Seasonal and Bank Holiday opening hours
Christmas and New Year opening hours
Use Find a Library search here to see usual opening hours for individual libraries.
Staffed hours (Open Access* hours below)
| Tuesday 24 December |
Libraries with Tuesday staffed hours close at 1pm Except Bradley Stoke & Chipping Sodbury – closed all day |
| Wednesday 25 December | All libraries closed, including Open Access* |
| Thursday 26 December | No staffed hours |
| Friday 27 December | No staffed hours |
| Saturday 28 December | Normal staffed opening hours |
| Sunday 29 December | No staffed hours |
| Monday 30 December | Normal staffed opening hours |
| Tuesday 31 December |
Libraries with staffed hours all close 5pm Except Bradley Stoke closes 4pm Chipping Sodbury 9.30-12.30 |
| Wednesday 1 January 2020 | No staffed hours |
| Thursday 2 January | Normal staffed opening hours |
Unstaffed Open Access* hours
| Tuesday 24 December |
Normal Open Access hours except: Bradley Stoke – no Open Access Patchway – Open Access 8:45 – 10am only |
| Wednesday 25 December | No Open Access |
| Thursday 26 December |
8am – 6pm Except Patchway & Bradley Stoke – no Open Access |
| Friday 27 December |
Normal Open Access hours except: Bradley Stoke 8am – 6pm Patchway – no Open Access |
| Saturday 28 December | Normal Open Access hours |
| Sunday 29 December | Normal Open Access hours |
| Monday 30 December |
Normal Open Access hours except: Bradley Stoke 8am-10am only |
| Tuesday 31 December |
Normal Open Access hours except: Bradley Stoke 8am – 10am only |
| Wednesday 1 January 2019 |
8am – 6pm Except Patchway & Bradley Stoke – no Open Access |
| Thursday 2 January | Normal Open Access hours |
* Users can sign up for Open Access membership to access most libraries when staff are not available. Book and complete an induction before 23 December to make the most of longer unstaffed opening over the Christmas period. Click here for more information and to book your one-off induction.
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