BYU Family History Library Hours

The BYU Family History Library is open Monday through Saturday during the same hours as the whole BYU Library. The library is also open exclusively for family history on the 2nd and 4th Sundays (except some holidays). The help desk services and family history missionaries are available during most of the hours the library is open. Our regular hours and exceptions are noted below.

Regular Hours

*Exceptions to Monday-Saturday Open Hours and Help Desk Services
For exceptions to Monday-Saturday hours for the Library and Help Desk Services, see Exceptions to Regular Hours for the BYU Library. (Exceptions may include closures, shorter hours, or extended hours.)

†Exceptions to Sunday Hours
The BYU Family History Library is open on the 2nd and 4th Sundays (closed other Sundays), except for the following 2nd and 4th Sunday closures:

• 2nd Sunday in May (Mother’s Day) – Closed
• 4th Sunday in May (Memorial Day) – Closed
• Thanksgiving Weekend  – Open when the 4th Sunday is weekend before Thanksgiving. Closed when it is on the same weekend as Thanksgiving.)
• 4th Sunday in December (Christmas) – Closed

‡Exceptions to Family History Missionary Help (2019)
Besides when the BYU Library is closed, Missionary help is not available during times when BYU Library services are limited to the Level 3 Help Desk only, per the BYU Library Schedule. There are also some additional exceptions.

Missionary Service Available 9:00 am–6:00 pm only (no evening service)

• Monday, April 29, 2019 (New Student Orientation)
• Monday-Thursday, August 19-22, 2019 (Education Week)
• Monday-Thursday, August 26-29, 2019 (Semester Break)

No Missionary Service – Library may open on some of these days with varying hours and service levels. (See BYU Library Schedule.)

• Saturday, December 15th, 2018-January 5th, 2019 (Christmas, New Years, and Semester Break)
• Monday, January 21, 2019 (Martin Luther King, Jr. Day)
• Monday, February 18, 2019 (President’s Day)
• Saturday, April 6, 2019 (General Conference)
• Thursday, April 25, 2019 (Graduation Commencement)
• Saturday, April 27, 2019 Semester Break
• Sunday, May 12, 2019 (Mother’s Day)
• Saturday, May 25, 2019-Monday, May 27, 2019 (Memorial Day weekend)
• Saturday, June 22, 2019 (New Student Orientation)
• Thursday, July 4, 2019 (Independence Day)
• Wednesday, July 24, 2019 (Pioneer Day)
• Saturday, August 17, 2019 (Semester Break)
• Saturday, August 24, 2019 (Semester Break)
• Saturday, August 31, 2019 (New Student Orientation)
• Monday, September 2, 2019 (Labor Day)
• Saturday, October 5, 2019 (General Conference)
• Sunday, November 24, 2019 4th Sunday
• Wednesday, November 27, 2019-Saturday, November 30, 2019 (Thanksgiving Weekend)
• Friday, December 20, 2019-Tuesday, December 31, 2019 (Christmas, New Years, and Semester Break)