At our service desk in both libraries reference librarians inform you about terms and conditions regarding registration, library account and borrowing. There you can return borrowed library items or outside of the service hours at various points (without receipt). If you want to renew your loans you are kindly asked to do it online in your library account.
Issue Desk
Haus Unter den Linden Behind the Entrance Control to the right, (1st floor, Central Service Desk) Mon - Fri 10am - 6pm, Sat 10am - 2pm,
Services
- Registration, library card
- Address changes
- Library account
- Requests of corporate users (at the book issue desk)
- Carts for study desks
- Requests to reading room only, no borrowing
- Return of items from both library sites at the desk
Items requested to the reading room:
In the General Reading Room (main level),
rear part
Mon - Sat 8am - 10pm, Sun 10am -6pm
Services
- Hold shelf for items requested to the reading room
- Large-format volumes on separate shelves
- Return of items on separate book trolley (no receipt issued)
Registration | Issue Desk
Haus Potsdamer Straße
Entrance Hall (rear of the foyer, to the right), ground floor
Mon - Fri 10am - 6pm, Sat 10am - 2pm
Services
- Registration, library card
- Address changes
- Library account
- Assignment of permanent lockers
- Borrowing and returning items at the self-service terminal
Mon - Sat 8am - 10pm
Son 10am - 6pm
Items requested to the reading room:
In the General Reading Room (2nd floor),
Near Information Desk
Mon - Sat 8am - 10pm
Services
- Hold shelf for items requested to the reading room
- Large-format volumes on separate shelves
- Interlibrary loans on separate shelves
- Return of items on separate hold shelves (no receipt issued)
- Hold shelves for items originally requested to the reading room, now to be borrowed and taken home (rebooking takes approximately 1 working day, can be picked up in the book collection area, ground floor)
Service Times Issue and Registration Desks
Mon - Fri 10am - 6pm
Sat 10am - 2pm
Haus Unter den Linden
Issue | Registration Desk
Phone +49 30 266 433 777 (Mon - Fri 10am - 4pm)
BuecherausgabeUdL@sbb.spk-berlin.de
Haus Potsdamer Straße
Issue | Registration Desk
Phone +49 30 266 433 999 (Mon - Fri 10am - 4pm)
ausleihe@sbb.spk-berlin.de
Current Information
on user services: Service Blog | Newsletter
on registration
FAQ | Registration and Borrowing
Information +49 30 266 433 888
Mon - Fri 9am - 5pm
Opening Hours
General Reading Rooms
Mon - Sat 8am - 10pm
Sun 10am - 6pm
