Hours Policy

Policy Narrative

This policy includes the hours for Founders Memorial Library building and its service desks. It also includes hours for the following branch libraries: Faraday Library and the Music Library. 

University Administration determines building hours; University Libraries establishes the hours of public service desks.

Founders Memorial Library will be open to the public for use according to the schedule below, except for holiday (including floating holidays) recognized by the University. Recognized holidays include New Year's Eve, New Year's Day, Martin Luther King Day, Memorial Day, Juneteenth, Independence Day observed, Labor Day, Thanksgiving and the day after Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve and Christmas Day. 

Service desks within Founders Memorial Library will follow the schedule of services hours given below. No services will be provided when the University Libraries is closed. Some service desks will not be open when the University officially cancels classes for inclement weather or other emergencies (see "Emergency Building Closings" below).

Sundays preceding the start of classes (with the exception of those days preceding Monday holidays like MLK Jr.), the Libraries will be open regular semester or summer session hours.

Emergency Building Closings

• If the university is open, University Libraries are open. Current University Libraries building hours apply.
• If the university is closed, University Libraries are closed.

Buildings and Services Hours