Sometimes our libraries are unavailable due to holidays and events, and sometimes due to unplanned closings such as emergency situations in our buildings. If your library has a planned or unplanned closing, it’s important to spread the word so that we can all help patrons know. Posting your library’s closures on the shared LibCal calendar and your library’s website is great!
If your library is closed, it is likely:
Delaware’s libraries are assumed to be closed on the following dates, though this is subject to change:
TuesdayJuly 4, 2023Independence Day Observed
Monday | January 2, 2023 | New Year’s Day Observed |
Monday | January 18, 2023 | Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday |
Monday | February 20, 2023 | Presidents’ Day (not recognized by all libraries; DDL open) |
Friday | April 7, 2023 | Good Friday (not recognized by all libraries; DDL closed) |
Monday | May 29, 2023 | Memorial Day |
Monday | June 19, 2023 | Juneteenth |
Tuesday | July 4, 2023 | Independence Day |
Monday | September 4, 2023 | Labor Day |
Friday | November 10, 2023 | Veterans’ Day Observed |
Thursday | November 23, 2023 | Thanksgiving Day |
Friday | November 24, 2023 | Thanksgiving Holiday |
Monday | December 25, 2023 | Christmas |
Sunday | December 31, 2023 | New Year’s Eve |