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Opening hours

ECU Libraries will be closed on Saturday, 25 April for the Anzac Day public holiday and on Monday, 27 April 2026 in lieu of the Anzac Day public holiday.

  • Joondalup Campus Library (Levels 1 and 2) and City Campus Library (Kaarlak, Levels 4 and 5) continue to offer 24-hour swipe-card access to ECU staff and students when the library is closed.
  • A valid ECU ID card is required after hours. Security will request anyone without an ECU ID to leave.
  • Staff and students have access to online collections even when the Library is closed.

Detailed opening hours and access information is listed below.

Joondalup

Semester Hours

  • Library Lower Level 1 and Level 2 open 24/7 (swipe card access)
  • Full access to Library Levels 1-3 during staffed hours:
    • Monday to Friday - 8:00am-8:00pm
    • Saturday and Sunday - 10:00am - 5:00pm

City Campus

Semester Hours

  • Kaarlak Levels 4 and 5 open 24/7 (swipe-card access)
  • Kaarlak staffed hours:
    • Monday to Friday - 8:00am-8:00pm
    • Saturday and Sunday - 10:00am - 5:00pm
    • Public Access Hours only between 8:00am-6:00pm,
      Monday - Friday

South West

Semester Hours

  • Full access to Level 1 during staffed hours:
    • Monday to Thursday: 8:30am -  8:00pm
    • Friday: 8:30am - 5:00pm
    • Saturday and Sunday: 10am - 5pm

Services and notices

Public holidays

Information about Library access on public holidays in 2026 is available on:

View the list of public holidays observed by ECU:

After-hours access:

  • ECU staff and students have 24/7 swipe-card access when the Library is closed.
    • Joondalup Campus Library (Lower Level 1 and Level 2): access to study spaces, computers, Wi-Fi,  student kitchen and a self-help touch screen.
    • City Campus Library (Kaarlak Levels 4 and 5): access to study spaces, the eLab and Wi-Fi.

Access information:

  • Access to South West Campus Libraries is available during staffed hours only.
  • Access to High Use Collections is available during staffed hours only.
  • Access to the Learning and Career Hub (Joondalup) is available 9:00am-5:00pm Monday to Friday only.

Semester hours:

Our staffed hours during semester, commencing 24 February 2025, are:

  • Monday to Friday - 8:00am-8:00pm (Joondalup)
  • Monday to Friday - 8:00am-8:00pm (City Campus)
  • Monday to Thursday - 8:30am-8:00pm; Friday - 8:30am-5:00pm (South West)
  • Saturday and Sunday - 10:00am-5:00pm (All campuses)

Email and enquiry desk (face-to-face) services are available during staffed Library opening hours.

Phone service is available at the following times:

Semester

  • Monday to Friday - 8:30am-8:00pm
  • Saturday and Sunday - 10:00am-5:00pm

Semester break

  • Monday to Friday - 8:30am-5:00pm

Telephone: (+61 8) 6304 5525

Please note phone service is unavailable when the Library is closed.

Access to online collections remains available outside Library opening hours.

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