Updated: MIT Libraries winter break schedule

What's available during the winter break

By on December 2, 2025 in All news

77 Massachusetts Avenue in the snowUpdated Friday, Dec. 19

Here are the library spaces and services available December 22 through January 4: 

Library access and in-person services: 

  • Hayden Library 
    • Monday, Dec. 22: 9am to 6pm
    • Tuesday, Dec. 23, through Sunday, Jan. 4: 24/7 study space is available for community members with MIT ID. Information desk will not be staffed, and access to book stacks will be closed.
  • Lewis Music Library and Distinctive Collections Reading Room: Closed Monday, Dec. 22, through Sunday, Jan. 4.
  • Barker, Dewey, and Rotch: 
    • Monday, Dec. 22, through Sunday, Jan. 4: 24/7 study space is available for community members with MIT ID. Information desks will not be staffed, and access to book stacks will be closed.
    • GIS & Data Lab and Aga Khan Documentation Center (7-238) will be closed.
  • Scanning and office delivery: Unavailable Tuesday, Dec. 23, through Sunday, Jan. 4.

Virtual help: Help via Ask Us will be unavailable starting at 5pm on Monday, Dec. 22, resuming on Monday, Jan. 5, at 10am.

Returning materials: Book drops are located at all library locations, the Stata Center, and outside Building 9 – Samuel Tak Lee Building, along the Massachusetts Ave. side. Please note that items returned during the break will be backdated when checked in.

Electronic resources: Access to electronic resources, such as ebooks, journals, databases, and streaming video and audio, will remain available through the break.

Courtyard Cafe: The cafe will be closed Monday, Dec. 22, through Sunday, Jan. 4.

Happy holidays, and have a restful winter break!