Please visit the Locations page and select your branch for an up to date list of available services being offered there.
Effective April 5, 2021, we are allowing limited access to our buildings; see our Reopening page to learn more.
Holiday Closings
New Year’s Day
Thursday, December 31, 2020 – All libraries closed (New Year’s observance)
Friday, January 1, 2021 – All libraries closed (New Year’s Day)
Martin Luther King, Jr., Birthday
Monday, January 18, 2021– All libraries closed (All libraries closed Sunday, January 17, 2021)
Presidents’ Day
Monday, February 15, 2021 – All libraries closed (All libraries closed Sunday, February 14, 2021)
Spring Holiday/Good Friday/Easter Sunday
Friday, April 2, 2020 – All libraries closed (All libraries closed Sunday, April 4, 2021)
Memorial Day
Monday, May 31, 2021 – All libraries closed (All libraries closed Sunday, May 30, 2021)
Juneteenth
Friday, June 18, 2021 – All libraries closed
Independence Day
Sunday, July 4, 2021 – All libraries closed
Monday, July 5, 2021 – All libraries closed
Sundays in August 2021
All Libraries Closed
Labor Day
Monday, September 6, 2021 – All libraries closed (Sunday, September 5, 2021 – All libraries closed)
Indigenous Peoples’ Day
Monday, October 11, 2021 – Staff Development Day (All libraries closed)
Election Day
Tuesday, November 2, 2021 – Main Library Building Open for Voting Only (No Staff) – All branches closed
Veterans’ Day
Thursday, November 11, 2021 – All libraries closed
Thanksgiving Holiday
Wednesday, November 24, 2021 – All libraries close at 5 pm
Thursday, November 25, 2021 – Thanksgiving Day – All libraries closed
Friday, November 26, 2021 (All libraries closed in observance of Thanksgiving)
Winter Holiday/Christmas
Wednesday, December 22, 2021 – All libraries close at 5 pm
Thursday, December 23, 2021 – All libraries closed
Friday, December 24, 2021 – All libraries closed (Christmas Eve)
Saturday, December 25, 2021 – All libraries closed (Christmas Day)
Note: Richmond Public Libraries follow the City of Richmond’s approved dates for closure.