Hours & Directions
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 
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 
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 
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 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) 
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 
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.