December 7, 2022 Holiday Schedule Dec. 2022-Jan. 2023

The following is the holiday operation schedule, including building closures, for the Library of Congress for December 2022 and early January 2023:

Saturday, Dec. 24 (Christmas Eve)
The Thomas Jefferson Building will be open to visitors with timed-entry passes from 10 a.m. until 3 p.m.  The Madison and Adams buildings and all Library of Congress reading rooms will be CLOSED.

Sunday, Dec. 25 (Christmas Day)
All Library buildings CLOSED.

Monday, Dec. 26 (Christmas Day observed)
All Library buildings and services, including reading rooms and exhibitions, will be CLOSED to the public.

Saturday, Dec. 31 (New Year’s Eve)
The Thomas Jefferson Building will be open to visitors with timed-entry passes from 10 a.m. until 3 p.m.  The Madison and Adams buildings and all Library of Congress reading rooms will be CLOSED.

Sunday, Jan. 1, 2023 (New Year’s Day)
All Library buildings CLOSED.

Monday, Jan. 2, 2023 (New Year’s Day observed)
All Library buildings and services, including reading rooms and exhibitions, will be CLOSED to the public.

Monday, Jan. 16, 2023 (Martin Luther King Jr. Birthday)
The Thomas Jefferson Building will be open to visitors with timed-entry passes from 10 a.m. until 5 p.m.  The Madison and Adams buildings and all Library of Congress reading rooms will be CLOSED.

The Library’s public spaces and reading rooms will operate as usual during its regular hours on Friday, December 23, as well as Tuesday, December 27 through Friday, December 30. Operations may be curtailed or suspended in the event of inclement weather, and the Library will issue special notices in that event. Normal hours of operation will resume on Tuesday, January 3, 2023.