UL, CCL, NAL, UCL, LAW Learning Garden CCL G/F Reading Room* NAL LG/F#, UCL LG/F## LRC ARL

Staffed services

MEL

Opens 24/7 Staffed services/Book stacks

Learning Commons
(WMY)
2026
September
Mid-Autumn Festival 25 (Fri) 8:20 a.m. –
5:45 p.m.
Open 24/7 Open 24/7 Open 24/7 8:45 a.m. –
9:30 p.m.
11:00 a.m. – 5:30 p.m. 9:00 a.m. –
5:00 p.m.
Open 24/7
The day following
the Mid-Autumn
Festival
26 (Sat) Closed Open 24/7 Open 24/7 Open 24/7 Closed No
Services
No Services Open 24/7
October
National Day 1 (Thu) Closed Open 24/7 Open 24/7 Open 24/7 Closed No
Services
No Services Open 24/7
Chung Yeung Festival 18 (Sun) 11:00 a.m. –
7:00 p.m.
Open 24/7 Open 24/7 Open 24/7 Closed No
Services
No Services Open 24/7
The day following the Chung Yeung Festival 19 (Mon) Closed Open 24/7 Open 24/7 Open 24/7 Closed No
Services
No Services Open 24/7
December
Winter Solstice 22 (Tue) 8:20 a.m. –
5:30 p.m.
Open 24/7 Open 24/7 Open 24/7 8:45 a.m. –
9:30 p.m.
11:00 a.m. – 5:30 p.m. 9:00 a.m. –
5:00 p.m.
Open 24/7
Christmas and
New Year
24 (Thu) 9:00 a.m. –
5:00 p.m.
Close at 5:00
p.m.
Open 24/7 Open 24/7 Closed No
Services
9:00 a.m. –
5:00 p.m.
Closed
25 – 26 (Fri – Sat) Closed Closed Open 24/7 Open 24/7 Closed No
Services
No Services Closed
27 (Sun) Closed Closed Open 24/7 Open 24/7 Closed No
Services
No Services Closed
28 (Mon) 9:00 a.m. –
7:00 p.m.
Open at 9:00
a.m.
Open 24/7 Open 24/7 8:45 a.m. –
9:30 p.m.
11:00 a.m. – 5:30 p.m. 9:00 a.m. –
5:00 p.m.
Closed
29 (Tue) 9:00 a.m. –
7:00 p.m.
Open 24/7 Open 24/7 Open 24/7 8:45 a.m. –
9:30 p.m.
11:00 a.m.
– 5:30 p.m.
9:00 a.m. –
5:00 p.m.
Closed
30 (Wed) 9:00 a.m. –
7:00 p.m.
Open 24/7 Open 24/7 Open 24/7 8:45 a.m. –
9:30 p.m.
11:00 a.m.
– 5:30 p.m.
9:00 a.m. –
5:00 p.m.
Closed
31 (Thu) 9:00 a.m. –
5:00 p.m.
Close at 5:00
p.m.
Open 24/7 Open 24/7 Closed No
Services
9:00 a.m. –
5:00 p.m.
Closed
2027
January
1 (Fri) Closed Closed Open 24/7 Open 24/7 Closed No
Services
No
Services
Closed
February
Lunar New

Year

5 (Fri) 9:00 a.m. –
12:30 p.m.
Close at 12:30 p.m. Open 24/7 Open 24/7 Closed No
Services
9:00 a.m. –
12:30 p.m.
Close on
4 February 10:00 p.m. and resume 24/7 on 10 February 10:00 a.m.
6 – 8
(Sat – Mon)
Closed Closed Open 24/7 Open 24/7 Closed No
Services
No Services
9 (Tue) Closed Closed Open 24/7 Open 24/7 Closed No
Services
No Services
10 – 11
(Wed – Thu)
9:00 a.m. –
7:00 p.m.
Open at 9:00 a.m. Open 24/7 Open 24/7 8:45 a.m. –
9:30 p.m.
11:00 a.m. –
5:30 p.m.
9:00 a.m. –
5:00 p.m.
March
Easter 26 (Fri) 9:00 a.m. –
5:00 p.m.
Open 24/7 Open 24/7 Open 24/7 Closed No
Services
No Services Closed
27 (Sat) 9:00 a.m. –
5:00 p.m.
Open 24/7 Open 24/7 Open 24/7 Closed No
Services
9:00 a.m. –
4:30 p.m.
Closed
28 (Sun) 11:00 a.m. –
7:00 p.m.
Open 24/7 Open 24/7 Open 24/7 Closed No
Services
No Services Closed
29 (Mon) 9:00 a.m. –
5:00 p.m.
Open 24/7 Open 24/7 Open 24/7 Closed No
Services
No Services Closed
April
Ching Ming
Festival
5 (Mon) 9:00 a.m. –
5:00 p.m.
Open 24/7 Open 24/7 Open 24/7 Closed No
Services
No Services Open 24/7
May

Labour Day 1 (Sat) 9:00 a.m. –
5:00 p.m.
Open 24/7 Open 24/7 Open 24/7 Closed No
Services
No Services Open 24/7
The Birthday of
Buddha
13 (Thu) 9:00 a.m. –
5:00 p.m.
Open 24/7 Open 24/7 Open 24/7 Closed No
Services
No Services Open 24/7
June
Tuen Ng Festival 9 (Wed) Closed Open 24/7 Open 24/7 Open 24/7 Closed No
Services
No Services Closed
July
HKSAR
Establishment Day
1 (Thu) Closed Closed Open 24/7 Open 24/7 Closed No
Services
No Services Closed

Note:

  • Learning Garden: opens 24/7 during semesters for CUHK staff and students only
  • CCL G/F Reading Room: opens 24/7 for CUHK staff and students only (* Temporarily closed for 15 minutes 2 times a day within the library’s opening hours for necessary arrangements before and after overnight access: [i] 9:00 a.m. from Monday to Saturday or Public Holidays and 11 a.m. on Sundays; [ii] 30 minutes before the library closes.)
  • NAL LG/F: opens 24/7 for CUHK staff and students only (# Temporarily closed at 11:00 a.m. from Monday to Saturday or Public Holidays and at 1:30 p.m. on Sunday for 30 minutes respectively for daily cleaning within the library’s opening hours.)
  • UCL LG/F: opens 24/7 for CUHK staff and students only (## Temporarily closed 45 minutes before the library is closed for daily cleaning and re-opened 30 minutes before the library is closed.)
  • ARL: opens 24/7 for School of Architecture staff and students only
  • MEL: opens 24/7
  • Learning Commons (Wu Ho Man Yuen Building): opens 24/7 during semesters for CUHK staff and students only