This is a quick guide to help you find social, individual and small group, and quiet spaces at the Saskatoon and Regina campuses.
View USask Library hours and locations, book available study spaces, download mobile apps and access library resources.
The university is closed on statutory holidays. Ear plugs are available at reception desks at all USask libraries.
Saskatoon Study Space
GB06 and E1130: Areas are accessible when classes are scheduled and are being used for the session.
GB03 and GB10: Mondays-Fridays, 5:30-11pm.
Note: GB03 will note be available on the following dates:
Mondays - Sept 8, 15, 22, 29. Oct 6, 20, 27. Nov 3, 17, 24. Dec 1 2025. Feb 9, 2026.
Tuesdays - Feb 10, 2026.
Wednesdays - Sept 10, 17, 24. Oct 1, 8, 15, 22, 29. Nov 5, 12, 19, 26 2025. Jan 7, 14, 21,28. Feb 4, 11, 25. Mar 4, 11, 18, 25. Apr 1, 2026.
Other Health Sciences Building spaces:
Building hours: Monday to Friday 6 am–11 pm, Saturday and Sunday 8 am–11:30 pm
- B,D, and E-wings: multiple meeting rooms available into the early evening during the week:
- 2B22
- 3B24
- 4B29
- 5B24
- 2B42
- 3B44
- 4B39
- 5B30
- 3D15
- 4B407
- 5B44
- 3D07
- 4B408
- 6B25
- 3D05
- 4B406
- 4B433
- B and E-wings: multiple open areas available for studying or quiet socializing.
- D-wing atriums and E-wing atrium: seating areas available for studying or quiet socializing during building operating hours.
- C-wing: lounge and study room; club room and storage.
Summer Hours: Monday to Friday 9am-5pm
September - April: Monday to Friday 9am-9pm; Saturday and Sunday 10am-6pm
- There are 23 bookable study spaces with a capacity of 6-8 students.
- All study rooms have screens and are PC and Mac compatible with adaptors available at the check-out desk.
- There are many individual study spaces; there is also casual seating.
- Students can reserve study rooms 1410-1426 and 2410-2416 in two-hour blocks up to 2 weeks in advance. Rooms 2420-2435 can be reserved up to 2 days in advance.
Summer hours - open until 6pm every day of the week.
September - April: Monday to Friday 8am-9pm; Saturday and Sunday 10am-6pm
Social space: Ground and first floor
Individual and small group: Floors 2 to 6 south wing have tables, chairs, couches, and armchairs. Floors 3 to 6 south wing have cubicles for individual study.
Quiet: North wing of the entire library.
- There are 9 rooms for group study as well as cubicles / spaces for individual study over all seven floors.
- The Ground Floor operates late night study for USask students (student card required) from September to April
- There is a Low-Sensory Study Room with adjustable lighting, a variety of seating options, and sound-dampening features.
Hours: September - April: 9am-5pm; Check website to see when Late-Night Study is offered.
Quiet: Space available on all five floors
- One bookable study room
- Cubicles and tables for individual study
- Tables for individual study.
- Quiet study space is available 24/7 at SHA Clinical Library branches at:
- Saskatoon City Hospital (Rm 1923)
- St. Paul's Hospital (Rm B0.6.06)
- Note: access is obtained through the use of your prox card
- The SCH branch also includes:
- bookable room. Book a room.
- Computers are available.
- Printing is free.
Access to the SHA's print book collection and electronic resources are available on their website. Registration is required for access.
- 24-hour Patient and Family Resource Centre (main floor) available to students as a study space
Regina Study Space
- 24-hour open study space and student lounge
- Bookable break-out and clinical exam rooms
- View the daily booking schedule
- Quiet study space is available 24/7 at SHA Clinical Library branches at:
- Regina General Hospital (0B)
- Pasqua Hospital (3A)
- Wascana Rehabilitation Centre (2-402)
- Note: all require security ID badges.
- The Regina General Hospital Branch includes:
- 4 networked public computers connected to a large printer/photocopier/scanner
- One bookable study room. Book a room.
- Several docking stations available throughout the study space so students can charge their phones or hook up their laptops in order to work with a second monitor.
- Cubicles for individual study
- Printing is free.
- Textbooks from the College of Medicine curriculum available to borrow from the CoM Collection at the RGH branch.
Access to the SHA's print book collection and electronic resources are available on their website. Registration is required for access.
Resources
- AcccessMedicine
- AccessAnesthesiology
- AccessEmergency Medicine
- AccessPediatrics
- AccessSurgery
- Clinical Key
Visit https://library.usask.ca/ddls/index.php to register for this service.
Fill in an interlibrary loan request to access an article not available through USask. You will receive an emailed link that allows you to download the article. Print books can also be requested through this service, but will take a bit longer since a physical copy will need to be mailed to the USask Library or mailed to you if you are located outside Saskatoon.
Resources include:
- BMJ Best Practice
- Micromedex
- PEPID
- Essential Evidence Plus
- Toronto SickKids Formulary in Lexidrug
- DermExpert in VisualDx
Registration is required for access.
For inquiries or to meet with an SHA librarian in Regina, phone 306-766-4142 or email library@saskhealthauthority.ca.
For inquiries or to meet with an SHA librarian in Saskatoon, phone 306-655-8228 or email library@saskhealthauthority.ca.