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SFSU Library Hours

Upcoming Holiday Hours

The Library will be closed for the following holidays:

September 7, 2026 — Labor Day
November 11, 2026 — Veteran's Day

Hours

Display of Opening hours
	Jul 13 Monday	Jul 14 Tuesday	Jul 15 Wednesday	Jul 16 Thursday	Jul 17 Friday	Jul 18 Saturday	Jul 19 Sunday
J. Paul Leonard Library	8am – 7pm	8am – 7pm	8am – 7pm	8am – 7pm	8am – 5pm	Closed	Closed
Book Checkout & Pickup Desk	8am – 5pm	8am – 5pm	8am – 5pm	8am – 5pm	8am – 5pm	Closed	Closed
Special Collections & Archives	Closed	By Appointment	By Appointment	By Appointment	Closed	Closed	Closed
Digital Media Studio & MakerSpace	10am – 5pm	10am – 5pm	10am – 5pm	10am – 5pm	10am – 5pm	Closed	Closed
Departments & Services	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Meet with a Librarian	By Appointment	By Appointment	By Appointment	By Appointment	By Appointment	Closed	Closed
Chat with a Librarian	24 Hours	24 Hours	24 Hours	24 Hours	24 Hours	24 Hours	24 Hours

Display of Opening hours
	Jul 20 Monday	Jul 21 Tuesday	Jul 22 Wednesday	Jul 23 Thursday	Jul 24 Friday	Jul 25 Saturday	Jul 26 Sunday
J. Paul Leonard Library	8am – 7pm	8am – 7pm	8am – 7pm	8am – 7pm	8am – 5pm	Closed	Closed
Book Checkout & Pickup Desk	8am – 5pm	8am – 5pm	8am – 5pm	8am – 5pm	8am – 5pm	Closed	Closed
Special Collections & Archives	Closed	By Appointment	By Appointment	By Appointment	Closed	Closed	Closed
Digital Media Studio & MakerSpace	10am – 5pm	10am – 5pm	10am – 5pm	10am – 5pm	10am – 5pm	Closed	Closed
Departments & Services	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Meet with a Librarian	By Appointment	By Appointment	By Appointment	By Appointment	By Appointment	Closed	Closed
Chat with a Librarian	24 Hours	24 Hours	24 Hours	24 Hours	24 Hours	24 Hours	24 Hours

Display of Opening hours
	Jul 27 Monday	Jul 28 Tuesday	Jul 29 Wednesday	Jul 30 Thursday	Jul 31 Friday	Aug 01 Saturday	Aug 02 Sunday
J. Paul Leonard Library	8am – 7pm	8am – 7pm	8am – 7pm	8am – 7pm	8am – 5pm	Closed	Closed
Book Checkout & Pickup Desk	8am – 5pm	8am – 5pm	8am – 5pm	8am – 5pm	8am – 5pm	Closed	Closed
Special Collections & Archives	Closed	By Appointment	By Appointment	By Appointment	Closed	Closed	Closed
Digital Media Studio & MakerSpace	10am – 5pm	10am – 5pm	10am – 5pm	10am – 5pm	10am – 5pm	Closed	Closed
Departments & Services	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Meet with a Librarian	By Appointment	By Appointment	By Appointment	By Appointment	By Appointment	Closed	Closed
Chat with a Librarian	24 Hours	24 Hours	24 Hours	24 Hours	24 Hours	24 Hours	24 Hours

Display of Opening hours
	Aug 03 Monday	Aug 04 Tuesday	Aug 05 Wednesday	Aug 06 Thursday	Aug 07 Friday	Aug 08 Saturday	Aug 09 Sunday
J. Paul Leonard Library	8am – 7pm	8am – 7pm	8am – 7pm	8am – 7pm	8am – 5pm	Closed	Closed
Book Checkout & Pickup Desk	8am – 5pm	8am – 5pm	8am – 5pm	8am – 5pm	8am – 5pm	Closed	Closed
Special Collections & Archives	Closed	By Appointment	By Appointment	By Appointment	Closed	Closed	Closed
Digital Media Studio & MakerSpace	10am – 5pm	10am – 5pm	10am – 5pm	10am – 5pm	10am – 5pm	Closed	Closed
Departments & Services	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Meet with a Librarian	By Appointment	By Appointment	By Appointment	By Appointment	By Appointment	Closed	Closed
Chat with a Librarian	24 Hours	24 Hours	24 Hours	24 Hours	24 Hours	24 Hours	24 Hours

