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	Aug 17 Sunday	Aug 18 Monday	Aug 19 Tuesday	Aug 20 Wednesday	Aug 21 Thursday	Aug 22 Friday	Aug 23 Saturday
Cowles Library	Closed	8am – 5pm	8am – 5pm	8am – 5pm	8am – 5pm	8am – 1pm	Closed
Archives	Closed	8am - 4pm, by appointment	8am - 4pm, by appointment	8am - 4pm, by appointment	8am - 4pm, by appointment	8am - 4pm, by appointment	Closed
Midnight Hall	Open 24 hours	Open 24 hours	Open 24 hours	Open 24 hours	Open 24 hours	Open 24 hours	Open 24 hours
Cowles Café	–	–	–	–	–	–	–

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	Aug 24 Sunday	Aug 25 Monday	Aug 26 Tuesday	Aug 27 Wednesday	Aug 28 Thursday	Aug 29 Friday	Aug 30 Saturday
Cowles Library	Closed	7:30am – 12am	7:30am – 12am	7:30am – 12am	7:30am – 12am	7:30am – 5pm Labor Day Weekend Hours	11am – 5pm Labor Day Weekend Hours
Archives	Closed	8am - 4pm, by appointment	8am - 4pm, by appointment	8am - 4pm, by appointment	8am - 4pm, by appointment	8am - 4pm, by appointment	Closed
Midnight Hall	Open 24 hours	Open 24 hours	Open 24 hours	Open 24 hours	Open 24 hours	Open 24 hours	Open 24 hours
Cowles Café	–	–	–	–	–	–	–

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	Aug 31 Sunday	Sep 01 Monday	Sep 02 Tuesday	Sep 03 Wednesday	Sep 04 Thursday	Sep 05 Friday	Sep 06 Saturday
Cowles Library	11am – 5pm Labor Day Weekend Hours	3pm – 12am Labor Day	7:30am – 12am	7:30am – 12am	7:30am – 12am	7:30am – 7pm	11am – 7pm
Archives	Closed	8am - 4pm, by appointment	8am - 4pm, by appointment	8am - 4pm, by appointment	8am - 4pm, by appointment	8am - 4pm, by appointment	Closed
Midnight Hall	Open 24 hours	Open 24 hours	Open 24 hours	Open 24 hours	Open 24 hours	Open 24 hours	Open 24 hours
Cowles Café	–	–	–	–	–	–	–

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	Sep 07 Sunday	Sep 08 Monday	Sep 09 Tuesday	Sep 10 Wednesday	Sep 11 Thursday	Sep 12 Friday	Sep 13 Saturday
Cowles Library	11am – 12am	7:30am – 12am	7:30am – 12am	7:30am – 12am	7:30am – 12am	7:30am – 7pm	11am – 7pm
Archives	Closed	8am - 4pm, by appointment	8am - 4pm, by appointment	8am - 4pm, by appointment	8am - 4pm, by appointment	8am - 4pm, by appointment	Closed
Midnight Hall	Open 24 hours	Open 24 hours	Open 24 hours	Open 24 hours	Open 24 hours	Open 24 hours	Open 24 hours
Cowles Café	–	–	–	–	–	–	–

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	Sep 14 Sunday	Sep 15 Monday	Sep 16 Tuesday	Sep 17 Wednesday	Sep 18 Thursday	Sep 19 Friday	Sep 20 Saturday
Cowles Library	11am – 12am	7:30am – 12am	7:30am – 12am	7:30am – 12am	7:30am – 12am	7:30am – 7pm	11am – 7pm
Archives	Closed	8am - 4pm, by appointment	8am - 4pm, by appointment	8am - 4pm, by appointment	8am - 4pm, by appointment	8am - 4pm, by appointment	Closed
Midnight Hall	Open 24 hours	Open 24 hours	Open 24 hours	Open 24 hours	Open 24 hours	Open 24 hours	Open 24 hours
Cowles Café	–	–	–	–	–	–	–

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	Sep 21 Sunday	Sep 22 Monday	Sep 23 Tuesday	Sep 24 Wednesday	Sep 25 Thursday	Sep 26 Friday	Sep 27 Saturday
Cowles Library	11am – 12am	7:30am – 12am	7:30am – 12am	7:30am – 12am	7:30am – 12am	7:30am – 7pm	11am – 7pm
Archives	Closed	8am - 4pm, by appointment	8am - 4pm, by appointment	8am - 4pm, by appointment	8am - 4pm, by appointment	8am - 4pm, by appointment	Closed
Midnight Hall	Open 24 hours	Open 24 hours	Open 24 hours	Open 24 hours	Open 24 hours	Open 24 hours	Open 24 hours
Cowles Café	–	–	–	–	–	–	–

