5 June 2026. The materials will remain available throughout the move. However, signage may be temporarily outdated or incomplete. If you cannot find the book you are looking for, please ask the staff for assistance.

During the move, staff will be moving heavy book carts in both halls. Please exercise caution when walking through these areas and follow the signs provided.

The move may cause noise and other disturbances, especially in library halls 2A and 2B. Quieter workspaces and group work rooms are available on the third floor.

Joensuu Campus Library has storage lockers, and it has been possible to make a separate fixed-term agreement with the library for their use. The current storage locker agreements will expire by the end of May, after which the lockers will be temporarily out of use.

We will carry out maintenance work on the storage lockers during the summer, and the aim is to have them available again at the start of the autumn semester. It is not possible to reserve a previously used locker in advance. We will provide a separate update when you can once again make a storage locker agreement.

We would also like to remind you that there are storage lockers managed by the university’s Facilities Services in the connecting corridor leading to the Joensuu Campus Library and inside the library next to the exam rooms. These lockers are intended for short-term storage of belongings. They are used by creating a temporary four-digit code. The lockers open automatically nine hours after activation, so please remember to empty them before the time limit.

More information: [email protected]

In the new list of service fees, there are no longer separate interlibrary loan fees for the National Repository Library; instead, the National Repository Library is treated the same as domestic and Nordic libraries. Among the borrowing service fees, the charge for an uncollected reservation will increase to two euros, but the so‑called shelf‑pickup fee will be discontinued, and all reservations will remain free of charge for the time being. You can find the full list of service fees on the library’s website.