Display of Opening hours
	Aug 10 Monday	Aug 11 Tuesday	Aug 12 Wednesday	Aug 13 Thursday	Aug 14 Friday	Aug 15 Saturday	Aug 16 Sunday
J. Paul Leonard Library	8am – 7pm	8am – 7pm	8am – 7pm	8am – 7pm	8am – 5pm	Closed	Closed
Book Checkout & Pickup Desk	8am – 5pm	8am – 5pm	8am – 5pm	8am – 5pm	8am – 5pm	Closed	Closed
Special Collections & Archives	Closed	By Appointment	By Appointment	By Appointment	Closed	Closed	Closed
Digital Media Studio & MakerSpace	10am – 5pm	10am – 5pm	10am – 5pm	10am – 5pm	10am – 5pm	Closed	Closed
Departments & Services	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Meet with a Librarian	By Appointment	By Appointment	By Appointment	By Appointment	By Appointment	Closed	Closed
Chat with a Librarian	24 Hours	24 Hours	24 Hours	24 Hours	24 Hours	24 Hours	24 Hours

Display of Opening hours
	Aug 17 Monday	Aug 18 Tuesday	Aug 19 Wednesday	Aug 20 Thursday	Aug 21 Friday	Aug 22 Saturday	Aug 23 Sunday
J. Paul Leonard Library	7am – 11pm	7am – 11pm	7am – 11pm	7am – 11pm	7am – 7pm	12pm – 6pm	12pm – 6pm
Book Checkout & Pickup Desk	8am – 7pm	8am – 7pm	8am – 7pm	8am – 7pm	8am – 5pm	Closed	Closed
Special Collections & Archives	Closed	By Appointment	By Appointment	By Appointment	Closed	Closed	Closed
Digital Media Studio & MakerSpace	10am – 5pm	10am – 5pm	10am – 5pm	10am – 5pm	10am – 5pm	–	–
Departments & Services	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Meet with a Librarian	By Appointment	By Appointment	By Appointment	By Appointment	By Appointment	Closed	Closed
Chat with a Librarian	24 Hours	24 Hours	24 Hours	24 Hours	24 Hours	24 Hours	24 Hours

Display of Opening hours
	Aug 24 Monday	Aug 25 Tuesday	Aug 26 Wednesday	Aug 27 Thursday	Aug 28 Friday	Aug 29 Saturday	Aug 30 Sunday
J. Paul Leonard Library	7am – 11pm	7am – 11pm	7am – 11pm	7am – 11pm	7am – 7pm	12pm – 6pm	12pm – 6pm
Book Checkout & Pickup Desk	8am – 7pm	8am – 7pm	8am – 7pm	8am – 7pm	8am – 5pm	Closed	Closed
Special Collections & Archives	Closed	By Appointment	By Appointment	By Appointment	Closed	Closed	Closed
Digital Media Studio & MakerSpace	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Departments & Services	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Meet with a Librarian	By Appointment	By Appointment	By Appointment	By Appointment	By Appointment	Closed	Closed
Chat with a Librarian	24 Hours	24 Hours	24 Hours	24 Hours	24 Hours	24 Hours	24 Hours

Display of Opening hours
	Aug 31 Monday	Sep 01 Tuesday	Sep 02 Wednesday	Sep 03 Thursday	Sep 04 Friday	Sep 05 Saturday	Sep 06 Sunday
J. Paul Leonard Library	7am – 11pm	7am – 11pm	7am – 11pm	7am – 11pm	7am – 7pm	12pm – 6pm	12pm – 6pm
Book Checkout & Pickup Desk	8am – 7pm	8am – 7pm	8am – 7pm	8am – 7pm	8am – 5pm	Closed	Closed
Special Collections & Archives	Closed	By Appointment	By Appointment	By Appointment	Closed	Closed	Closed
Digital Media Studio & MakerSpace	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Departments & Services	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Meet with a Librarian	By Appointment	By Appointment	By Appointment	By Appointment	By Appointment	Closed	Closed
Chat with a Librarian	24 Hours	24 Hours	24 Hours	24 Hours	24 Hours	24 Hours	24 Hours