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	Sep 28 Sunday	Sep 29 Monday	Sep 30 Tuesday	Oct 01 Wednesday	Oct 02 Thursday	Oct 03 Friday	Oct 04 Saturday
Cowles Library	11am – 12am	7:30am – 12am	7:30am – 12am	7:30am – 12am	7:30am – 12am	7:30am – 7pm	11am – 7pm
Archives	Closed	8am - 4pm, by appointment	8am - 4pm, by appointment	8am - 4pm, by appointment	8am - 4pm, by appointment	8am - 4pm, by appointment	Closed
Midnight Hall	Open 24 hours	Open 24 hours	Open 24 hours	Open 24 hours	Open 24 hours	Open 24 hours	Open 24 hours
Cowles Café	–	–	–	–	–	–	–

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	Oct 05 Sunday	Oct 06 Monday	Oct 07 Tuesday	Oct 08 Wednesday	Oct 09 Thursday	Oct 10 Friday	Oct 11 Saturday
Cowles Library	11am – 12am	7:30am – 12am	7:30am – 12am	7:30am – 12am	7:30am – 12am	7:30am – 7pm	11am – 7pm
Archives	Closed	8am - 4pm, by appointment	8am - 4pm, by appointment	8am - 4pm, by appointment	8am - 4pm, by appointment	8am - 4pm, by appointment	Closed
Midnight Hall	Open 24 hours	Open 24 hours	Open 24 hours	Open 24 hours	Open 24 hours	Open 24 hours	Open 24 hours
Cowles Café	–	–	–	–	–	–	–

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	Oct 12 Sunday	Oct 13 Monday	Oct 14 Tuesday	Oct 15 Wednesday	Oct 16 Thursday	Oct 17 Friday	Oct 18 Saturday
Cowles Library	11am – 12am	7:30am – 12am	7:30am – 12am	7:30am – 12am	7:30am – 12am	7:30am – 7pm	11am – 7pm
Archives	Closed	8am - 4pm, by appointment	8am - 4pm, by appointment	8am - 4pm, by appointment	8am - 4pm, by appointment	8am - 4pm, by appointment	Closed
Midnight Hall	Open 24 hours	Open 24 hours	Open 24 hours	Open 24 hours	Open 24 hours	Open 24 hours	Open 24 hours
Cowles Café	–	–	–	–	–	–	–

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	Oct 19 Sunday	Oct 20 Monday	Oct 21 Tuesday	Oct 22 Wednesday	Oct 23 Thursday	Oct 24 Friday	Oct 25 Saturday
Cowles Library	11am – 12am	7:30am – 12am	7:30am – 12am	7:30am – 12am	7:30am – 12am	7:30am – 7pm	11am – 7pm
Archives	Closed	8am - 4pm, by appointment	8am - 4pm, by appointment	8am - 4pm, by appointment	8am - 4pm, by appointment	8am - 4pm, by appointment	Closed
Midnight Hall	Open 24 hours	Open 24 hours	Open 24 hours	Open 24 hours	Open 24 hours	Open 24 hours	Open 24 hours
Cowles Café	–	–	–	–	–	–	–

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	Oct 26 Sunday	Oct 27 Monday	Oct 28 Tuesday	Oct 29 Wednesday	Oct 30 Thursday	Oct 31 Friday	Nov 01 Saturday
Cowles Library	11am – 12am	7:30am – 12am	7:30am – 12am	7:30am – 12am	7:30am – 12am	7:30am – 7pm	11am – 7pm
Archives	Closed	8am - 4pm, by appointment	8am - 4pm, by appointment	8am - 4pm, by appointment	8am - 4pm, by appointment	8am - 4pm, by appointment	Closed
Midnight Hall	Open 24 hours	Open 24 hours	Open 24 hours	Open 24 hours	Open 24 hours	Open 24 hours	Open 24 hours
Cowles Café	–	–	–	–	–	–	–

