University Library Hours
| April 2026 | ||||||
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| Sunday | Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | Saturday |
1 April 1 | 2 April 2 | 3 April 3 | 4 April 4 | |||
5 April 5 | 6 April 6 | 7 April 7 | 8 April 8 | 9 April 9 | 10 April 10 | 11 April 11 |
12 April 12 | 13 April 13 | 14 April 14 | 15 April 15 | 16 April 16 | 17 April 17 | 18 April 18 |
19 April 19 | 20 April 20Library Building 8am – 10pmR&I Desk 10am – 7pmSCUA By Appointment | 21 April 21Library Building 8am – 10pmR&I Desk 10am – 7pmSCUA By Appointment | 22 April 22Library Building 8am – 10pmR&I Desk 10am – 7pmSCUA By Appointment | 23 April 23Library Building 8am – 10pmR&I Desk 10am – 7pmSCUA By Appointment | 24 April 24Library Building 8am – 5pmR&I Desk 10am – 4pmSCUA By Appointment | 25 April 25Library Building 10am – 4pmR&I Desk ClosedSCUA Closed |
26 April 26Library Building 12pm – 8pmR&I Desk 2pm – 5pmSCUA Closed | 27 April 27Library Building 8am – 10pmR&I Desk 10am – 7pmSCUA By Appointment | 28 April 28Library Building 8am – 10pmR&I Desk 10am – 7pmSCUA By Appointment | 29 April 29Library Building 8am – 10pmR&I Desk 10am – 7pmSCUA By Appointment | 30 April 30Library Building 8am – 10pmR&I Desk 10am – 7pmSCUA By Appointment | ||
| May 2026 | ||||||
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| Sunday | Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | Saturday |
1 May 1Library Building 8am – 5pmR&I Desk 10am – 4pmSCUA By Appointment | 2 May 2Library Building 10am – 4pmR&I Desk ClosedSCUA Closed | |||||
3 May 3Library Building 12pm – 8pmR&I Desk 2pm – 5pmSCUA Closed | 4 May 4Library Building 8am – 12amR&I Desk 10am – 7pmSCUA By Appointment | 5 May 5Library Building 8am – 12amR&I Desk 10am – 7pmSCUA By Appointment | 6 May 6Library Building 8am – 12amR&I Desk 10am – 7pmSCUA By Appointment | 7 May 7Library Building 8am – 12amR&I Desk 10am – 7pmSCUA By Appointment | 8 May 8Library Building 8am – 5pmR&I Desk 10am – 4pmSCUA By Appointment | 9 May 9Library Building 10am – 4pmR&I Desk ClosedSCUA Closed |
10 May 10Library Building 7am – 2amR&I Desk 2pm – 5pmSCUA Closed | 11 May 11Library Building 7am – 2amR&I Desk 10am – 7pmSCUA By Appointment | 12 May 12Library Building 7am – 2amR&I Desk 10am – 7pmSCUA By Appointment | 13 May 13Library Building 7am – 2amR&I Desk 10am – 7pmSCUA By Appointment | 14 May 14Library Building 7am – 2amR&I Desk 10am – 7pmSCUA By Appointment | 15 May 15Library Building 8am – 5pmR&I Desk 10am – 4pmSCUA By Appointment | 16 May 16Library Building 10am – 4pmR&I Desk ClosedSCUA Closed |
17 May 17Library Building ClosedR&I Desk ClosedSCUA Closed | 18 May 18Library Building 8am – 5pmR&I Desk ClosedSCUA By Appointment | 19 May 19Library Building 8am – 5pmR&I Desk ClosedSCUA By Appointment | 20 May 20Library Building 8am – 5pmR&I Desk ClosedSCUA By Appointment | 21 May 21Library Building 8am – 5pmR&I Desk ClosedSCUA By Appointment | 22 May 22Library Building 8am – 5pmR&I Desk ClosedSCUA By Appointment | 23 May 23Library Building ClosedR&I Desk ClosedSCUA Closed |
24 May 24Library Building ClosedR&I Desk ClosedSCUA Closed | 25 May 25Library Building ClosedR&I Desk ClosedSCUA Closed | 26 May 26Library Building 8am – 8pmR&I Desk 12pm – 6pmSCUA By Appointment | 27 May 27Library Building 8am – 8pmR&I Desk 12pm – 6pmSCUA By Appointment | 28 May 28Library Building 8am – 8pmR&I Desk 12pm – 6pmSCUA By Appointment | 29 May 29Library Building 8am – 5pmR&I Desk 12pm – 3pmSCUA By Appointment | 30 May 30Library Building 10am – 4pmR&I Desk ClosedSCUA Closed |
