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  • UCT Libraries Upcoming Extended Hours

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    Please note that the operating hours of the Chancellor Oppenheimer Library, Bongani Mayosi Health Sciences Library, and the Brand van Zyl Law Library will be extended from Wednesday 28 October to Sunday 22 November 2026. 

    The detailed breakdown is as follows:

    Extended hours: Chancellor Oppenheimer Library

    Wednesday 28 October–Sunday 22 November (Consolidation & Examinations):

    • Monday–Friday: 08:00–24:00
    • Saturday: 09:00–17:00
    • Sunday: 09:00–17:00

    Extended hours: Bongani Mayosi Health Sciences Library

    Wednesday 28 October–Sunday 22 November (Consolidation & Examinations):

    • Monday–Thursday: 08:30–22:00
    • Friday: 08:30–17:00
    • Saturday: 09:00–17:00
    • Sunday: 09:00–17:00

    Extended hours: Brand van Zyl Law Library

    Wednesday 28 October - Sunday 22 November (Consolidation & Exam):

    • Monday–Thursday: 08:00–24:00
    • Friday: 08:00–17:00
    • Saturday: 09:00–17:00
    • Sunday: 09:00–17:00

    The 24/7 study spaces in Hlanganani, the Knowledge Commons, Impilo Junction, and the Law Library will be in operation when those libraries are closed. The above arrangements also mean that those three libraries will be open on the Sundays of 01, 08, 15, and 22 November 2026.

    Vacation hours will begin on Monday 23 November.

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