Hours & Directions

Intersession

July 30 - August 21, 2022

Monday - Thursday |
7:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.

Friday |
7:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.

Saturday - Sunday |
CLOSED

Note: The back entrance and Jazzman’s Café and Bakery are closed for the summer.

Fall Semester

August 22 - December 9, 2022

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:

• Labor Day | Saturday, September 3 - Monday, September 5
• Fall Break | Wednesday, October 5 - Sunday, October 7
• Thanksgiving | Wednesday, November 23 - Sunday, November 25
• Winter Break | Monday, December 19 - Sunday, January 1

Extended Hours:

• Finals Week | Open 24 Hours | Monday, November 28 through Friday, December 9

Note:

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

Library Departments

Circulation / Reserve Desk

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

Reference Desk / Chat

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

Interlibrary Loan (ILL)

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

Special Collections / Jefferson Caffery Reading Room

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

Cajun & Creole Music Collection (CCMC)

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

Ernest J. Gaines Center

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

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 Main Campus Map (PDF)

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.

Accessible parking spaces are available behind the library off of Rex Street next to Parking Zone 8 (PDF).