October 25, 2012 (REVISED November 1, 2012)

Library Buildings, Reading Rooms Closed Nov. 10-12

Websites Down Nov. 9-12

Selected Library buildings will closed to the public and all websites will be unavailable during the upcoming Veteran's Day weekend.

• On Saturday, Nov. 10 and on Monday, Nov. 12, the James Madison Memorial Building and the John Adams Building of the Library of Congress will be closed to the public.
• All Library of Congress reading rooms will be closed Saturday, Nov. 10 through Monday, Nov. 12.
• The Great Hall and exhibitions in the Thomas Jefferson Building will be open to the public from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 10 and Monday, Nov. 12. However, there will be no cellular or wireless service available in the Jefferson Building during these times.
• All buildings will resume regular hours of operations on Tuesday, Nov. 13.
• All Library of Congress websites (including loc.gov, congress.gov, copyright.gov & others) will be unavailable starting at approximately 5 p.m. Friday, Nov. 9, and are expected to be available again beginning Tuesday, Nov. 13 at 9 a.m.

We regret any inconvenience this may cause our visitors and researchers. (All times Eastern Standard Time.)

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PR 12-A06
10/25/12
ISSN 0731-3527

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