HOLIDAY CLOSURE

We're Taking a Break for the Holidays

Dec. 24, 2025 – Jan. 5, 2026

As part of the university-wide holiday closure, the Dal Bookstore team will be taking a well-deserved break for the holidays. Both locations will be closed Dec. 24–Jan. 4, and will re-open Monday, Jan. 5, 2026.

Campus Location Closures

Main Bookstore, Halifax

Student Union Building

Last day of operation: Tuesday, Dec 23
Closing time: 4:30 pm
Reopens: Monday, January 5, 2026

AC Bookstore, Truro

Cox Institute, Rm. 254

Last day open: Tuesday, Dec. 23
Closing time: 3:00 pm
Reopens: Monday, January 5, 2026

We’re Unplugging for the Holidays.

Dal Bookstore Team will take a well-deserved break during Dalhousie's holiday closure, Dec. 24–Jan. 5.

Our online store will remain open throughout the holiday period, but please note that staff will be unavailable to process orders during this time.

To ensure you don't experience any delays in shipping, we encourage you to place your online order before Monday, Dec 22, to allow our team the necessary time to pack and ship everything before we close up for the holidays on Dec. 23.

Online orders placed after Sunday, Dec. 21, will be processed after staff return on Jan. 5.

TL;DR

📦 Last day to order for pre-holiday shipping: Sunday, Dec. 21

👉 Regular order processing resumes: Monday, January 5, 2026

Extended Hours for January Rush

Shop extended hours at our Halifax location when we reopen on Jan. 5.

To better serve you, the main location in the Student Union Building will have extended hours when we re-open the week of Jan. 5.

	Location Hours \| Jan. 5–11
	SUB Bookstore, Halifax	AC Bookstore, Truro*
Monday	9:00 am–6:00 pm	10:00 am–3:00 pm
Tuesday	9:00 am–6:00 pm	10:00 am–3:00 pm
Wednesday	9:00 am–6:00 pm	10:00 am–3:00 pm
Thursday	9:00 am–6:00 pm	10:00 am–3:00 pm
Friday	9:00 am–6:00 pm	10:00 am–3:00 pm
Saturday	12:00 pm–4:30 pm	Closed
Sunday	12:00 pm–4:30 pm	Closed

*The Agricultural Campus Bookstore will maintain regular hours during this time.

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