Hours & Directions

Spring Semester

January 11 – May 5, 2023

Monday – Thursday |
7:30 a.m. – 11:00 p.m.

Friday |
7:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.

Saturday |
10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.

Sunday |
2:00 p.m. – 11:00 p.m.

Closures & Reduced Hours:

• Martin Luther King Jr. Day | Friday, January 13 – Monday, January 16
• Mardi Gras | Friday, February 17 – Wednesday, February 22
• Spring Break | Thursday, April 6 – Sunday, April 16

Extended Hours:

• Finals Week | Open 24 Hours | Monday, April 24 through Friday, May 5

Note:

• All public service departments, including the Circulation/Reserve Desk, Reference Desk/Chat, Reference Online Center (ROC) Lab, and STEP Labs, close 15 minutes before the building closes.
• View a yearly timeline of Library Hours.

Library Departments

Circulation/Reserve Desk

Monday – Thursday | 7:30 a.m. – 10:45 p.m.
Friday | 7:30 a.m. – 4:15 p.m.
Saturday | 10:00 a.m. – 4:45 p.m.
Sunday | 2:00 p.m. – 10:45 p.m.
1st Floor

Reference Desk/Chat

Monday – Thursday | 7:30 a.m. – 10:45 p.m.
Friday | 7:30 a.m. – 4:15 p.m.
Saturday | 10:00 a.m. – 4:45 p.m.
Sunday | 2:00 p.m. – 10:45 p.m.
1st Floor

Interlibrary Loan

Monday – Thursday | 7:30 a.m. – 4:45 p.m.
Friday | 7:30 a.m. – 12:15 p.m.
Saturday – Sunday | CLOSED
1st Floor

Special Collections/Jefferson Caffery Reading Room

Monday – Tuesday | 7:30 a.m. – 7:00 p.m.
Wednesday – Thursday | 7:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Friday | 7:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
Saturday | 10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.
Sunday | CLOSED
3rd Floor

Cajun & Creole Music Collection (CCMC)

Monday – Thursday | 7:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Friday | 7:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
Saturday – Sunday | CLOSED
3rd Floor

Ernest J. Gaines Center

Monday – Thursday | 7:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Friday | 7:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
Saturday – Sunday | CLOSED
3rd Floor

Directions

Dupré Library is centrally located on the University's main campus at 400 E St Mary Blvd, Lafayette, LA 70503.

University of Louisiana at Lafayette Campus Maps

Parking

Visitor parking is available on Levels 1 and 2 in the Girard Park Circle Parking Garage with hourly parking fees and through the ParkMobile app for hourly paid parking in designated areas.

The lot on the side of the Student Union is designated as complimentary 30-minute parking.

Accessible parking spaces are available behind the library on Rex Street next to Parking Zone 8 and in Parking Zone 7 on St. Mary Boulevard.

Visit the University's Office of Transportation Services for more information about parking on campus.