Library membership for alumni

Alumni or retired staff members who live in the UK are eligible for free membership to our on-campus Library.

About alumni membership

The ¿Û¿Û´«Ã½ Library is now open to alumni. See visitor information and updates about the library.

As a valued part of the alumni community, you can:

  • Use the library space
  • Access the guest WiFi with your own device
  • Borrow up to four items for seven days
  • Use our click and post service and borrow up to four books, which we can post out to you (UK & EU area)
  • Search our collections in advance on .

Open access repositories

Increasingly academic articles and research are being published and made available open access. The is available to .

Access to other open access materials such as books, journals, datasets and global open repositories are available .

You can also use the  browser extension to easily connect you with open access research.

How to apply

To obtain a library card, please complete our alumni benefits form. Once completed a PDF document will appear for you to download as proof of your alumni status. Please forward this document to library@surrey.ac.uk along with the following details:

  • Title
  • Full name
  • Student number (if possible)
  • Postal address
  • Phone number
  • Email address (please do not use your University email address as this will expire shortly after you have graduated)