Opening hours

Opening hours in winter semester

• Staffed hours with full service:
  Monday-Thursday: 9.00-17.00
  Friday: 8.00-13.00
• Unstaffed hours
  The library is accessible beyond the staffed hours Mo - Fri 8:00 a.m. – 12 midnight.
  The CampusCard must be activated to use the staff-free opening hours.

• Changed opening hours

  • On November, 21, 2023, the library will only be open without staff. A CampusCard activated for staff-less opening is mandatory to enter and leave the library.

  • Christmas Closure: The library will be completely closed from December 22, 2023, 1.00 p.m., to January 3, 2024, inclusive. The return machine will not be available during this period, and there will be no unstaffed opening.

  • On January 4 and January 5, 2024 the library will be open from 8.00 a.m. - 1.00 p.m. with staff, there will be no staff-less opening on these days, access to the campus only possible through one entrance (further information will be provided).

Weekend opening during the examination period (January 13 - January 28, 2024)
Saturday and Sunday: open from 10:00-24:00 without staff.
An activated CampusCard is required to use the unstaffed opening hours. The information desk is not staffed during these times, but media can be borrowed and returned from the machines and the library can be used for studying.

Opening hours during the semester break

• Staffed hours with full service:
  Mo - Thu: 10.00 a.m. - 03.00 p.m.
  Fri: 8.00 a.m. – 01.00 p.m.
• Unstaffed hours
  The library is accessible beyond the staffed hours
  Mo - Fri 8:00 a.m. – 12 midnight.
  The CampusCard must be activated to use the staff-free opening hours.

The campus card needs to be activated to use the unstaffed hours. If the conditions for staff-free opening are violated, access will be revoked. External library users can also apply for access to the staff-free opening hours.

Outside staffed hours with full service, the library is open without staff, i.e. an extra CampusCard is required to enter the library. The reading room can be used during the opening hours of the library. Media can be borrowed and returned at the corresponding vending machines. Media that have been reserved or ordered via interlibrary loan cannot be collected, nor can user passes be applied for or fees paid during this period.

Opening hours may be changed for special reasons. Information will be given as early as possible here and at the entrance door to the library.

In addition, the library is closed on public holidays.

2023 public holidays are the following:

•     New Year's Day: 01.01.2023 (Sunday)
•     Epiphany: 06.01.2023 (Friday)
•     Good Friday: 07.04.2023 (Friday)
•     Easter Monday 10.04.2023 (Monday)
•     1 May - Labour Day: 01.05.2023 (Monday)
•     Ascension Day: 18.05.2023 (Thursday)
•     Whitsun - Whit Monday: 29.05.2023 (Monday)
•     Corpus Christi: 08.06.2023 (Thursday)
•     German Unity Day: 03.10.2023 (Tuesday)
•     All Saints' Day: 01.11.2023 (Wednesday)
•     Christmas Day: 25.12.2023 (Monday)
•     Boxing Day: 26.12.2023 (Tuesday)