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Cal Maritime Library Spring Break Hours March 2-10

02/27/2024
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Cal MAritime Library Spring Break Hours

From March 2-10, 2024, the Cal Maritime Library will be:

  • CLOSED Sat-Sun March 2 and 3
  • OPEN 0900-1600 Mon-Th Mar 4-7
  • OPEN 1000-1400 Fri Mar 8
  • CLOSED Sat-Sun March 9 and 10

 

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Cover ArtJuneteenth (Revised) by Ralph Ellison
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Cover ArtEnvisioning Emancipation by Deborah Willis; Barbara Krauthamer
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