Halifax Public Libraries

Tuesday, February 24: All branches and departments of Halifax Public Libraries will delay opening until 10:00am. Please remember to check your local Library's Hours and Locations page before leaving for a visit.

Monday, February 23: Due to pending weather conditions, all branches and departments of Halifax Public Libraries will be closing early at 12:00pm. #NSStorm

Thursday, February 12: All branches and departments of Halifax Public Libraries will delay opening until 12:00 PM (noon). Please remember to check your local Library's Hours and Locations page before leaving for a visit.

Wednesday, February 11: Due to weather conditions, all branches and departments of Halifax Public Libraries will be closing early at 3:00pm. Please remember to check your local Library's Hours and Locations page before leaving for a visit.

Monday, February 16: All branches and departments of Halifax Public Libraries will be closed for Heritage Day.

Update: Musquodoboit Harbour Public Library will delay opening until 1:00pm.

Monday, February 2: Due to weather conditions, all branches and departments of Halifax Public Libraries will delay opening until 11:00am. Please remember to check your local Library's Hours and Locations page before leaving for a visit.

Update: Sheet Harbour Public Library will remain closed for the full day.

Thursday, Jan. 29, 10:00pm - Friday, Jan. 30, 1:00am: Scheduled Website Maintenance. During this downtime, please expect outages for online Library services including but not limited to the catalogue and placing holds, user accounts, pages, and What's On calendar.

Tuesday, January 27: Due to weather, all branches and departments of Halifax Public Libraries will delay opening until 12:00 p.m. (noon).

Monday, January 26: Due to ongoing weather conditions, all branches and departments of Halifax Public Libraries will remain closed for the day. #NSStorm

Monday, January 19: Due to weather and significant power outages, all branches and departments of Halifax Public Libraries will remain closed for the day. #NSStorm

January 19: Due to ongoing weather conditions, all branches and departments of Halifax Public Libraries will delay opening today. Please check our social media pages for further updates.

Friday, January 16: Halifax North Memorial Public Library will be closed for the day for staff training. Please remember to check your local Library's Hours and Locations page before leaving for a visit.

Friday, January 2: Due to building issues, Sackville Public Library has closed for the day. Please remember to check your local Library's Hours and Locations page before leaving for a visit.

Please note: In addition to the noted closures, J. D. Shatford Memorial Public Library will remain closed all day on December 24 and 31.

Please note the following changes to our hours for December and January: Wednesday, December 24 - Closed at 1:00pm Thursday, December 25 - Closed Friday, December 26 - Closed Wednesday, December 31 - Closed at 1:00pm Thursday, January 1 - Closed

Friday, December 19: Halifax North Memorial Public Library will delay opening until 12:00 PM. Please remember to check your local Library's Hours and Locations page before leaving for a visit.

Thursday, December 11: Due to ongoing building maintenance, Woodlawn Public Library will be closed for the day. Please remember to check your local Library's Hours and Locations page before leaving for a visit.

Tuesday, December 9: Due to ongoing building maintenance, Woodlawn Public Library will be closed for the day. Please remember to check your local Library's Hours and Locations page before leaving for a visit.

Monday, December 8: Due to ongoing building maintenance, Woodlawn Public Library will be closed for the day. Please remember to check your local Library's Hours and Locations page before leaving for a visit. Woodlawn Public Library will be open December 6-7.