Hours by Location

• Due to the Omicron variant surge, the Archives and Rare Books Library is not currently taking appointments from researchers.  The Archives and Rare Books Library staff are answering reference questions via phone and email while they are on-site, reachable between Tuesday through Friday, 9:00am-5:00pm.  Please call (513)556-1959 or email archives@ucmail.uc.edu for assistance. 
  

• Spring Semester hours, Monday, January 10–Sunday, January 23
  • OPEN Monday–Friday: 9:00am–5:00pm
    • Exception: CLOSED Monday, 17 January -- Martin Luther King Day
  • CLOSED Saturday–Sunday

• Spring Semester hours, Monday, January 24, 2022 (to be posted)

Winter Break Hours:

• 8:30am to 5:00pm, Monday (1/3) - Friday (1/7)
• Closed, Saturday (1/8) and Sunday (1/9)

Spring Transitional Hours (January 10 - 23):

• 10am – 3pm, Monday – Friday
• Closed, Saturday-Sunday
  

Spring Semester Hours (effective Monday, January 24):

• 8:30am – 8pm, Monday – Thursday
• 8:30am - 5pm, Friday
  
• Closed, Saturday
  
• 1pm - 6pm, Sunday

Closed for University Holiday:

• Monday, January 17 - Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
  

• Monday-Friday 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Spring Semester Hours (effective Monday, January 24):

• Monday-Thursday 8:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m.
• Friday 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
• Saturday 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.
• Sunday 1:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.

Closed for University Holiday:

• Monday, January 17, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day 

• UC i.d. is required for access to space. Card access hours (for all undergraduates and for chemistry/biology grad students, post-docs and faculty) are Monday-Friday, 7:30am-7pm.

Service desk hours - Spring Semester 2022

• Due to campus remote transition, service desk is closed through Sunday, January 23.
  
• When service desk is closed, please contact CEAS Library for assistance.  To request Chem-Bio Library reserve books, contact Craig.Person@uc.edu or (513)556-1550.
• Service desk hours as of Monday, January 24: Monday-Friday 10am-2pm

• Spring Transitional Hours Jan. 10 – Jan. 23, 2022
  
  • By Appointment: 8am – 5pm, Monday – Friday
  • Closed, Saturday & Sunday
  • Call (513) 556-1335 to make appointment
  • Exceptions:
    • Closed, Monday Jan. 17, 2022 for Martin Luther King Day
• Spring Semester Jan. 24 - Apr. 28, 2022
  • 8am – 8pm, Monday – Thursday
  • 8am – 5pm, Friday
  • 1pm – 5pm, Saturday
  • 1pm – 8pm, Sunday
  • Exceptions:
    
    • Spring Break Mar. 12 – Mar. 20, 2022
      
      • 8am – 5pm, Monday – Friday
      • Closed, Saturday & Sunday

Winter Break Hours:

• 8:30am to 5:00pm, Monday (1/3) - Friday (1/7)
• Closed, Saturday (1/8) and Sunday (1/9)

Spring Transitional Hours (January 10 - 23):

• 10am – 3pm, Monday – Friday
• Closed, Saturday-Sunday

Spring Semester Hours (effective Monday, January 24):

• 8:30am – 7pm, Monday – Thursday
• 8:30am - 5pm, Friday
  
• Closed, Saturday
  
• 1pm - 6pm, Sunday

Closed for University Holiday:

• Monday, January 17 - Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day

The Care / Crawley and Medical Sciences building where the Health Sciences Library is located requires UC i.d. for entry.

Beginning January 5 and lasting until January 23, the HSL hours will be:

• Monday-Thursday: 8am-7pm
  
• Friday: 8am-6:00pm
• Saturday: CLOSED
  
• Sunday: 12pm-5:00pm  

• Monday, January 17: CLOSED
  

Langsam Library Special Pandemic Hours - January 6 through January 23

• January 6 and 7 - 8am to 5pm
• January 8 and 9 - Closed
• January 10 - 13:  
  • Library spaces open 8am to midnight, staffing permitting
  • Desk service by appointment/phone call between 8am and 5pm
• January 14 - Library spaces and desk service, 8am to 5pm
• January 15, 16 and 17 - Closed 
  • (January 17 is the MLK Jr Holiday.)
• January 18 to 20:
  • Library spaces open 8am to midnight, staffing permitting
  • Desk service by appointment/phone call between 8am and 5pm
• January 21 - Library spaces and desk service, 8am to 5pm 
• January 22 and 23 - Closed

Spring Semester Hours - January 24 through April 30, 2022

• Library Building Hours
  • 8am-midnight Monday-Thursday
  • 8am-5pm Friday
  • 12-5pm Saturday
  • 12pm-midnight Sunday

• The Desk @ Langsam services are available: 
  • 8am-8pm Monday-Thursday
  • 8am-5pm Friday
  • 12-5pm Saturday
  • 12-8pm Sunday

Users seeking assistance during our desk hours should call (513)556-1424. Users can also seek assistance via our Chat service Monday through Friday from 8am-5pm.

Due to volume and staffing limits, requests made for Langsam materials are system-canceled if they are not leaving the building for pickup at another library or university.

Building & Library Access

For law students, law faculty, and law staff, your UC ID (Bearcat Card) will allow you access to the building and the Law Library 24/7. If you forget your UC ID during regular business hours (weekdays 8:00am -- 5:00pm) enter through the front doors.

The Law Library will be closed to non-law persons Jan. 3rd - Jan. 23, 2022. Non-law students, staff, faculty, and members of the public will have access to the Law Library beginning Jan. 24, 2022 Monday -- Friday 8:00am -- 6:00pm. Access may vary for holidays. Please enter through the front doors which will be unlocked during regular business hours, weekdays 8:00am -- 5:00pm.