Location & Transportation Information | Library Hours | SVC Hours | Holiday Closings
There is limited public parking in the garage underneath Lincoln Library. The parking garage is accessible via the alley off of 7th Street, between Municipal Center West and Lincoln Library. The entrance ramp closes 30-minutes prior to the library closing. The exit ramp closes 30-minutes after the library closes.
Public parking in the garage is metered. There is a 2-hour time limit. (Spaces without meters are not available for public use prior to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday.)
The parking rate is 50¢ per half hour. The meters only accept nickles, dimes and quarters.
Parking in the garage is free after 5 p.m. Monday through Friday and all day on Saturday and Sunday.
The vertical clearance for vehicles entering the parking garage is 7'-0".
There are several on-street, metered parking spaces surrounding the library. For a map of other parking options, please use the Springfield Visitors Guide provided by the Springfield Convention & Visitors Bureau.
Bus Passes
The library now has SMTD bus passes available for purchase at the circulation desk. There are four types of passes available– Discount($20), Senior($12), Disabled($12), Access($25) & Downtown Shuttle($5/10 rides). Limited amount available for each type of pass.
We’re not on the SMTD map yet, but click here to view current locations to buy passes.
Week Day | Time |
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Monday - Wednesday | 10 a.m. - 8 p.m. |
Thursday - Friday | 10 a.m. - 6 p.m. |
Saturday | 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. |
Sunday (Open only October through April) | 1 p.m. - 5 p.m. |
Week Day | Time |
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Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday & Saturday | 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. |
Wednesday | 10 a.m. - 8 p.m. |
Sunday (Open only October through April) | 1 p.m. - 5 p.m. |
Holiday | Date |
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Martin Luther King Day | Monday, January 21 |
Lincoln's Birthday | Tuesday, February 12 |
Good Friday | Friday, April 19 |
Easter | Sunday, April 21 |
Staff Institute (Library Training) | Friday, May 17 |
Memorial Day | Monday, May 27 |
Independence Day | Thursday, July 4 |
Labor Day | Monday, September 2 |
Veterans Day | Monday, November 11 |
Thanksgiving | Thursday & Friday, November 28 & 29 Note: Library will close at 5 p.m. on Wednesday, November 27. |
Christmas | Tuesday & Wednesday, December 24 & 25 |
New Year's Day 2020 | Wednesday, January 1, 2020 |