Winter Closure Hours

Stanford University Libraries will be operating on a reduced schedule from Saturday, December 13, 2025 through Sunday, January 4, 2026. For more information about services during this period, please visit the Libraries Intersession and Winter Closure page

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General policies

Stanford Libraries seek to provide patrons with a safe and productive environment suitable for reading, studying, and other scholarly activities. These policies support that objective. See the pages linked in this section for policies governing conduct, animals, and photography in library buildings, as well as guidelines for counsel and researchers seeking discovery from the Libraries, workplace and sponsored conference conduct, the Libraries' statement on patron privacy for database access, and the Libraries' open metadata policy.