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Got kids? Guests? BYU facilities post holiday hours

Museums, services and facilities at Brigham Young University will have special hours for the holiday period between semesters Dec. 17-Jan. 4.

Museum of Art

• Closing early Dec. 24 and 31 at 4 p.m.

• Closed Dec. 25 and Jan. 1.

• Hours other days are Monday and Tuesday, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.; Wednesday through Friday, 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. and Saturday, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. The museum is closed Sunday. Admission is free. For more information and a list of available exhibits, visit moa.byu.edu.

Museum of Peoples and Cultures

• Closed Dec. 24-26, Dec. 31 and Jan 1-2.

• Regular hours other days: Monday through Friday, 9 a.m.to 5 p.m. Closed Saturday and Sunday. The museum is located at 700 N. 100 East, Provo. Admission is free. For more information, visit mpc.byu.edu.

Monte L. Bean Life Science Museum

• Closed until fall 2013 for construction.

• During the construction, free outreach and webcasting shows are available to public. For more information, visit mlbean.byu.edu.

Education in Zion exhibit

• Closed Dec. 24-25, Dec. 31 and Jan. 1.

• Regular hours other days are Monday through Friday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Monday and Wednesday evenings until 9 p.m.; and Saturday, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Located in the Joseph F. Smith Building west of the Harold B. Lee Library. For more information, visit lib.byu.edu/sites/educationinzion.

BYU Bookstore

• Closing early Dec. 24 at 4 p.m.

• Open Dec. 26-29, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.

• Closed Dec. 25, 31 and Jan. 1. For more information, visit www.byubookstore.com.

Wilkinson Student Center

• Closed Dec. 25 and Jan. 1.

• The Wilkinson Student Center will have regular hours except Dec. 24 and Dec. 31, when it will close at 6 p.m.

• Regular hours other days are Monday through Thursday, 6 a.m. to 11 p.m.; Friday, 6 a.m. to midnight; Saturday, 6 a.m. to 11:30 p.m.; and Sunday, 6 a.m. to 10 p.m.

Wilkinson Student Center Studio 1030 (Salon)

• Closed Dec. 24-25, Dec. 31 and Jan. 1.

• Regular hours other days are Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., and Saturday, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. For more information, visit studio1030.byu.edu.

Wilkinson Student Center Cougareat and other campus restaurants

• View updated Christmas hours for each campus restaurant at dining.byu.edu/cougareat/hours.html.

Wilkinson Student Center Cougar Creations Copy Center

• Closed Dec. 24-25 and Dec. 31-Jan. 1.

• Regular hours other days are Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 8 p.m., and Saturday, noon to 6 p.m. For more information about campus copy services during the holidays, visit printandmail.byu.edu.

Wilkinson Student Center Games Center

• Closing early Dec. 31 at 6 p.m.

• Closed Dec. 24-26, Dec. 31 and Jan. 1.

• Regular hours other days are Monday through Thursday, 10 a.m. to 11 p.m.; Friday, 10 a.m. to midnight; and Saturday, 10 a.m. to 11:30 p.m. For more information, visit gamescenter.byu.edu.

Harold B. Lee Library

• Opening later and closing early Dec. 15-Jan.5, 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. All services will be available during these hours, including Special Collections.

• Closed Dec. 24-25 and Dec. 31-Jan. 1. As always, the library remains closed Sundays, except for the Family History Library which is open on the second and fourth Sundays for family history research. View all library holiday hours at lib.byu.edu/hours_vac.php.

Outdoors Unlimited (sports equipment rental)

• Closed Dec. 25 and Jan. 1.

• Regular hours are Mondays through Saturday, 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. Located at 2201 N. Canyon Road, Provo. For more information, visit outdoors.byu.edu.

Gordon B. Hinckley Alumni and Visitors Center

• Closing early at 4 p.m. Dec. 17-28.
• Closed Dec. 22-25 and Dec. 29-Jan. 1. Regular hours are Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. with extended hours Wednesday to 8 p.m., and Saturday, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Closed Sunday. For more details, visit alumni.byu.edu.

For more information about campus events and hours of operation during the holiday season, see the campus calendar at byunews.byu.edu/calendar.

Writer: Hwa Lee

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