Display of Opening hours
	Sep 07 Monday	Sep 08 Tuesday	Sep 09 Wednesday	Sep 10 Thursday	Sep 11 Friday	Sep 12 Saturday	Sep 13 Sunday
J. Paul Leonard Library	Closed Labor Day	7am – 11pm	7am – 11pm	7am – 11pm	7am – 7pm	12pm – 6pm	12pm – 6pm
Book Checkout & Pickup Desk	8am – 7pm	8am – 7pm	8am – 7pm	8am – 7pm	8am – 5pm	Closed	Closed
Special Collections & Archives	Closed	By Appointment	By Appointment	By Appointment	Closed	Closed	Closed
Digital Media Studio & MakerSpace	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Departments & Services	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Meet with a Librarian	By Appointment	By Appointment	By Appointment	By Appointment	By Appointment	Closed	Closed
Chat with a Librarian	24 Hours	24 Hours	24 Hours	24 Hours	24 Hours	24 Hours	24 Hours

Display of Opening hours
	Sep 14 Monday	Sep 15 Tuesday	Sep 16 Wednesday	Sep 17 Thursday	Sep 18 Friday	Sep 19 Saturday	Sep 20 Sunday
J. Paul Leonard Library	7am – 11pm	7am – 11pm	7am – 11pm	7am – 11pm	7am – 7pm	12pm – 6pm	12pm – 6pm
Book Checkout & Pickup Desk	8am – 7pm	8am – 7pm	8am – 7pm	8am – 7pm	8am – 5pm	Closed	Closed
Special Collections & Archives	Closed	By Appointment	By Appointment	By Appointment	Closed	Closed	Closed
Digital Media Studio & MakerSpace	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Departments & Services	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Meet with a Librarian	By Appointment	By Appointment	By Appointment	By Appointment	By Appointment	Closed	Closed
Chat with a Librarian	24 Hours	24 Hours	24 Hours	24 Hours	24 Hours	24 Hours	24 Hours

Display of Opening hours
	Sep 21 Monday	Sep 22 Tuesday	Sep 23 Wednesday	Sep 24 Thursday	Sep 25 Friday	Sep 26 Saturday	Sep 27 Sunday
J. Paul Leonard Library	7am – 11pm	7am – 11pm	7am – 11pm	7am – 11pm	7am – 7pm	12pm – 6pm	12pm – 6pm
Book Checkout & Pickup Desk	8am – 7pm	8am – 7pm	8am – 7pm	8am – 7pm	8am – 5pm	Closed	Closed
Special Collections & Archives	Closed	By Appointment	By Appointment	By Appointment	Closed	Closed	Closed
Digital Media Studio & MakerSpace	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Departments & Services	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Meet with a Librarian	By Appointment	By Appointment	By Appointment	By Appointment	By Appointment	Closed	Closed
Chat with a Librarian	24 Hours	24 Hours	24 Hours	24 Hours	24 Hours	24 Hours	24 Hours

Display of Opening hours
	Sep 28 Monday	Sep 29 Tuesday	Sep 30 Wednesday	Oct 01 Thursday	Oct 02 Friday	Oct 03 Saturday	Oct 04 Sunday
J. Paul Leonard Library	7am – 11pm	7am – 11pm	7am – 11pm	7am – 11pm	7am – 7pm	12pm – 6pm	12pm – 6pm
Book Checkout & Pickup Desk	8am – 7pm	8am – 7pm	8am – 7pm	8am – 7pm	8am – 5pm	Closed	Closed
Special Collections & Archives	Closed	By Appointment	By Appointment	By Appointment	Closed	Closed	Closed
Digital Media Studio & MakerSpace	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Departments & Services	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Meet with a Librarian	By Appointment	By Appointment	By Appointment	By Appointment	By Appointment	Closed	Closed
Chat with a Librarian	24 Hours	24 Hours	24 Hours	24 Hours	24 Hours	24 Hours	24 Hours

