Library Hours and Location

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Palo Alto University
Omar Seddiqui Research Library
Allen Calvin Campus
Building 3
1791 Arastradero Road
Palo Alto, CA 94304
Phone: (650) 433-3855

September 2024:

The PAU Library has reopened for Fall Quarter, 2024, as part of the new student services hub at the Allen Calvin Campus on the first floor of Building 3. When campus is open, space is available outside the staff offices from 8 am until 9 pm on weekdays only.

Your PAU librarians are available to assist you in person with your research needs and provide you with access to our physical collection of books, reference materials, test manuals, and DVDs on weekdays, by appointment.

Online library resources are available 24/7/365.

Please follow current COVID-19 policies when planning a visit to campus.

Campus spaces for studying, meeting, or working may be booked via the LibCal online room reservation system. Use the link below for more information.

Please note that shipping requests are only being accepted when a student has an approved ADA accommodation, cannot visit campus due to current COVID-19 policies, or is enrolled in an online program and lives outside the San Francisco - San Jose corridor. If one of these situations applies to you, please email the PAU librarians at librarian@paloaltou.edu to discuss delivery options. Documented approval from the Department of Student Success is required.

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Library Hours

Winter Break

THURSDAY, DECEMBER 19 - SUNDAY, JANUARY 5

Library staff are unavailable on these dates.

When open, spaces on the first floor of Building 3 at the Calvin Campus are available from 8:00 am - 9:00 pm.

OPEN | Thursday, December 19 - Friday, December 20
CLOSED | Saturday, December 21 - Sunday, January 5

Winter Quarter 2024

MONDAY, JANUARY 6 - FRIDAY, MARCH 21

The Library and Student Success Center spaces on the first floor of Building 3 on the Calvin Campus are open on weekdays only, 8 am-9 pm, except on the holidays noted below.

CLOSED | Monday, January 20: Martin Luther King Jr. Day
CLOSED | Monday, February 17: Presidents' Day

The librarians will be available in-person, by appointment, on weekdays only. Email the librarians to make an appointment.