Public library opening hours for Christmas and New Year holidays
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On Christmas Day (December 25), Boxing Day (December 26) and New Year's Day (January 1, 2026), all Hong Kong public libraries, mobile libraries and students' study rooms will be closed.
Moreover, system maintenance work will be carried out from 00.30am on December 25 to 7am on December 27, and from 0.30am to 11.59pm on January 1, 2026, during which the following services will be suspended:
* library mobile app services, Internet and telephone renewal services;
* other online library services, including the library catalogue, borrowers' record enquiries, reservation of library materials and computer facilities, and electronic resources;
* self-service library stations; and
* the function of real-time loan record update of smart book drops and smart book returns (readers may still return library materials to the smart book return facilities, and the loan record will be updated within two working days).
Details can be obtained from notices posted at all public libraries and the library website at www.hkpl.gov.hk/en/library-notices/library-notices-list.html. For enquiries, please call 2921 0208.
Ends/Wednesday, December 17, 2025
Issued at HKT 11:25
Issued at HKT 11:25
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