The paternoster will run Monday - Friday 10am - 4.30pm. You can check the current hours of operation on our Opening Hours page.

There will be a safety announcement as it starts up and is closed down each day to let you know what is happening.

Here's everything you need to know to ride the paternoster safely!

• Wait for the green light to get into or out of the paternoster car
• Only 2 people can ride in each car
• Avoid going underneath on the ground floor as this can cause the safety mechanisms to operate (and the paternoster to stop!)
• Avoid going over the top on floor 5 for the same reason
• Only use the big red emergency stop buttons in an emergency
• If the paternoster does stop unexpectedly, listen to and follow the safety announcements which will usually tell you to stay put - Library staff will be on hand shortly to check everything is ok

To get an idea of what the paternoster is like, check out the video under Paternoster in action.

If you would rather not use the paternoster to travel up and down in the Library, a conventional lift and stairs are also available.