Holidays & Closings
The Library Closes All Day for the Following Holidays:
New Year’s Day
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
President’s Day
Memorial Day
Juneteenth
Independence Day
Labor Day
Veteran’s Day
Thanksgiving Day
Native American Heritage Day
Christmas Eve
Christmas Day
** The Library closes at 5:00 PM on the day before Thanksgiving and New Year’s Eve.
2024’s Closing Dates
- 5:00PM, Sunday, December 31, 2023
- Monday, January 1, 2024
- Monday, January 15, 2024
- Monday, February 19, 2024
- Monday May 27, 2024
- Wednesday, June 19, 2024
- Thursday, July 4, 2024
- Monday, September 2, 2024
- Monday, November 11, 2024
- 5:00PM, Wednesday, November 27, 2024
- Thursday, November 28, 2024
- Friday, November 29, 2024
- Tuesday, December 24, 2024
- Wednesday, December 25, 2024
- 5:00PM, Tuesday, December 31, 2024
- Wednesday, January 1, 2025
Closing for Staff Trainings
The Library reserves the right to close to the public for purposes of staff training.
When possible, the Library will provide advance notice to the public regarding the closing. Notice of the closing will be posted on the Library’s doors, website, and social media outlets.
Unscheduled & Emergency Closings
The decision to close the Library will be made with the health and safety of the Library employees and patrons as the top priority.
The following emergency situations may call for closure of the Library:
- Severe weather events
- Local or regional declaration of a State of Emergency
- Pests, bugs, or infestation
- Loss of critical utilities
- Gas leak or suspected gas leak
- Water damage or flood
- Fire
- Hazardous spill
- Bomb threat
- Active shooter
- Lockdown/Shelter In Place
- Pandemic, serious illness, or public health crisis
- Other emergencies that cannot be planned for.
All unscheduled closings will be reported to 1180WHAM and their partners at Clear Channel Rochester Radio via an online automated system. Closings will also be reported on the Library’s website, social media outlets, and door signage.