Display of Opening hours
	Oct 05 Monday	Oct 06 Tuesday	Oct 07 Wednesday	Oct 08 Thursday	Oct 09 Friday	Oct 10 Saturday	Oct 11 Sunday
J. Paul Leonard Library	7am – 11pm	7am – 11pm	7am – 11pm	7am – 11pm	7am – 7pm	12pm – 6pm	12pm – 6pm
Book Checkout & Pickup Desk	8am – 7pm	8am – 7pm	8am – 7pm	8am – 7pm	8am – 5pm	Closed	Closed
Special Collections & Archives	Closed	By Appointment	By Appointment	By Appointment	Closed	Closed	Closed
Digital Media Studio & MakerSpace	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Departments & Services	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Meet with a Librarian	By Appointment	By Appointment	By Appointment	By Appointment	By Appointment	Closed	Closed
Chat with a Librarian	24 Hours	24 Hours	24 Hours	24 Hours	24 Hours	24 Hours	24 Hours

Display of Opening hours
	Oct 12 Monday	Oct 13 Tuesday	Oct 14 Wednesday	Oct 15 Thursday	Oct 16 Friday	Oct 17 Saturday	Oct 18 Sunday
J. Paul Leonard Library	7am – 11pm	7am – 11pm	7am – 11pm	7am – 11pm	7am – 7pm	12pm – 6pm	12pm – 6pm
Book Checkout & Pickup Desk	8am – 7pm	8am – 7pm	8am – 7pm	8am – 7pm	8am – 5pm	Closed	Closed
Special Collections & Archives	Closed	By Appointment	By Appointment	By Appointment	Closed	Closed	Closed
Digital Media Studio & MakerSpace	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Departments & Services	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Meet with a Librarian	By Appointment	By Appointment	By Appointment	By Appointment	By Appointment	Closed	Closed
Chat with a Librarian	24 Hours	24 Hours	24 Hours	24 Hours	24 Hours	24 Hours	24 Hours

Display of Opening hours
	Oct 19 Monday	Oct 20 Tuesday	Oct 21 Wednesday	Oct 22 Thursday	Oct 23 Friday	Oct 24 Saturday	Oct 25 Sunday
J. Paul Leonard Library	7am – 11pm	7am – 11pm	7am – 11pm	7am – 11pm	7am – 7pm	12pm – 6pm	12pm – 6pm
Book Checkout & Pickup Desk	8am – 7pm	8am – 7pm	8am – 7pm	8am – 7pm	8am – 5pm	Closed	Closed
Special Collections & Archives	Closed	By Appointment	By Appointment	By Appointment	Closed	Closed	Closed
Digital Media Studio & MakerSpace	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Departments & Services	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Meet with a Librarian	By Appointment	By Appointment	By Appointment	By Appointment	By Appointment	Closed	Closed
Chat with a Librarian	24 Hours	24 Hours	24 Hours	24 Hours	24 Hours	24 Hours	24 Hours

Display of Opening hours
	Oct 26 Monday	Oct 27 Tuesday	Oct 28 Wednesday	Oct 29 Thursday	Oct 30 Friday	Oct 31 Saturday	Nov 01 Sunday
J. Paul Leonard Library	7am – 11pm	7am – 11pm	7am – 11pm	7am – 11pm	7am – 7pm	12pm – 6pm	12pm – 6pm
Book Checkout & Pickup Desk	8am – 7pm	8am – 7pm	8am – 7pm	8am – 7pm	8am – 5pm	Closed	Closed
Special Collections & Archives	Closed	By Appointment	By Appointment	By Appointment	Closed	Closed	Closed
Digital Media Studio & MakerSpace	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Departments & Services	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Meet with a Librarian	By Appointment	By Appointment	By Appointment	By Appointment	By Appointment	Closed	Closed
Chat with a Librarian	24 Hours	24 Hours	24 Hours	24 Hours	24 Hours	24 Hours	24 Hours

