Reading Room
Monday–Friday:
8:45am – 4:45pm
Saturday: 9am – noon
and 1pm – 4:30pm
Reading Room and Folger offices are closed on Federal holidays.
The Folger's building and exhibitions are open to the public every day except Thanksgiving and Christmas.
Monday – Saturday
10am – 5pm
Sunday
Noon – 5pm
The building, including the exhibition, also opens one hour before ticketed performances and programs.
The Folger strives to keep the Great Hall and Reading Rooms open at their regularly scheduled and posted hours, but sometimes we need to close for exhibit installations, private events, and (for the Reading Rooms) federal holidays. We do our best to list our closings in advance so that visitors and readers can anticipate their plans.
Please note that our hours will be changing in early 2020 due to a multi-year building renovation project. The final day for research in the Folger Reading Rooms is January 4, 2020. The final day for building and exhibition tours is January 5, 2020. Ticketed evening events, including Folger Theatre performances, will continue at the Folger and at venues around Washington, DC through the construction period.
Great Hall closings
Early closings (4pm unless otherwise noted)
2019
- Tuesday, December 3
- Thursday, December 5 (Great Hall closes at 3pm)
- Wednesday, December 11
All-day closings
2019
- Thursday, November 28
- Wednesday, December 25
2020
- Wednesday, January 1
Reading Room closings
Adjusted hours
- Tuesday, December 24: 9am-12pm, 1pm-4:30pm (Saturday hours, no paging)
All-day closings
2019
- Monday, November 11
- Thursday, November 28
- Friday, November 29
- Wednesday, December 25
2020
- Wednesday, January 1
Reading Room
Monday–Friday:
8:45am – 4:45pm
Saturday: 9am – noon
and 1pm – 4:30pm
Reading Room and Folger offices are closed on Federal holidays.
