Rutherford Library
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Tuesday, November 11, 2025
Remembrance Day
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Rutherford Library (North)
University of Alberta, 11208 89 Avenue
Edmonton, AB, T6G 2J8
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Find a Study Space
Study Rooms
Need a space for you or your group to work? There are 5 bookable study rooms available on the second, fourth and fifth levels of Rutherford Library.
Book a study roomLate Night Study
Starting November 17, 2025
Rutherford North 1st floor.
ONEcard required for entry after 9pm.
Computer Workstations
Available on a first come, first serve basis, Rutherford Library has computer workstations on the first floor of Rutherford North and second floor of Rutherford South.
more about computer workstations
Explore Rutherford
Family Corner
The Family Corner is an accessible child-friendly space on the third floor of Rutherford Library (North), Room 3-114. The Family Corner is accessible to students and employees and their children through their ONEcard.
More about the Family Corner + register
Bruce Peel Special Collections (BPSC)
Bruce Peel Special Collections houses a world-class collection of rare books and archival materials treating a wide range of subjects.
Located in the basement of Rutherford South.
More about BPSC
About the Library
The Rutherford Humanities, Social Sciences + Education Library is the largest library on campus and the second largest research library in Canada. Our collections and services support study, teaching, and research in the Faculties of Arts, Education, and Native Studies, and related disciplines.
Rutherford North's five floors include Humanities + Social Sciences, Education, and Music collections, computing + study spaces, and the Interlibrary Loans Office. In Rutherford South, you will find a study hall, our large reading room and computer labs. Rutherford North + South are joined by a sky-lighted galleria.
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