There are libraries on both our Falmouth Campus and Penryn Campus. Offering extensive collections, our two libraries provide a wealth of digital resources, magazines, specialist material and journals. You'll find 30,000+ titles on DVD, Blu-Ray or to stream; image banks; news archives; business and creative databases; e-books and e-journals, all freely available.

Our Penryn library is open 24/7 throughout the term, with a supportive team of subject librarians, technicians and archivists. Accessible through The Exchange, you'll benefit from a range of study spaces from group study rooms, silent rooms and quiet study spaces to open plan areas with WiFi throughout.

For more information and to browse the catalogue and electronic resources, visit the Library Services website below:

Explore our Library Services

Falmouth Campus library

  • A specialist art, fashion and graphic design library with wide-ranging collections including 50,000 books, e-resources, image databases and print and online journals. This is an eclectic collection with a wealth of resources built up over many years

Penryn Campus library

  • An extensive collection including over 100,000 books, a wide range of journals, print and online, electronic resources, and specialist video and DVD collections
  • Our media, design, and performance collections
  • The University of Exeter Penryn Campus collections, which are fully accessible to Falmouth students and staff. Students also have access to the University of Exeter collections in Exeter with a regular van service between the campuses
  • The Archives and Special Collections, including the unique Cornish Performance Archive, available for research, and an archivist on hand for further help

IT facilities

  • Open-access Mac and PC IT suites on both campuses
  • Specialist IT and IT training suites with a range of software to meet generic and subject-specific needs
  • A central service desk with extended opening hours for IT support
  • Laptop loan and laptop clinic service
  • A range of IT training courses to complement training at course level
Library interior with magazines and journals on light green shelves
Open plan study area on multiple floors with purple chairs
Rows of Apple Macs and students sat at some of them.
Two students sitting on a brown leather sofa with glass barrier
Female student walking up a staircase behind glass

UK's joint top library in higher education - Times Higher Education Student Experience Survey, 2015

glass fronted building with 'The Exchange' sign on a blue background

Penryn Campus library

Penryn Campus library

Falmouth Campus library

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