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Festive Opening Hours at the Library

Over the festive period, opening hours for the University of Liverpool Libraries will change.

The University shuts down for Christmas on Friday 19 December and both the Harold Cohen Library and Sydney Jones Library will close at 9pm on this day.

Then over the Christmas period the buildings will be open for selected hours which you can see below.

Our library team are also out of the office from 9pm on 19 December and will return on 5 January. Any Click and Collect or Get It For Me requests will be processed after this date. All of our study spaces will be available on a drop-in only basis throughout the festive period. Bookings will resume from 5 January. Access to our online resources continues as normal throughout the break.

Festive opening hours:

• Friday 19 December: Both libraries closing at 9pm
• Saturday 20 December: buildings open 8.30am - 6pm
• Sunday 21 December: buildings open 8.30am - 6pm
• Monday 22 December: buildings open 8.30am - 6pm
• Tuesday 23 December: buildings open 8.30am - 6pm
• Wednesday 24 December: Closed
• Thursday 25 December: Closed
• Friday 26 December: Closed
• Saturday 27 December: buildings open 8.30am - 6pm
• Sunday 28 December: buildings open 8.30am - 6pm
• Monday 29 December: buildings open 8.30am - 6pm
• Tuesday 30 December: buildings open 8.30am - 6pm
• Wednesday 31 December: Closed
• Thursday 1 January 2026: Closed
• Friday 2 January: buildings open 8.30am - 6pm
• Saturday 3 January: buildings open 8.30am - 6pm
• Sunday 4 January: buildings open 8.30am - 6pm
• Monday 5 January 2026: Both libraries open at 9am. Normal opening hours resume.

Leahurst campus library will be closed throughout the festive period. View the latest opening hours for all libraries.