Holidays and Closings

Holidays and Closings

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All Library locations will be closed on the following dates:

Saturday, Jan. 1, 2022 New Year's Day
Sunday, Jan. 2, 2022 New Year's Day (Observed)
Saturday, Apr. 16, 2022 Emancipation Day
Sunday, Apr. 17, 2022 Emancipation Day (Observed)
Monday, May 30, 2022 Memorial Day
Sunday, June 19, 2022 Juneteenth
Monday, June 20, 2022 Juneteenth (Observed)
Monday, July 4, 2022 Independence Day
Monday, Sept. 5, 2022 Labor Day
Friday, Sept. 16, 2022 Staff Professional Development
Thursday, Nov. 24, 2022 Thanksgiving Day
Saturday, Dec. 24, 2022 Christmas Day (Observed)
Sunday, Dec. 25, 2022 Christmas Day
Monday, Dec. 26, 2022 Christmas Day (Observed)
Saturday, Dec. 31, 2022 New Year's Day (Observed)
Sunday, Jan. 1, 2023 New Year's Day
Monday, Jan. 2, 2023 New Year's Day (Observed)

Library hours will be reduced on the following dates:

Wednesday, Nov. 23, 2022, 10 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. Thanksgiving Day (Observed)

A Library location will be open in each ward on the following dates:

Monday, Jan. 17, 2022 Martin Luther King Jr. Day
Monday, Feb. 21, 2022 Presidents Day
Friday, Apr. 15, 2022 Emancipation Day (Observed)
Monday, Oct. 10, 2022 Indigenous Peoples Day
Friday, Nov. 11, 2022 Veterans Day
The libraries were selected based on their size and close proximity to public transportation.
  The DC Public Library is open online for customers 365 days a year! Access digital resources and watch live and pre-recorded virtual programs on Youtube and Facebook. 

*Specialty departments like the Adult Learning Department, Center for Accessibility, the Labs at DC Public Library and The People's Archive are not open on holidays.