Accessibility at our libraries

Welcome to the library

Our libraries are open to everyone, including the general public, university students and faculty members, and Region Västerbotten employees. At the library, everyone should be treated with respect and show consideration for other people's needs so that they can study in peace.

Equal opportunities at the library

Our policy is that everyone should feel safe and secure in our libraries. In this work, we include all grounds for discrimination that are protected according to Swedish legislation and the university's vision and basic values.

Protected grounds of discrimination (Diskrimineringsombudsmannen)

Vision and basic values (Umeå University)

The library works with equal opportunities in different ways; among other things, we work with questions regarding LGBTQ+ and Sweden's national minority languages. Read more here:

About the library

Support for reading and writing

Speech synthesis is installed on all library computers. The program can read text on the Internet and Microsoft Office.

If you have a reading difficulty, you can have your course literature adapted as talking books or in other formats or use software to support reading and writing. The University Library and the Arts Campus Library have resource rooms that you can book, which have adaptations and custom software for advanced spelling. Read more and find contact information of our librarians who specialise in support for reading and writing:

Support for reading and writing

Accessibility at the University Library

To get to the library

• The University Library is located in the Social Sciences Building on campus.
• The nearest bus stops are called Universum and Samhällsvetarhuset.
• Taxis can drive up to the entrance next to the Humanities Building, at the street Biblioteksgränd.
• Parking is available within walking distance from the library.
• Parking for disabled people is available outside the Humanities Building and the Social Sciences Building (in the car park Samhällsvetaren).

Find your way to the University Library

Map of the University Library, the Humanities Building and the street Biblioteksgränd

Parking areas and street addresses at Campus Umeå

To use our facilities

• Lifts are available on all floors.
• Hearing loops are available at the information desk, in Instruction Room 1 and on the Balcony.
• Standing desks and ergonomic furniture such as pilates balls and desk cycles are available.
• A children's play corner with books and toys is located near the entrance.

Maps of the University Library

Peace and quiet

• Quiet reading rooms and a quiet computer lab are available on the 3rd floor.
• Earmuffs are available when you need to block out sound.

Toilets and baby changing stations

• All toilets in the library are gender-neutral.
• Accessible toilets are available on all floors.
• A toilet with a baby changing station is available on the 3rd floor.

Accessibility at the Medical Library

To get to the library

• The Medical Library is located at the University Hospital (building 6M).
• The nearest bus stop is Universitetssjukhuset.
• Taxis can drive up to the main entrance at Analysvägen 11.
• Parking, including parking for disabled people, is available around the hospital.

Find your way to the Medical Library

Parking at the University Hospital of Umeå

To use our facilities

• Lifts are available on all floors.
• Hearing loops are available at the information desk and the instruction room.
• Standing desks and ergonomic furniture, such as pilates balls, balance boards and standing desk mats, are available.
• A box with children's books can be used on-site by younger visitors.

Map of the Medical Library

Peace and quiet

• A quiet reading room is available.
• Earmuffs are available when you need to block out sound.

Toilets

• All toilets in the library are gender-neutral.
• Accessible toilets are available on all floors.

Accessibility at the Arts Campus Library

To get to the library

• The Arts Campus Library is located by the river, between the main campus and the city centre.
• The nearest bus stop is Östra Strandgatan.
• Taxis can drive up to the main entrance.
• Parking is available next to the Umeå Institute of Design and nearby streets.
• A parking place for disabled people is available near the main entrance of Bildmuseet, by the facade of the Umeå School of Architecture.
• The library is located on level 0.

Find your way to the Arts Campus Library

To use our facilities

• A hearing loop is available at the information desk. A portable hearing loop is available in the library lecture area.
• All library premises are located on the same floor. 
• There are no barriers to entering the library.
• A height-adjustable standing desk and ergonomic furniture, such as an ergonomic chair (Swopper), a balance board, and a standing desk mat is available.
• The library has a resting room; please let the staff know if you need to use it.
• Lockers for outdoor clothes and bags are available on adjacent premises.
• A children's play corner with toys and books is available in the library.

Map of the Arts Campus

Peace and quiet

• There are no enclosed and silent study places or reading areas.
• Earmuffs are available when you need to block out sound.

Toilets and baby changing stations

• A gender-neutral and accessible toilet is available in the library.
• A baby changing station is available on the same floor as the library on adjacent premises.

Contact the library

Please do not hesitate to contact the library if you have any questions. You can do so via our contact form, phone, email, or chat.

Contact the library