Procedures for Usage
Schedule
Entering/Exiting
Room Usage
Usage Notes
Procedures for Usage
You will need a library usage permit when using the libraries. For students, the usage permit is a student ID card, while for employees, it is an employee card.
Schedule
For days and hours of operation for the Central Library, the Medical Library, Faculty of Science Library, Faculty of Engineering Library, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences Library, Faculty of Sports and Health Science Library (hereinafter referred to as “faculty libraries”), please check the schedule.
Information regarding changes in hours and temporary closures is provided via displays, on the Fukuoka University Library website, etc.
Entering/Exiting
The Central Library has a building entrance/exit gate. Please scan your student ID card or employee card at the gate before entering.
Please also exit by following the same procedure as when entering.
A book detection system (unauthorized take-out prevention device) is installed at each library. When materials are taken without following the borrowing procedure, an alarm will sound. When the device has been activated, please follow the instructions of the library staff.
* When using the Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences Library at 8:00 PM or later, a certification process is necessary to enter Building 16.
Employees who have dedicated card keys and students of the Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences who have student ID cards that have gone through a prior application process may enter Building 16 at 8:00 PM or later. All others will be unable to enter. We appreciate your understanding.
Room Usage
The Central Library offers learning/study rooms and spaces suitable for a variety of usage purposes for university members.
Please see below for information on facilities and equipment.
Learning Commons (Japanese)
Group Study Rooms (Japanese)
PC Rooms (Japanese)
Study Rooms (Japanese)
Special Needs Support Rooms (Japanese)
Rare Books Room (Japanese)
Multipurpose Halls (Japanese)
Audio-Visual Room (Japanese)
Usage Notes
Please observe the following precautions to ensure a pleasant experience.
- Please follow usage regulations when using library facilities, equipment, materials, etc.
- Please do not leave your belongings in the libraries when stepping away from your seat.
- Food and drink are allowed only in designated areas of the Central Library (snack area in front of the Multipurpose Hall on the first floor of the Central Library and refreshment corners on the 2nd, 3rd, and 4th floors) as long as it is light.
- Beverages in sealed containers such as plastic bottles or water bottles may be consumed only in the Central Library, Medical libraries, and at the reading desks of the faculty libraries except for the areas where library materials and precision instruments are installed.
- For cell phone calls in the Central Library, please use the "Refreshment Corner" on the 2nd, 3rd and 4th floors.
- Smoking is not allowed on the university grounds.
[Central Library] User Services Section (Ext. 2732) E-mail: 