For more in-depth details about building accessibility, please see Library Accessibility - Building Details.
Funds will be withdrawn automatically from your DalCard.
If there are no funds on your DalCard the document will not print.
To load money onto your DalCard go to dalcard.dal.ca, visit the DalCard Office or the Killam Library Front Desk.
To reduce waste, the printer is currently set to print double-sided only. If single-sided printing is required formatting for an assignment, please talk to the Circulation Staff.
If your document doesn't print right away, that usually means multiple people are trying to print at the same time, or you sent something to the printer from off-campus, and is therefore stuck in the queue. To print from the queue:
Rates:
Black and White Printing: $0.10 per page
Full-Colour Printing: $0.50 per page
If you require any assistance, the staff at the Circulation Desk will be happy to help.
The Library is a wireless environment and the network is accessible with a Dal/King’s NetID.
Network Name: Dal-WPA2
Username: NetID with Capital Letters (eg. AA123456)
Password: Your NetID Password
Visiting students, faculty and staff from other institutions can log into the eduroam network if they have access through their institutions using the same username and passwords as they would use at their own campus.
For Community Borrowers without institutional access, the WiFi isn't available on personal devices, but the laptops in the Reading Room are connected to the network and available for use.
King's faculty and staff can request guest accounts for visitors; learn how by logging into the ITS Sharepoint. Please note that there are connection issues that mean guests cannot connect to the Wi-Fi with Chromebooks.
For help accessing the wireless network, please contact any of the IT Help Desks.
See also Dalhousie's page on Mobile Access, Apps, and eBooks.
Lockers are available for rental in the Library on a per-term basis. Locks are supplied.
Due to limited availability, these are only available to current University of King's College students, faculty, and staff. Student ID will be needed for registration.
Locker fee is $5.00 per term (Summer, Fall, or Winter) plus a $5.00 deposit. Cash only.
There are six Study Rooms available on the Lower Level on a first come, first served basis. The size of room varies, each suitable for between 1 to 3 patrons.
These rooms can be used for:
However, they are not soundproof, so we do ask that headphones are used when possible and volume is kept low.
Because these rooms are in high demand, we encourage that those looking for quiet, solo study locations use the individual study carrels in the further ends of the library.
When not reserved for consultations or the FYP Writing Coach, the Rare Book Consulting Room is available to King's students, faculty and staff as a Group Study Room during the Library's open hours.
Located to the right of the Circulation desk, the Group Study room is available on a first-come-first-served basis for groups of 2-6 people for a 2-hour session. You are required to leave the name and B# of one of your group at the Circulation desk.
This room cannot be booked in advance. To see other, bookable options nearby, or for studies that require more than whispered discussion, visit Dalhousie Room Booking (available to King's Students, Staff and Faculty).
To reserve this room in advance for the consultation of Rare Books, Archival or Special Collections materials, please email the University Librarian at tracy.lenfesty@ukings.ca.
The Committee Room is available for booking only by current King's faculty and staff for meetings. There must be a member of King's faculty or staff present for the duration of the booking.
Located at the end of the right-hand hall next to the Circulation desk, the Committee Room is only available by advanced booking for groups of up to 15 people. The room has use of both a chalkboard and a projector (connect with HDMI).
Those booking the room are responsible for ensuring their guests have Wi-Fi access if needed. Instructions on creating guest accounts are found through the Dal IT Department (this service can only be performed by faculty and staff). Please note that there are service-wide connection issues that mean guests may not be able to connect to the Wi-Fi with Chromebooks.
Committee Room Policies:
To book the room, please email library@ukings.ca.
If the Committee Room doesn't suit your needs or is unavailable at your required time, please visit King's Events and Conference Services or log into Dalhousie Campus Bookings to see what other spaces are available to you.
A gender-neutral accessible washroom and gendered washrooms can be found downstairs, at the front of the building just beyond the study rooms and lockers.
The water fountain is also a water bottle refill station and can be found in the same hallway.
The elevator is directly across from the front doors, just past the Circulation desk.
It is available to everyone, please do not hesitate to use it at any time.
There are computers available for use in the Reading Room on the main floor.
The patron is responsible for signing out of all personal accounts when finished.
To borrow a laptop for use outside the library, see Services - Laptop Loans.
These tools are available to borrow from the Circulation Desk, and are for in-library use only. Staff at the desk are required to hold onto your student ID/library card until the item is returned.
Availability is limited and on a first come, first served basis.