31 May 31Library Building ClosedR&I Desk ClosedSCUA Closed | ||||||
| June 2026 | ||||||
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| Sunday | Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | Saturday |
1 June 1Library Building 8am – 8pmR&I Desk 12pm – 6pmSCUA By Appointment | 2 June 2Library Building 8am – 8pmR&I Desk 12pm – 6pmSCUA By Appointment | 3 June 3Library Building 8am – 8pmR&I Desk 12pm – 6pmSCUA By Appointment | 4 June 4Library Building 8am – 8pmR&I Desk 12pm – 6pmSCUA By Appointment | 5 June 5Library Building 8am – 5pmR&I Desk 12pm – 3pmSCUA By Appointment | 6 June 6Library Building 10am – 4pmR&I Desk ClosedSCUA Closed | |
7 June 7Library Building ClosedR&I Desk ClosedSCUA Closed | 8 June 8Library Building 8am – 8pmR&I Desk 12pm – 6pmSCUA By Appointment | 9 June 9Library Building 8am – 8pmR&I Desk 12pm – 6pmSCUA By Appointment | 10 June 10Library Building 8am – 8pmR&I Desk 12pm – 6pmSCUA By Appointment | 11 June 11Library Building 8am – 8pmR&I Desk 12pm – 6pmSCUA By Appointment | 12 June 12Library Building 8am – 5pmR&I Desk 12pm – 3pmSCUA By Appointment | 13 June 13Library Building 10am – 4pmR&I Desk ClosedSCUA Closed |
14 June 14Library Building ClosedR&I Desk ClosedSCUA Closed | 15 June 15Library Building 8am – 8pmR&I Desk 12pm – 6pmSCUA By Appointment | 16 June 16Library Building 8am – 8pmR&I Desk 12pm – 6pmSCUA By Appointment | 17 June 17Library Building 8am – 8pmR&I Desk 12pm – 6pmSCUA By Appointment | 18 June 18Library Building 8am – 8pmR&I Desk 12pm – 6pmSCUA By Appointment | 19 June 19Library Building ClosedR&I Desk ClosedSCUA Closed | 20 June 20Library Building 10am – 4pmR&I Desk ClosedSCUA Closed |
21 June 21Library Building ClosedR&I Desk ClosedSCUA Closed | 22 June 22Library Building 8am – 8pmR&I Desk 12pm – 6pmSCUA By Appointment | 23 June 23Library Building 8am – 8pmR&I Desk 12pm – 6pmSCUA By Appointment | 24 June 24Library Building 8am – 8pmR&I Desk 12pm – 6pmSCUA By Appointment | 25 June 25Library Building 8am – 8pmR&I Desk 12pm – 6pmSCUA By Appointment | 26 June 26Library Building 8am – 5pmR&I Desk 12pm – 3pmSCUA By Appointment | 27 June 27Library Building 10am – 4pmR&I Desk ClosedSCUA Closed |
28 June 28Library Building ClosedR&I Desk ClosedSCUA Closed | 29 June 29Library Building 8am – 8pmR&I Desk 12pm – 6pmSCUA By Appointment | 30 June 30Library Building 8am – 8pmR&I Desk 12pm – 6pmSCUA By Appointment | ||||
| July 2026 | ||||||
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| Sunday | Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | Saturday |
1 July 1Library Building 8am – 8pmR&I Desk 12pm – 6pmSCUA By Appointment | 2 July 2Library Building 8am – 8pmR&I Desk 12pm – 6pmSCUA By Appointment | 3 July 3Library Building 8am – 5pmR&I Desk 12pm – 3pmSCUA By Appointment | 4 July 4Library Building ClosedR&I Desk ClosedSCUA Closed | |||
5 July 5Library Building ClosedR&I Desk ClosedSCUA Closed | 6 July 6Library Building 8am – 8pmR&I Desk 12pm – 6pmSCUA By Appointment | 7 July 7Library Building 8am – 8pmR&I Desk 12pm – 6pmSCUA By Appointment | 8 July 8Library Building 8am – 8pmR&I Desk 12pm – 6pmSCUA By Appointment | 9 July 9Library Building 8am – 8pmR&I Desk 12pm – 6pmSCUA By Appointment | 10 July 10Library Building 8am – 5pmR&I Desk 12pm – 3pmSCUA By Appointment | 11 July 11Library Building 10am – 4pmR&I Desk ClosedSCUA Closed |