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	Nov 02 Sunday	Nov 03 Monday	Nov 04 Tuesday	Nov 05 Wednesday	Nov 06 Thursday	Nov 07 Friday	Nov 08 Saturday
Cowles Library	11am – 12am	7:30am – 12am	7:30am – 12am	7:30am – 12am	7:30am – 12am	7:30am – 7pm	11am – 7pm
Archives	Closed	8am - 4pm, by appointment	8am - 4pm, by appointment	8am - 4pm, by appointment	8am - 4pm, by appointment	8am - 4pm, by appointment	Closed
Midnight Hall	Open 24 hours	Open 24 hours	Open 24 hours	Open 24 hours	Open 24 hours	Open 24 hours	Open 24 hours
Cowles Café	–	–	–	–	–	–	–

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	Nov 09 Sunday	Nov 10 Monday	Nov 11 Tuesday	Nov 12 Wednesday	Nov 13 Thursday	Nov 14 Friday	Nov 15 Saturday
Cowles Library	11am – 12am	7:30am – 12am	7:30am – 12am	7:30am – 12am	7:30am – 12am	7:30am – 7pm	11am – 7pm
Archives	Closed	8am - 4pm, by appointment	8am - 4pm, by appointment	8am - 4pm, by appointment	8am - 4pm, by appointment	8am - 4pm, by appointment	Closed
Midnight Hall	Open 24 hours	Open 24 hours	Open 24 hours	Open 24 hours	Open 24 hours	Open 24 hours	Open 24 hours
Cowles Café	–	–	–	–	–	–	–

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	Nov 16 Sunday	Nov 17 Monday	Nov 18 Tuesday	Nov 19 Wednesday	Nov 20 Thursday	Nov 21 Friday	Nov 22 Saturday
Cowles Library	11am – 12am	7:30am – 12am	7:30am – 12am	7:30am – 12am	7:30am – 12am	7:30am – 7pm	11am – 7pm
Archives	Closed	8am - 4pm, by appointment	8am - 4pm, by appointment	8am - 4pm, by appointment	8am - 4pm, by appointment	8am - 4pm, by appointment	Closed
Midnight Hall	Open 24 hours	Open 24 hours	Open 24 hours	Open 24 hours	Open 24 hours	Open 24 hours	Open 24 hours
Cowles Café	–	–	–	–	–	–	–

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	Nov 23 Sunday	Nov 24 Monday	Nov 25 Tuesday	Nov 26 Wednesday	Nov 27 Thursday	Nov 28 Friday	Nov 29 Saturday
Cowles Library	11am – 12am	7:30am – 12am	7:30am – 12am	7:30am – 12am	7:30am – 12am	7:30am – 7pm	11am – 7pm
Archives	Closed	8am - 4pm, by appointment	8am - 4pm, by appointment	8am - 4pm, by appointment	8am - 4pm, by appointment	8am - 4pm, by appointment	Closed
Midnight Hall	Open 24 hours	Open 24 hours	Open 24 hours	Open 24 hours	Open 24 hours	Open 24 hours	Open 24 hours
Cowles Café	–	–	–	–	–	–	–

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	Nov 30 Sunday	Dec 01 Monday	Dec 02 Tuesday	Dec 03 Wednesday	Dec 04 Thursday	Dec 05 Friday	Dec 06 Saturday
Cowles Library	11am – 12am	7:30am – 12am	7:30am – 12am	7:30am – 12am	7:30am – 12am	7:30am – 7pm	11am – 7pm
Archives	Closed	8am - 4pm, by appointment	8am - 4pm, by appointment	8am - 4pm, by appointment	8am - 4pm, by appointment	8am - 4pm, by appointment	Closed
Midnight Hall	Open 24 hours	Open 24 hours	Open 24 hours	Open 24 hours	Open 24 hours	Open 24 hours	Open 24 hours
Cowles Café	–	–	–	–	–	–	–

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	Dec 07 Sunday	Dec 08 Monday	Dec 09 Tuesday	Dec 10 Wednesday	Dec 11 Thursday	Dec 12 Friday	Dec 13 Saturday
Cowles Library	11am – 12am	7:30am – 12am	7:30am – 12am	7:30am – 12am	7:30am – 12am	7:30am – 7pm	–
Archives	Closed	8am - 4pm, by appointment	8am - 4pm, by appointment	8am - 4pm, by appointment	8am - 4pm, by appointment	8am - 4pm, by appointment	Closed
Midnight Hall	Open 24 hours	Open 24 hours	Open 24 hours	Open 24 hours	Open 24 hours	Open 24 hours	–
Cowles Café	–	–	–	–	–	–	–

