Hours & Information

Library Details

Directions:

Address:

326 South 7th Street
Springfield, IL 62701

Phone:

217-753-4900

Exterior photo of Lincoln Library building

Parking

Parking is available in the garage underneath Lincoln Library.

  • Enter the garage from the alley off of 7th Street, between Municipal Center West and Lincoln Library.
  • Only metered spaces are available for public parking 8AM-5PM, Monday – Friday.
  • Metered parking is FREE until further notice, but there is a 2-hour time limit. 
  • The garage entrance closes 30 minutes prior to the library closing. The garage exit closes 30 minutes after the library closes.

On-street, metered parking is also available on 7th Street.

Bicycle parking is available in front of the north door of the library.

Hours of Operation

Library Hours:

Monday-Wednesday: 10AM-8PM
Thursday-Saturday: 10AM-5PM
Sunday: 1PM-5PM (October - April)

Sangamon Valley Collection Hours:

Mon, Tues, Thurs, Fri, Sat: 10AM-5PM
Wednesday: 10AM-8PM
Sunday: Closed

Holiday Closings

We’re closed on these holidays:

2022

Friday-Monday, December 23-26 - Christmas

2023

Sunday & Monday, January 1-2 - New Year's Day
Monday, January 16 - Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
Monday, February 13 - Lincoln's Birthday
Friday, April 7 - Good Friday
Sunday, April 9 - Easter Sunday
Monday, May 29 - Memorial Day
Monday, June 19 - Juneteenth
Tuesday, July 4 - Independence Day
Monday, September 4 - Labor Day
Saturday, November 11 - Veterans' Day
Wednesday, November 22 - Closing at 5PM
Thursday & Friday, November 23 & 24 - Thanksgiving
Sunday-Tuesday, December 24-26 - Christmas