12 July 12Library Building ClosedR&I Desk ClosedSCUA Closed | 13 July 13Library Building 8am – 8pmR&I Desk 12pm – 6pmSCUA By Appointment | 14 July 14Library Building 8am – 8pmR&I Desk 12pm – 6pmSCUA By Appointment | 15 July 15Library Building 8am – 8pmR&I Desk 12pm – 6pmSCUA By Appointment | 16 July 16Library Building 8am – 8pmR&I Desk 12pm – 6pmSCUA By Appointment | 17 July 17Library Building 8am – 5pmR&I Desk 12pm – 3pmSCUA By Appointment | 18 July 18Library Building 10am – 4pmR&I Desk ClosedSCUA Closed |
19 July 19Library Building ClosedR&I Desk ClosedSCUA Closed | 20 July 20Library Building 8am – 8pmR&I Desk 12pm – 6pmSCUA By Appointment | 21 July 21Library Building 8am – 8pmR&I Desk 12pm – 6pmSCUA By Appointment | 22 July 22Library Building 8am – 8pmR&I Desk 12pm – 6pmSCUA By Appointment | 23 July 23Library Building 8am – 8pmR&I Desk 12pm – 6pmSCUA By Appointment | 24 July 24Library Building 8am – 5pmR&I Desk 12pm – 3pmSCUA By Appointment | 25 July 25Library Building 10am – 4pmR&I Desk ClosedSCUA Closed |
26 July 26Library Building ClosedR&I Desk ClosedSCUA Closed | 27 July 27Library Building 8am – 8pmR&I Desk 12pm – 6pmSCUA By Appointment | 28 July 28Library Building 8am – 8pmR&I Desk 12pm – 6pmSCUA By Appointment | 29 July 29Library Building 8am – 8pmR&I Desk 12pm – 6pmSCUA By Appointment | 30 July 30Library Building 8am – 8pmR&I Desk 12pm – 6pmSCUA By Appointment | 31 July 31Library Building 8am – 5pmR&I Desk 12pm – 3pmSCUA By Appointment | |
Library Map and Directions

Directions to the University Library:
From the South: Drive north on the 405 freeway and take the CA-22 W/7th street exit. Continue straight on to 7th street. The University will be on your right. Turn right on East Campus Drive and make an immediate left to reach the South Campus Turnaround.
From the North: Drive south on the 405 freeway and exit on Bellflower Blvd. south. Turn left on Los Coyotes Diagonal and an immediate right on Bellflower. Follow Bellflower for several blocks, and then turn left on Beach Dr to enter campus. The visitor/parking information booth will be on your right and they can provide parking information and directions to the library.
The closest Short-Term parking is available in the South Campus Turnaround. Short-Term spaces offer 30-, 60-, and 90-minute parking (paid at a paystation). Alternatively a day pass can be purchased at the Visitor/Parking Info Booth allowing parking in many lots on campus.
Campus map and parking information
Workshops and Events
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Campus Calendars
Librarian Research Desk
The Research & Information desk (R&I Desk) is located on the 1st floor of the library. Hours indicate when a librarian will be available at the desk to guide you in your research and help you locate information.
Chat help from a librarian is available 24/7. When the desk is open a CSULB librarian will help you. Outside of those hours, a librarian from our co-op will answer your chat.
You can also make an appointment with your librarian subject specialist when you need assistance with extensive research questions.
Special Collections and Archives
Special Collections and University Archives (SCUA) contains rare books, manuscripts, university historical records, and other unique material. The department is located on the 3rd Floor (Room 300) of the Library. Please contact the department with any questions or to access materials at LIB-Archives@csulb.edu.
I-Space
The Innovation Space (I-Space), located on the Library’s lower level, is an interdisciplinary design facility. It includes four areas:3D printing, a 360 theater, a Powerwall, and a media studio. Make an appointment to use advanced equipment for your academic projects.
Caffeine Lab
Check current cafe hours by clicking "In the University Library" on this site:
