The Library will be closed the following holidays and is closed on weekends. For our normal schedule, see NLM Reading Room, Services, and Hours.
Closings: January 1, 2025 - January 1, 2026
- New Year's Day 2025
- Wednesday, January 1: CLOSED
- National Day of Mourning for Former President James Earl ("Jimmy") Carter, Jr.
- Thursday, January 9: CLOSED
- Inauguration Day*
- Friday, January 17: Open 8:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
- Monday, January 20: CLOSED
- Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
- Friday, January 17: Open 8:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
- Monday, January 20: CLOSED
- Washington's Birthday**
- Friday, February 14: Open 8:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
- Monday, February 17: CLOSED
- Memorial Day
- Friday, May 23: Open 8:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
- Monday, May 26: CLOSED
- Juneteenth
- Wednesday, June 18: Open 8:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
- Thursday, June 19: CLOSED
- Independence Day
- Thursday, July 3: Open 8:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
- Friday, July 4: CLOSED
- Labor Day
- Friday, August 29: Open 8:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
- Monday, September 1: CLOSED
- Columbus Day
- Friday, October 10: Open 8:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
- Monday, October 13: CLOSED
- Veterans Day 2025
- Monday, November 10: Open 8:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
- Tuesday, November 11: CLOSED
- Thanksgiving Day 2025
- Wednesday, November 26: Open 8:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
- Thursday, November 27: CLOSED
- Christmas Day 2025
- Wednesday, December 24: Open 8:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
- Thursday, December 25: CLOSED
- Christmas 2025 and New Year's Holiday 2026
- Wednesday, December 24: Open 8:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
- Thursday, December 25: CLOSED
- Wednesday, December 31, 2025: Open 8:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
- Thursday, January 1, 2026: CLOSED
*This holiday is designated as "Inauguration Day" in section 6103(c) of title 5 of the United States Code, which is the law that specifies holidays for Federal employees. Federal employees in the Washington, DC, area are entitled to a holiday on the day a President is inaugurated on January 20th for each fourth year after 1965.
**This holiday is designated as "Washington's Birthday" in section 6103(a) of title 5 of the United States Code, which is the law that specifies holidays for Federal employees. Though other institutions such as state and local governments and private businesses may use other names, it is our policy to always refer to holidays by the names designated in the law.
Last Reviewed: December 19, 2024