Opening hours

Opening hours in summer semester (March 17 - July 25, 2025)

• Staffed hours with full service:
  Monday, Wednesday, Thursday: 9.00-17.00
  Tuesday: 9.45-17.00
  Friday: 8.00-13.00
• On Tuesday, 08.07.2025, the library will be open from 9.45 a.m. to 1.00 p.m. with service support. On this day, unstaffed opening begins at 1.00 pm.
• 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
• Please note that the library is closed on public holidays.

Weekend opening during the exam period (June, 28 - July, 20, 2025)

• Unstaffed opening from 10 a.m. to midnight
• The CampusCard must be activated to use the staff-free opening hours

Opening hours during the semester break (July 28 - September 30, 2025)

• Staffed hours with full service:
  Monday-Friday: 8.00 a.m. – 01.00 p.m.
• Exceptions:
  • From September 1 to September 5, 2025, the library will be completely closed, there will also be no unstaffed opening.
  • On Tuesday, 23.9.2025, the library will only be open with full service from 10.00 a.m. - 01.00 p.m., from 8.00 a.m.-10.00 a.m. and from 01.00 p.m. to 12 midnight on this day the library will be open without staff.
• Unstaffed hours
  • The library is open Monday-Friday from 8.00 a.m. to 12 midnight in addition to the staffed opening hours.
  • A CampusCard activated for this purpose is required to use the unstaffed 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:

2025

• New Year: January 1, 2025 (Wednesday)
• Epiphany: January 6, 2025 (Monday)
• Good Friday: April 18, 2025 (Friday)
• Easter Monday: April 21, 2025 (Monday)
• May 1 - Labor Day: May 1, 2025 (Thursday)
• Ascension Day: May 29, 2025 (Thursday)
• Whit Monday: June 9, 2025 (Monday)
• Corpus Christi: June 19, 2025 (Thursday)
• German Unity Day: October 3, 2025 (Friday)
• All Saints' Day: November 1, 2025 (Saturday)
• Christmas Eve: December 24, 2025 (Wednesday)
• Christmas Day: December 25, 2025 (Thursday)
• 2nd Christmas Day: December 26, 2025 (Friday)