IMPORTANT UPDATE ON OUR HOURS AND RENOVATION
Our current regular hours are:
Mondays through Thursdays, 10-5:30 pm
Sundays, 10-4:30 pm
Holiday Closures
Please note the following holiday amendments to our hours:
Sun, Sep 25 (Rosh Hashanah), closing at 1:00 pm
Mon Sep 26 (Rosh Hashanah)
Tue Sep 27 (Rosh Hashanah)
Sun Oct 2 open regular hours, 10:00 am – 4:30 pm
Mon Oct 3 open regular hours, 10:00 am – 5:30 pm
Tue Oct 4 (Yom Kippur), closing at 1 pm
Wed Oct 5 (Yom Kippur)
Sun Oct 9 (Sukkot), closing at 1 pm
Mon Oct 10 (Sukkot)
Tue Oct 11 (Sukkot)
Sun Oct 16 (Sukkot), closing at 1 pm
Mon Oct 17 (Shmini Atzeret)
Tue Oct 18 (Shmini Atzeret)
Our upper level Main Library will be closed starting on Mon Aug 1.
The lower level is functioning normally.
For all the details on our renovation including updates to our services, our regular hours, and accessing our space during the renovation period, please see our FAQ.
Norman Berman Children’s Library
The Children’s Library is open and functioning normally throughout our renovation period.
Our current hours (see holiday hours above for special hours during September and October holidays):
Mon – Thu, 10-5:30 pm
Sun, 10-4:30 pm
IMPORTANT NOTICE
Effective immediately, all visitors to the building must be fully vaccinated, provide proof of double vaccination and wear a mask at all times.
If you do not have the vaccine passport and are returning library material, you will need to leave it at the Security Desk. Library staff will be called to retrieve your books.
New regular hours:
Monday through Thursday:
10:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
Sunday:
10:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
ERRATUM:
The Jewish Book Month ad in Saturday’s Gazette featured the wrong date for the The Boss Maidel Conversation with Fiona Davis.
The correct date for this event is Tuesday, November 30th.
Upcoming Events
The JPL’s Travelling Rare and Antiquarian Books Workshop
Seating is limited to 25 people and the event will close when full.
Click here for more info and for FREE registration
Some of our special collections
The life and work of famous Montreal
Yiddish writer and poet Rachel Korn
The Dr. Michael Paul
Rare Books Collection
News & Updates
Jacob Issac Segal Awards – Final Winners
BEST QUEBEC BOOK
ON A JEWISH THEME
DR. HIRSH & DVORA ROSENFELD AWARD FOR
YIDDISH LITERATURE
ROSA AND DAVID Z”L FINESTONE TRANSLATION AWARD
FOR A BOOK ON A JEWISH THEME
On July 5th, it’s finally happening:
The JPL starts gradually re-opening its doors for in-person visits!
As of July 5, we’ll open by appointment for maximum 1-hour visits by patrons wanting to browse and borrow from our collections in the main library as well as in the Norman Berman Children’s Library. Finally, we are ready to welcome you back to take out books and materials from our collections … SAFELY, of course! Click here to read how it will work:
Curbside service will remain with modified hours. The Archives will be opening for a limited number of research appointments.
Browsing Hours
Monday – Thursday:
10 am – 2 pm
New Curbside Hours
Monday – Thursday:
2 – 4 pm
