Christmas 2025/New Years 2026 Break


Library Closure Over the Christmas/New Year Break

The Library will close at 12 pm on Wednesday, 24 December 2025 and reopen on Friday, 2 January 2026.

Library Services will resume on Monday, 5 January 2026.

Please check our Opening Hours page for updates.

Campus and After-Hours Spaces

JCU campuses, including 24-hour spaces, will be closed during this period. IT will be carrying out maintenance across computer rooms.

Only residential students and essential staff will have access to the university campuses during the break, and only certain buildings. The Library buildings will not be accessible except by staff under arrangement with security.

Returning Library Books

Don’t worry – our system automatically ignores days when we are closed, so your books won’t be due while we’re away.

Why not borrow some holiday reading before we close? We have plenty of fiction and recreational non-fiction available.

Important:
If you’ll be away in January or your contract is ending soon, please return your books before the break. Items in the general collection will renew automatically unless:

  • Someone requests them, or
  • Your membership expires.

To avoid fines, return your books before you leave.

Paying Fines

You can pay fines online while the Library is closed.

Log in to My Library Account, go to your fines, and click Pay Fine to access the JCU Pay page.

Getting Help Online

All Library services, including chat, will be closed during the break.
However, you can still:

Electronic resources remain available, so you can continue to access ebooks and journal articles through One Search and our databases.

Stay safe and enjoy the break! We look forward to seeing you in 2026.


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