Display of Opening hours
	Nov 02 Monday	Nov 03 Tuesday	Nov 04 Wednesday	Nov 05 Thursday	Nov 06 Friday	Nov 07 Saturday	Nov 08 Sunday
J. Paul Leonard Library	7am – 11pm	7am – 11pm	7am – 11pm	7am – 11pm	7am – 7pm	12pm – 6pm	12pm – 6pm
Book Checkout & Pickup Desk	8am – 7pm	8am – 7pm	8am – 7pm	8am – 7pm	8am – 5pm	Closed	Closed
Special Collections & Archives	Closed	By Appointment	By Appointment	By Appointment	Closed	Closed	Closed
Digital Media Studio & MakerSpace	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Departments & Services	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Meet with a Librarian	By Appointment	By Appointment	By Appointment	By Appointment	By Appointment	Closed	Closed
Chat with a Librarian	24 Hours	24 Hours	24 Hours	24 Hours	24 Hours	24 Hours	24 Hours

Display of Opening hours
	Nov 09 Monday	Nov 10 Tuesday	Nov 11 Wednesday	Nov 12 Thursday	Nov 13 Friday	Nov 14 Saturday	Nov 15 Sunday
J. Paul Leonard Library	7am – 11pm	7am – 11pm	Closed Veteran's Day	7am – 11pm	7am – 7pm	12pm – 6pm	12pm – 6pm
Book Checkout & Pickup Desk	8am – 7pm	8am – 7pm	Closed Veteran's Day	8am – 7pm	8am – 5pm	Closed	Closed
Special Collections & Archives	Closed	By Appointment	Closed Veteran's Day	By Appointment	Closed	Closed	Closed
Digital Media Studio & MakerSpace	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Departments & Services	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Meet with a Librarian	By Appointment	By Appointment	By Appointment	By Appointment	By Appointment	Closed	Closed
Chat with a Librarian	24 Hours	24 Hours	24 Hours	24 Hours	24 Hours	24 Hours	24 Hours

Display of Opening hours
	Nov 16 Monday	Nov 17 Tuesday	Nov 18 Wednesday	Nov 19 Thursday	Nov 20 Friday	Nov 21 Saturday	Nov 22 Sunday
J. Paul Leonard Library	7am – 11pm	7am – 11pm	7am – 11pm	7am – 11pm	7am – 7pm	Closed	Closed
Book Checkout & Pickup Desk	8am – 7pm	8am – 7pm	8am – 7pm	8am – 7pm	8am – 5pm	Closed	Closed
Special Collections & Archives	Closed	By Appointment	By Appointment	By Appointment	Closed	Closed	Closed
Digital Media Studio & MakerSpace	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Departments & Services	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Meet with a Librarian	By Appointment	By Appointment	By Appointment	By Appointment	By Appointment	Closed	Closed
Chat with a Librarian	24 Hours	24 Hours	24 Hours	24 Hours	24 Hours	24 Hours	24 Hours

Display of Opening hours
	Nov 23 Monday	Nov 24 Tuesday	Nov 25 Wednesday	Nov 26 Thursday	Nov 27 Friday	Nov 28 Saturday	Nov 29 Sunday
J. Paul Leonard Library	8am – 5pm	8am – 5pm	8am – 5pm	Closed Thanksgiving Day	Closed Indigenous Peoples Day	Closed	12pm – 6pm
Book Checkout & Pickup Desk	8am – 5pm	8am – 5pm	8am – 5pm	Closed Thanksgiving Day	Closed Indigenous Peoples Day	Closed	Closed
Special Collections & Archives	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Digital Media Studio & MakerSpace	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Departments & Services	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Meet with a Librarian	By Appointment	By Appointment	By Appointment	By Appointment	By Appointment	Closed	Closed
Chat with a Librarian	24 Hours	24 Hours	24 Hours	24 Hours	24 Hours	24 Hours	24 Hours

Additional information

Audio recording: (415) 338-1841

Reserve a study room

Used Book & Media Store

Phone: (415) 338-6262. Closed for the summer — check back for fall hours!

Hours for other departments in the Library

Academic Technology (AT) — LIB 80
Peet's Coffee & Tea — Lobby
Tutoring and Academic Support Center (TASC) — LIB 220
Center for Equity and Excellence in Teaching and Learning (CEETL) — LIB 240
Sutro Library — 5th floor