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Library Services

Opening Hours

Semester 3, 2024/25 (19 May 2025 – 23 August 2025)

Semester 1, 2025/26 (1 September 2025 – 26 December 2025)

Semester 2 & 3, 2025/26 (26 January 2026 – 23 August 2026)

Monday – Friday9:00 am – 9:00 pm
Saturday9:00 am – 5:00 pm
Sunday & Public HolidaysClosed

Semester Breaks (24 August 2025 – 31 August 2025) & (27 December 2025 – 25 January 2026) 

Monday – Friday9:00 am – 7:00 pm
Saturday9:00 am – 5:00 pm
Sunday & Public HolidaysClosed

Learning Commons (LC) will be closed on the following Public Holidays:

1 October 2025 National Day
7 October 2025 The day following the Chinese Mid-Autumn Festival
29 October 2025 Chung Yeung Festival
25 December 2025 Christmas Day
26 December 2025 The first weekday after Christmas Day
1 January 2026 The first day of January
17 February 2026 Lunar New Year’s Day
18 February 2026 The second day of Lunar New Year
19 February 2026 The third day of Lunar New Year
3 April 2026 Good Friday
4 April 2026 The day following Good Friday
6 April 2026 The day following Ching Ming Festival
7 April 2026 The day following Easter Monday
1 May 2026 Labour Day
25 May 2026 The day following the Birthday of the Buddha
19 June 2026 Tuen Ng Festival
1 July 2026 HKSAR Establishment Day

Enquiry

Staff and students can visit the LC Circulation Counter for library services, learning advising and teaching support. 

Staff of the Learning Commons will reply enquiries received from WhatsApp and email as soon as possible on the following working day.

Telephone / WhatsApp 3890 8026
E-mail thei-lc@thei.edu.hk
Facebook www.facebook.com/LearningCommons.THEihk
Instagram www.instagram.com/thei_lc/

Library Services

Borrower Category

Books & Non-print Materials

*Reserve Items

Back Issues or Bound Volume of Periodicals

#  Portable Computers

Equipment and Accessories

Loan Quota

Loan & Renewal Period

Loan Quota

Loan & Renewal Period

Loan Quota

Loan & Renewal Period

Loan Quota

Loan & Renewal Period

Loan Quota

Loan & Renewal Period

Books & Audio-Cassettes

**Other Non-print Materials

Students of IVE / HKDI /YC and ***Equivalent Status

50 vols

4 weeks  (24 weeks maximum loan period with renewals)

1 week (2 weeks maximum loan period with renewals)

3 vols

2 hours to 2 weeks (4 hours to 4 weeks maximum loan period with renewal)

3 vols

4 days (8 days maximum loan period with renewal)

1 set

1 day (Renewal: N/A)

5 set

4 days (Renewal: N/A)

Students of Degree Programmes

50 vols

4 weeks (40 weeks maximum loan period with renewals)

1 week (2 weeks maximum loan period with renewals)

3 vols

2 hours (Renewal limit: once)

3 vols

4 days (Renewal limit: once)

1 set

1 day (Renewal: N/A)

5 set

4 days (Renewal: N/A)

Staff

50 vols

8 weeks (40 weeks  maximum loan period with renewals)

1 week (3 weeks maximum loan period with renewals)

5 vols

2 hours (Renewal limit: twice)

5 vols

4 days (Renewal limit: twice)

1 set

1 day (Renewal: N/A)

5 set

4 days (Renewal: N/A)

Alumni / PC/PD / External Members

5 vols

4 Weeks (8 weeks maximum loan period with renewals)

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

* Loan period for reserve items varies with individual Campus Libraries.
** Availability of non-print materials for loan is subject to copyright terms offered by the suppliers.
*** Students who are attending VTC programmes of more than 12 weeks with a valid student card issued by the relevant departments.
# All loaned portable computers should not be taken out of the campus and should be returned to the circulation counter by the borrower in person on the same day (30 minutes before the library closes or any time specified by the library).
Facilities/ EquipmentLocationRemarks
Black & White photocopying / printing (charged by Octopus card) (Support wifi printing with mobile devices, Android & iOS)1/FA4 $0.3
A3 $0.6
Colour photocopying / printing (charged by Octopus card)1/FA4 $2.0
A3 $4.0
Black & White printing (charged by print quota)1/FA4 1 quota/ per page
A3 2 quota/ per page
Colour printing (charged by print quota)1/FA4 7 quota/ per page
A3 14 quota/ per page
3D PrintingG/FHK$1/gram
Plotter1/FWith existing paper:
A0 or 36" wide $50
A0 Photo paper (36" wide) $100
A1 or 24" wide $25
A1 Photo paper (36" wide) $50
A2 $12.5
PC workstations (with dual screen)1/F
Notebook Computers1/FSame day loan
iPads1/FSame day loan
Tablets1/FSame day loan
Mac Books and MacBook Pro1/FSame day loan
HDMI to Lighting  Adapter1/FSame day loan
Wireless LANCovers all areas inside Campus-
New Books Display1/F-
Binding Service1/F-
Group Study RoomsG/F & 1/F Reserve online
Projectors and projection screen1/FReserve and Max. 7-day loan
Whiteboard Pens and erasers1/FSame day loan
Book Drop1/F#-
* Available for loan at the Circulation Counter
# For non-overdue printed materials only

Purchase Recommendation

THEi staff and students are always welcome to suggest recommendations to LC, by filling out respective online form below: Please click HERE and ensure that LC and VTC Libraries have not already owned a copy of the recommended items.