October 2026-September 2027 Holiday Closings

The Ask a Librarian collaborative desks (Statewide and Academic) will close on the following days. You will not see the option to staff these desks until we reopen them the next day. Your library’s local desk will remain available to staff if you choose to do so during these closures.

November 2026

11/11 (Wednesday) Veterans Day

11/26-11/27 (Thursday and Friday) Thanksgiving

11/26-1/4 Special Academic Desk Closure

December 2026

12/24-1/1 (Closing Thursday, December 24 and re-opening Saturday, Jan. 2) Winter Break

January 2027

*Academic Desk Reopens on 1/4 after the Winter Break*

1/18 (Monday) MLK Jr. Day

March 2027

3/28 and 3/29 (Sunday and Monday) Spring Holiday

May 2027

5/31 (Monday) Memorial Day

June 2027

6/18 and 6/19 (Friday and Saturday) Juneteenth

July 2027

7/4 and 7/5 (Sunday and Monday) Independence Day

September 2027

9/6 (Monday) Labor Day

If your library will close outside of these dates, please seek coverage help from the AskRef ListServ: askref@askref.simplelists.com

MAY and JUN 2024 Exemplary Reference Award Winners

The Ask a Librarian Quality Assurance Workgroup is pleased to announce the May and June 2024 Exemplary Reference Award Winners!

May

Jyoti P. (Polk State College)

June

Diana M. (Santa Fe College)

Please join us in congratulating our winners as they set the bar for providing exemplary virtual reference services for Ask a Librarian!

Want to see what a winning chat looks like? Click here to view the winners from the months listed above.