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	Dec 14 Sunday	Dec 15 Monday	Dec 16 Tuesday	Dec 17 Wednesday	Dec 18 Thursday	Dec 19 Friday	Dec 20 Saturday
Cowles Library	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Archives	Closed	8am - 4pm, by appointment	8am - 4pm, by appointment	8am - 4pm, by appointment	8am - 4pm, by appointment	8am - 4pm, by appointment	–
Midnight Hall	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Cowles Café	–	–	–	–	–	–	–

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	Dec 21 Sunday	Dec 22 Monday	Dec 23 Tuesday	Dec 24 Wednesday	Dec 25 Thursday	Dec 26 Friday	Dec 27 Saturday
Cowles Library	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Archives	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Midnight Hall	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Cowles Café	–	–	–	–	–	–	–

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	Dec 28 Sunday	Dec 29 Monday	Dec 30 Tuesday	Dec 31 Wednesday	Jan 01 Thursday	Jan 02 Friday	Jan 03 Saturday
Cowles Library	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Archives	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Midnight Hall	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Cowles Café	–	–	–	–	–	–	–

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August 2025
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
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10	11	12	13	14	15	16
17	18 Cowles Library 8am – 5pm Archives 8am - 4pm, by appointment Midnight Hall Open 24 hours	19 Cowles Library 8am – 5pm Archives 8am - 4pm, by appointment Midnight Hall Open 24 hours	20 Cowles Library 8am – 5pm Archives 8am - 4pm, by appointment Midnight Hall Open 24 hours	21 Cowles Library 8am – 5pm Archives 8am - 4pm, by appointment Midnight Hall Open 24 hours	22 Cowles Library 8am – 1pm Archives 8am - 4pm, by appointment Midnight Hall Open 24 hours	23 Cowles Library Closed Archives Closed Midnight Hall Open 24 hours
24 Cowles Library Closed Archives Closed Midnight Hall Open 24 hours	25 Cowles Library 7:30am – 12am Archives 8am - 4pm, by appointment Midnight Hall Open 24 hours	26 Cowles Library 7:30am – 12am Archives 8am - 4pm, by appointment Midnight Hall Open 24 hours	27 Cowles Library 7:30am – 12am Archives 8am - 4pm, by appointment Midnight Hall Open 24 hours	28 Cowles Library 7:30am – 12am Archives 8am - 4pm, by appointment Midnight Hall Open 24 hours	29 Cowles Library 7:30am – 5pm Labor Day Weekend Hours Archives 8am - 4pm, by appointment Midnight Hall Open 24 hours	30 Cowles Library 11am – 5pm Labor Day Weekend Hours Archives Closed Midnight Hall Open 24 hours
31 Cowles Library 11am – 5pm Labor Day Weekend Hours Archives Closed Midnight Hall Open 24 hours

