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Fall Semester

Aug. 21 – Dec. 8, 2023

Monday – Thursday | 7:30 a.m. – 11 p.m.
Friday | 7:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
Saturday | 10 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Sunday | 2 p.m. – 11 p.m.

Closures & Reduced Hours:

  • Labor Day | Friday, Sept. 1 – Monday, Sept. 4
  • Fall Break | Wednesday, Oct. 11 – Sunday, Oct. 15
  • Thanksgiving | Wednesday, Nov. 22 – Sunday, Nov. 26

Extended Hours:

  • Finals Week | Open 24 Hours | Monday, Nov. 27 through Friday, Dec. 8

Note:

  • All public service departments, including the Circulation/Reserve Desk, Interlibrary Loan, 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 Find Information

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

Reference Desk/Chat Find Information

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

Interlibrary Loan Find Information

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 Find Information

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

Cajun & Creole Music Collection (CCMC) Find Information

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

Ernest J. Gaines Center Find Information

Monday – Thursday | 7:30 a.m. – 5 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.