Vacation hours (all libraries except USBL)
2 January - 1 February, 27 June - 18 July, 5 December - 23 December
Vacation hours (USBL)
2 January - 11 January, 13 June - 4 July, 28 November - 23 December
Semester hours (all libraries except USBL)
3 February - 14 May, 20 July - 22 October
Semester hours (USBL)
13 January - 12 June, 6 July - 27 November
1st Exam hours
15 May - 7 June, 23 October - 17 November
SU Library access for SU staff, SU students, Alumni borrowers, CHELiN borrowers, CHELSA borrowers and other visitors with borrowing privileges only.
2nd Exam hours
8 June - 26 June, 18 November - 4 December
- All libraries are closed on public holidays and the first and last Saturday of the year.
- All libraries are closed on Saturday 4 January.
- The Medicine and Health Sciences Library is also closed on Saturday 11 and 18 January.
On Thursday 9 April the libraries close as follows:
- Music and Theology Libraries at 16:30
- Engineering and Forestry Library at 17:00
- Medicine and Health Sciences and the Stellenbosch University Library at 17:30
- Bellville Park Campus Library at 18:00
- All libraries are closed on Saturday 11 April and Saturday 19 December.
- All libraries close at 12:00 on Thursday 24 December and re-open at 8:00 on Monday 4 January 2021.