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September 2025
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
	1 Cowles Library 3pm – 12am Labor Day Archives 8am - 4pm, by appointment Midnight Hall Open 24 hours	2 Cowles Library 7:30am – 12am Archives 8am - 4pm, by appointment Midnight Hall Open 24 hours	3 Cowles Library 7:30am – 12am Archives 8am - 4pm, by appointment Midnight Hall Open 24 hours	4 Cowles Library 7:30am – 12am Archives 8am - 4pm, by appointment Midnight Hall Open 24 hours	5 Cowles Library 7:30am – 7pm Archives 8am - 4pm, by appointment Midnight Hall Open 24 hours	6 Cowles Library 11am – 7pm Archives Closed Midnight Hall Open 24 hours
7 Cowles Library 11am – 12am Archives Closed Midnight Hall Open 24 hours	8 Cowles Library 7:30am – 12am Archives 8am - 4pm, by appointment Midnight Hall Open 24 hours	9 Cowles Library 7:30am – 12am Archives 8am - 4pm, by appointment Midnight Hall Open 24 hours	10 Cowles Library 7:30am – 12am Archives 8am - 4pm, by appointment Midnight Hall Open 24 hours	11 Cowles Library 7:30am – 12am Archives 8am - 4pm, by appointment Midnight Hall Open 24 hours	12 Cowles Library 7:30am – 7pm Archives 8am - 4pm, by appointment Midnight Hall Open 24 hours	13 Cowles Library 11am – 7pm Archives Closed Midnight Hall Open 24 hours
14 Cowles Library 11am – 12am Archives Closed Midnight Hall Open 24 hours	15 Cowles Library 7:30am – 12am Archives 8am - 4pm, by appointment Midnight Hall Open 24 hours	16 Cowles Library 7:30am – 12am Archives 8am - 4pm, by appointment Midnight Hall Open 24 hours	17 Cowles Library 7:30am – 12am Archives 8am - 4pm, by appointment Midnight Hall Open 24 hours	18 Cowles Library 7:30am – 12am Archives 8am - 4pm, by appointment Midnight Hall Open 24 hours	19 Cowles Library 7:30am – 7pm Archives 8am - 4pm, by appointment Midnight Hall Open 24 hours	20 Cowles Library 11am – 7pm Archives Closed Midnight Hall Open 24 hours
21 Cowles Library 11am – 12am Archives Closed Midnight Hall Open 24 hours	22 Cowles Library 7:30am – 12am Archives 8am - 4pm, by appointment Midnight Hall Open 24 hours	23 Cowles Library 7:30am – 12am Archives 8am - 4pm, by appointment Midnight Hall Open 24 hours	24 Cowles Library 7:30am – 12am Archives 8am - 4pm, by appointment Midnight Hall Open 24 hours	25 Cowles Library 7:30am – 12am Archives 8am - 4pm, by appointment Midnight Hall Open 24 hours	26 Cowles Library 7:30am – 7pm Archives 8am - 4pm, by appointment Midnight Hall Open 24 hours	27 Cowles Library 11am – 7pm Archives Closed Midnight Hall Open 24 hours
28 Cowles Library 11am – 12am Archives Closed Midnight Hall Open 24 hours	29 Cowles Library 7:30am – 12am Archives 8am - 4pm, by appointment Midnight Hall Open 24 hours	30 Cowles Library 7:30am – 12am Archives 8am - 4pm, by appointment Midnight Hall Open 24 hours

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October 2025
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
			1 Cowles Library 7:30am – 12am Archives 8am - 4pm, by appointment Midnight Hall Open 24 hours	2 Cowles Library 7:30am – 12am Archives 8am - 4pm, by appointment Midnight Hall Open 24 hours	3 Cowles Library 7:30am – 7pm Archives 8am - 4pm, by appointment Midnight Hall Open 24 hours	4 Cowles Library 11am – 7pm Archives Closed Midnight Hall Open 24 hours
5 Cowles Library 11am – 12am Archives Closed Midnight Hall Open 24 hours	6 Cowles Library 7:30am – 12am Archives 8am - 4pm, by appointment Midnight Hall Open 24 hours	7 Cowles Library 7:30am – 12am Archives 8am - 4pm, by appointment Midnight Hall Open 24 hours	8 Cowles Library 7:30am – 12am Archives 8am - 4pm, by appointment Midnight Hall Open 24 hours	9 Cowles Library 7:30am – 12am Archives 8am - 4pm, by appointment Midnight Hall Open 24 hours	10 Cowles Library 7:30am – 7pm Archives 8am - 4pm, by appointment Midnight Hall Open 24 hours	11 Cowles Library 11am – 7pm Archives Closed Midnight Hall Open 24 hours
12 Cowles Library 11am – 12am Archives Closed Midnight Hall Open 24 hours	13 Cowles Library 7:30am – 12am Archives 8am - 4pm, by appointment Midnight Hall Open 24 hours	14 Cowles Library 7:30am – 12am Archives 8am - 4pm, by appointment Midnight Hall Open 24 hours	15 Cowles Library 7:30am – 12am Archives 8am - 4pm, by appointment Midnight Hall Open 24 hours	16 Cowles Library 7:30am – 12am Archives 8am - 4pm, by appointment Midnight Hall Open 24 hours	17 Cowles Library 7:30am – 7pm Archives 8am - 4pm, by appointment Midnight Hall Open 24 hours	18 Cowles Library 11am – 7pm Archives Closed Midnight Hall Open 24 hours
19 Cowles Library 11am – 12am Archives Closed Midnight Hall Open 24 hours	20 Cowles Library 7:30am – 12am Archives 8am - 4pm, by appointment Midnight Hall Open 24 hours	21 Cowles Library 7:30am – 12am Archives 8am - 4pm, by appointment Midnight Hall Open 24 hours	22 Cowles Library 7:30am – 12am Archives 8am - 4pm, by appointment Midnight Hall Open 24 hours	23 Cowles Library 7:30am – 12am Archives 8am - 4pm, by appointment Midnight Hall Open 24 hours	24 Cowles Library 7:30am – 7pm Archives 8am - 4pm, by appointment Midnight Hall Open 24 hours	25 Cowles Library 11am – 7pm Archives Closed Midnight Hall Open 24 hours
26 Cowles Library 11am – 12am Archives Closed Midnight Hall Open 24 hours	27 Cowles Library 7:30am – 12am Archives 8am - 4pm, by appointment Midnight Hall Open 24 hours	28 Cowles Library 7:30am – 12am Archives 8am - 4pm, by appointment Midnight Hall Open 24 hours	29 Cowles Library 7:30am – 12am Archives 8am - 4pm, by appointment Midnight Hall Open 24 hours	30 Cowles Library 7:30am – 12am Archives 8am - 4pm, by appointment Midnight Hall Open 24 hours	31 Cowles Library 7:30am – 7pm Archives 8am - 4pm, by appointment Midnight Hall Open 24 hours

