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Extended ID Card Access
Drake Law students and employees may access the Law Library and Cartwright and Opperman Halls using their Drake ID seven days a week between 6 a.m. and 12 a.m.
Contact Public Safety at 515-271-2222 if the card reader won't accept your ID.
Library Hours
Fall and spring semester hours:
Monday-Thursday, 8 a.m.-8 p.m.
Friday, 8 a.m.-5:30 p.m.
Saturday, 10 a.m.-3 p.m.
Sunday, 12 p.m.-8 p.m.
Summer hours:
Monday-Friday, 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
Saturday, 10 a.m.-3 p.m.
Sunday, Closed
See the calendar view on this page for changes in hours due to breaks and holidays.
Reference Assistance Hours
A Reference Librarian is available Monday - Friday 9 a.m. - 12 p.m. and 1 p.m. - 4 p.m.
Law Library Staffed Hours
| March 2025 | ||||||
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| Sunday | Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | Saturday |
1 | ||||||
2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 |
16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 |
23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 Library Hours 8am – 5:30pm | 29 Library Hours 10am – 3pm |
30 Library Hours 12pm – 8pm | 31 Library Hours 8am – 8pm | |||||
| April 2025 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sunday | Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | Saturday |
1 Library Hours 8am – 8pm | 2 Library Hours 8am – 8pm | 3 Library Hours 8am – 8pm | 4 Library Hours 8am – 5:30pm | 5 Library Hours 10am – 3pm | ||
6 Library Hours 12pm – 8pm | 7 Library Hours 8am – 8pm | 8 Library Hours 8am – 8pm | 9 Library Hours 8am – 8pm | 10 Library Hours 8am – 8pm | 11 Library Hours 8am – 5:30pm | 12 Library Hours 10am – 3pm |
13 Library Hours 12pm – 8pm | 14 Library Hours 8am – 8pm | 15 Library Hours 8am – 8pm | 16 Library Hours 8am – 8pm | 17 Library Hours 8am – 8pm | 18 Library Hours 8am – 5:30pm | 19 Library Hours 10am – 3pm |
20 Library Hours 12pm – 8pm | 21 Library Hours 8am – 8pm | 22 Library Hours 8am – 8pm | 23 Library Hours 8am – 8pm | 24 Library Hours 8am – 8pm | 25 Library Hours 8am – 5:30pm | 26 Library Hours 10am – 3pm |
27 Library Hours 12pm – 8pm | 28 Library Hours 8am – 9pm | 29 Library Hours 8am – 9pm | 30 Library Hours 8am – 9pm | |||
| May 2025 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sunday | Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | Saturday |
1 Library Hours 8am – 9pm | 2 Library Hours 8am – 5:30pm | 3 Library Hours 10am – 5pm | ||||
4 Library Hours 12pm – 9pm | 5 Library Hours 8am – 9pm | 6 Library Hours 8am – 9pm | 7 Library Hours 8am – 9pm | 8 Library Hours 8am – 9pm | 9 Library Hours 8am – 5:30pm | 10 Library Hours 10am – 5pm |
11 Library Hours 12pm – 9pm | 12 Library Hours 8am – 9pm | 13 Library Hours 8am – 9pm | 14 Library Hours 8am – 9pm | 15 Library Hours 8am – 6pm | 16 Library Hours 8am – 7pm | 17 Library Hours Closed |
18 Library Hours Closed | 19 Library Hours 8am – 4:30pm | 20 Library Hours 8am – 4:30pm | 21 Library Hours 8am – 4:30pm | 22 Library Hours 8am – 4:30pm | 23 Library Hours 8am – 4:30pm | 24 Library Hours Closed |
25 Library Hours Closed | 26 Library Hours Closed | 27 Library Hours 8am – 4:30pm | 28 Library Hours 8am – 4:30pm | 29 Library Hours 8am – 4:30pm | 30 Library Hours 8am – 4:30pm | 31 Library Hours Closed |
| June 2025 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sunday | Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | Saturday |
1 Library Hours Closed | 2 Library Hours 8am – 4:30pm | 3 Library Hours 8am – 4:30pm | 4 Library Hours 8am – 4:30pm | 5 Library Hours 8am – 4:30pm | 6 Library Hours 8am – 4:30pm | 7 Library Hours Closed |
8 Library Hours Closed | 9 Library Hours 8am – 4:30pm | 10 Library Hours 8am – 4:30pm | 11 Library Hours 8am – 4:30pm | 12 Library Hours 8am – 4:30pm | 13 Library Hours 8am – 4:30pm | 14 Library Hours Closed |
15 Library Hours Closed | 16 Library Hours 8am – 4:30pm | 17 Library Hours 8am – 4:30pm | 18 Library Hours 8am – 4:30pm | 19 Library Hours Closed | 20 Library Hours 8am – 4:30pm | 21 Library Hours Closed |
22 Library Hours Closed | 23 Library Hours 8am – 4:30pm | 24 Library Hours 8am – 4:30pm | 25 Library Hours 8am – 4:30pm | 26 Library Hours 8am – 4:30pm | 27 Library Hours 8am – 4:30pm | 28 Library Hours Closed |
29 Library Hours Closed | 30 Library Hours 8am – 4:30pm | |||||