The following are the currently announced festive closure plans, although all are subject to change with the emerging coronavirus variant threat. So far the NLS is the only agency to have extended its festive closures, with its annoucnement of its additional closures between the Christmas and New Year period:
National Records of Scotland https://www.nrscotland.gov.uk/about-us/service-status#Festive
We are closed on certain public holidays. These dates for the period up to 31 January 2022 are:
- 27 December 2021
- 28 December 2021
- 3 January 2022
- 4 January 2022
National Library of Scotland https://www.nls.uk/using-the-library/opening-hours/
- Service update: Our buildings are closed from 24 December to 4 January inclusive.
PRONI https://www.nidirect.gov.uk/articles/getting-proni-and-opening-hours#toc-2
Public holidays 2021/2022
- Friday 24 December 2021
- Monday 27 December 2021
- Tuesday 28 December 2021
- Monday 3 January 2022
National Archives (Dublin, Ireland) https://www.nationalarchives.ie/product/book-the-reading-room/
- Christmas Closure: CLOSED from 1pm 24th December 2021 – 3rd January 2022 inclusive.
National Library of Ireland https://www.nli.ie/en/opening-hours.aspx
Christmas opening hours at the National Library of Ireland
- Please note all NLI buildings, apart from the National Photographic Archive, are closed from Friday 24th December 2021 to Monday 3rd January 2022 inclusive.
National Archives (Kew, England) https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/about/visit-us/opening-times/
We are usually closed for bank holiday weekends (including the Saturday), and for Christmas and New Year. All dates listed below are inclusive.
- Christmas (2021): Friday 24 December to Tuesday 28 December (closing at 17:00 on Thursday 23 December)
- New Year’s Day (2022): Saturday 1 January to Monday 3 January
Check your local library, archive and family history sites for details on additional festive closures.
Chris
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