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Hours & Directions

Fall Semester

Aug. 26 – Dec. 13

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, Aug. 30 | 7:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
    • Saturday, Aug. 31 | 10 a.m. – 2 p.m.
    • Sunday, Sep. 1 | 2 p.m. – 6 p.m.
    • Monday, Sep. 2 | CLOSED
  • Tropical Storm Francine
    • Tuesday, Sept. 10 | 7:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.
    • Wednesday, Sept. 11 | CLOSED
    • Thursday, Sept. 12 | 12 p.m. – 11 p.m.
  • Fall Break
    • Wednesday, Oct. 2 | 7:30 a.m. – 7 p.m.
    • Thursday, Oct. 3 | 7:30 a.m. – 7 p.m.
    • Friday, Oct. 4 | 7:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
  • Thanksgiving
    • Wednesday, Nov. 22 | 7:30 a.m. – 5 p.m.
    • Thursday, Nov. 23 | CLOSED
    • Friday, Nov. 24 | CLOSED

Extended Hours:

  • Finals Week | Open 24 Hours*
    • Monday, Dec. 2 through Thursday, Dec. 12
    • *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 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
*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.

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.