Holidays and Closings


All locations (unless so noted) of the Memphis Public Libraries will be closed the following days:

2023 Closings

  • New Year’s Day: Sunday, January 1, 2023 
  • New Year’s Day (Observed): Monday, January 2, 2023 
  • Martin Luther King, Jr., Birthday: Monday, January 16, 2023 
  • Presidents’ Day: Monday, February 20, 2023 
  • Martin Luther King, Jr., Memorial: Tuesday, April 4, 2023 
  • Good Friday: Friday, April 7, 2023 
  • Easter Sunday: Sunday, April 9, 2023 
  • Memorial Day: Monday, May 29, 2023 
  • Juneteenth (Observed): Monday, June 19, 2023
  • Independence Day: Tuesday, July 4, 2023 
  • Labor Day: Monday, September 4, 2023 
  • Staff Training: Friday, November 3, 2023
  • Veterans’ Day (Observed): Friday, November 10, 2023 
  • Thanksgiving: Thursday, November 23, 2023 
  • Day after Thanksgiving: Friday, November 24, 2023 
  • Christmas Eve and Day: Friday, December 22, 2023 through December 25, 2023
  • New Year’s Day: Monday, January 1, 2024