Display of Opening hours
November 2025
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
						1 Cowles Library 11am – 7pm Archives Closed Midnight Hall Open 24 hours
2 Cowles Library 11am – 12am Archives Closed Midnight Hall Open 24 hours	3 Cowles Library 7:30am – 12am Archives 8am - 4pm, by appointment Midnight Hall Open 24 hours	4 Cowles Library 7:30am – 12am Archives 8am - 4pm, by appointment Midnight Hall Open 24 hours	5 Cowles Library 7:30am – 12am Archives 8am - 4pm, by appointment Midnight Hall Open 24 hours	6 Cowles Library 7:30am – 12am Archives 8am - 4pm, by appointment Midnight Hall Open 24 hours	7 Cowles Library 7:30am – 7pm Archives 8am - 4pm, by appointment Midnight Hall Open 24 hours	8 Cowles Library 11am – 7pm Archives Closed Midnight Hall Open 24 hours
9 Cowles Library 11am – 12am Archives Closed Midnight Hall Open 24 hours	10 Cowles Library 7:30am – 12am Archives 8am - 4pm, by appointment Midnight Hall Open 24 hours	11 Cowles Library 7:30am – 12am Archives 8am - 4pm, by appointment Midnight Hall Open 24 hours	12 Cowles Library 7:30am – 12am Archives 8am - 4pm, by appointment Midnight Hall Open 24 hours	13 Cowles Library 7:30am – 12am Archives 8am - 4pm, by appointment Midnight Hall Open 24 hours	14 Cowles Library 7:30am – 7pm Archives 8am - 4pm, by appointment Midnight Hall Open 24 hours	15 Cowles Library 11am – 7pm Archives Closed Midnight Hall Open 24 hours
16 Cowles Library 11am – 12am Archives Closed Midnight Hall Open 24 hours	17 Cowles Library 7:30am – 12am Archives 8am - 4pm, by appointment Midnight Hall Open 24 hours	18 Cowles Library 7:30am – 12am Archives 8am - 4pm, by appointment Midnight Hall Open 24 hours	19 Cowles Library 7:30am – 12am Archives 8am - 4pm, by appointment Midnight Hall Open 24 hours	20 Cowles Library 7:30am – 12am Archives 8am - 4pm, by appointment Midnight Hall Open 24 hours	21 Cowles Library 7:30am – 7pm Archives 8am - 4pm, by appointment Midnight Hall Open 24 hours	22 Cowles Library 11am – 7pm Archives Closed Midnight Hall Open 24 hours
23 Cowles Library 11am – 12am Archives Closed Midnight Hall Open 24 hours	24 Cowles Library 7:30am – 12am Archives 8am - 4pm, by appointment Midnight Hall Open 24 hours	25 Cowles Library 7:30am – 12am Archives 8am - 4pm, by appointment Midnight Hall Open 24 hours	26 Cowles Library 7:30am – 12am Archives 8am - 4pm, by appointment Midnight Hall Open 24 hours	27 Cowles Library 7:30am – 12am Archives 8am - 4pm, by appointment Midnight Hall Open 24 hours	28 Cowles Library 7:30am – 7pm Archives 8am - 4pm, by appointment Midnight Hall Open 24 hours	29 Cowles Library 11am – 7pm Archives Closed Midnight Hall Open 24 hours
30 Cowles Library 11am – 12am Archives Closed Midnight Hall Open 24 hours

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