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Hours & Directions

Spring Semester | Jan. 14 – May 8

Monday – Thursday | 7 a.m. – 12 a.m.
Friday | 7 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
Saturday | 1 p.m. – 5 p.m.
Sunday | 2 p.m. – 11 p.m.

Closures & Reduced Hours:

  • Martin Luther King Jr. Day
    • Monday, Jan. 19 | CLOSED
  • Mardi Gras
    • Saturday, Feb. 14 – Tuesday, Feb. 17 | CLOSED
  • Spring Break
    • Thursday, April 2 | 7 a.m. – 5 p.m.
    • Friday, April 3 – Monday, April 6 | CLOSED
    • Tuesday, April 7 – Thursday, April 9 | 7 a.m. – 5 p.m.
    • Friday, April 10 | 7 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
    • Saturday, April 11 | CLOSED

Extended Hours:

  • Finals Week | Open 24 Hours*
    • Monday, April 27 through Friday, May 8
    • Open 7 a.m. Monday, April 27 and close 4:30 p.m. Friday, May 8
    • *overnight security is provided and public service departments close at their regular hours

Note:

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

Library Departments

Service Desks Find Information

Monday – Thursday | 7:30 a.m. – 11:45 p.m.
Friday | 7:30 a.m. – 4:15 p.m.
Saturday | 1 p.m. – 4:45 p.m.
Sunday | 2 p.m. – 10:45 p.m.
1st Floor

Ask a Librarian/Chat Find Information

Monday – Thursday | 8 a.m. – 11:45 p.m.
Friday | 8 a.m. – 4:15 p.m.
Saturday | 1 p.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 – Thursday | 7:30 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Friday | 7:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
Saturday | 1 p.m. – 5 p.m.*
Sunday | CLOSED
*Closed Saturdays on holiday weekends
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

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, 2, and 3 of the Girard Park Circle Parking Garage with hourly parking fees paid through ParkMobile.

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

Handicap parking is available behind the library on Rex St. next to Parking Zone 8 and in Parking Zone 7 on St. Mary Blvd. (Zone Listings & Maps).

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