11.2.2

11.2.2 Public access to libraries

In 2025, Srinakharinwirot University (SWU) provided public access to libraries, including books and publications, through the SWU Central Library at the Prasarnmit campus and the Ongkharak Library. The library offers automatic free access to the public: members of the public, including the general public, school students and students from other institutions, can walk in without any application, registration or membership, and use the reading areas, books and publications inside the library. Visitors can also use a free Wi-Fi network for study and research inquiries.

To keep order and protect library resources, external users cannot borrow books to take out of the library, and the library space may not be used for commercial purposes. These conditions apply only to borrowing and commercial use and do not limit free access for members of the public. Public access to the library supports lifelong learning and equal access to knowledge for people in the communities around the university, in line with SWU's role as a "University for Society".

1) Free public access announcement

The SWU Central Library announces on its website that the general public, school students and students from other institutions can use the library free of charge. The announcement sets out the access rights for external users: they can use the reading areas inside the library, they cannot borrow books, they cannot use the library space for commercial activities, and they can use the TRUE and AIS Wi-Fi network with their own accounts.

SWU Central Library banner announcing free library access for the general public, school students and students from other institutions

Source: https://lib.swu.ac.th/sdgs/สำนักหอสมุดกลางเปิดให้/

2) Library opening hours in 2025

The SWU Central Library homepage (screenshot taken on 16 October 2025) shows the free public access banner together with the opening hours for the first semester of academic year 2025. The Central Library at Prasarnmit is open from 4 August 2025 to 23 January 2026, Monday to Friday 08.00–20.00 (the Learning Space zone opens from 06.00) and Saturday to Sunday 10.00–18.00. The Ongkharak Library is open from 4 August to 8 December 2025, Monday to Friday 09.00–20.00 and Saturday to Sunday 10.00–18.00, and its first-floor Learning Space is open every day, including public holidays, from 08.00 to 22.00.

$Screenshot of the SWU Central Library homepage showing 2025 opening hours and the free public access banner$

Source: https://lib.swu.ac.th

3) Members of the public using the library

Members of the public, including children and older adults, browse and read books and publications on the open shelves of the SWU Central Library.

Members of the public reading books on the open shelves of the SWU Central Library

A child reading picture books in the SWU Central Library

An older adult visitor reading a book among the shelves of the SWU Central Library

A young visitor reading on the floor of the SWU Central Library children's book zone

4) New library zones opened in 2025: Lib together space and Libtainment

On 4 August 2025, the first day of the new semester, the SWU Central Library at Prasarnmit opened two new zones, Lib together space and Libtainment, on the 2nd and 3rd floors. These zones offer open tables for group study, comfortable lounge seating and tiered seating alongside new bookshelves, providing welcoming spaces for collaborative learning and relaxation.

SWU Central Library Facebook post dated 4 August 2025 announcing the new Lib together space and Libtainment zones

Poster of Lib together space and Libtainment on floors 2-3 of the SWU Central Library

Libtainment zone with step seating and bookshelves at the SWU Central Library

Lib together space with study tables and lounge seating at the SWU Central Library

Source: https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1GAqR4bcB6/