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From Friday, December 20th through Wednesday, January 1st, Sutro Library will be closed.
On Tuesday, December 31, all State Library Reading Rooms will close at 1:00 pm.
On Wednesday, January 1st, all State Library Reading Rooms will be closed in observance of New Year's Day.
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