Haus Unter den Linden
- General Reading Room
- Information Centre
- Former Childen's and Young People's Literature Reading Room
- Claudio Abbado-Hall
- Borrowing and returning items (self-service terminals)
- Book return
- Copy Centre
Haus Potsdamer Straße
- General Reading Room
- Eastern Europe Reading Room
- Orient and East Asia Reading Room
- Borrowing and returning items (self-service terminals)
- Copy Centre
The library is closed on public holidays in Berlin (including holidays on Sundays).
Monday | 6 March 2023 | Event at Haus Unter den Linden | closed from 4pm |
Wednesday | 8 March 2023 | International Women's Day | closed |
Friday | 7 April 2023 | Good Friday | closed |
Saturday | 8 April 2023 | Holy Saturday | closed |
Sunday | 9 April 2023 | Holy Sunday | closed |
Monday | 10 April 2023 | Easter Monday | closed |
Monday | 1 May 2023 | Labour Day | closed |
Thursday | 18 May 2023 | Ascension Day | closed |
Sunday | 28 May 2023 | Whit Sunday | closed |
Monday | 29 May 2023 | Whit Monday | closed |
Tuesday | 20 June 2023 | Staff meeting | Sites open from 8am, Service Desks from 1pm |
Thursday | 29 June 2023 | Employee event | Sites open until 10pm, Service Desks until 3pm |
Thursday | 14 September 2023 | Employee event | Sites open until 10pm without Service, Special Reading Rooms closed |
Tuesday | 3 October 2023 | German Unity Day | closed |
Wednesday | 6 December | Staff meeting | Sites 8am - 10pm, Service counters and Special reading rooms Unter den Linden open from 1pm |
Thursday | 14 December | Internal Event | Sites 8am - 10pm, Service counters and Special reading rooms Unter den Linden only open up to 4pm |
Saturday | 23 December 2023 | Shortened opening hours | Sites open 10am - 6pm General Service counters and special reading rooms Unter den Linden closed |
Sunday | 24 December 2023 | Christmas Eve | closed |
Monday | 25 December 2023 | Christmas Day | closed |
Tuesday | 26 December 2023 | Christmas Day | closed |
Wednesday | 27 December 2023 | Shortened opening hours | Reading Rooms 10am - 6pm General Service counters 10am - 4pm |
Thursday | 28 December 2023 | Shortened opening hours | Reading Rooms 10am - 6pm General Service counters 10am - 4pm |
Friday | 29 December 2023 | Shortened opening hours | Reading Rooms 10am - 6pm General Service counters 10am - 4pm |
Saturday | 30 December 2023 | Shortened opening hours | General Reading Rooms, Eastern Europe, Orient and East Asia Reading Room 10am - 6pm General Service counters closed |
Sunday | 31 December 2023 | New Year's Eve | closed |
Monday | 1 January 2024 | New Year | closed |
Haus Unter den Linden
Information & Service | Registration
Mon - Fri 10am - 6pm
Sat 10am - 2pm
Copy Centre
Assistance
Mon - Wed, Fri, Sat 11am - 5 pm
Thu 12pm - 6pm
Reading Room Manuscripts
Maps Reading Room
Music Reading Room
Mon, Wed, Fri 9am - 5 pm
Tue and Thu 9am - 7pm
Reading Room Rare Books
Mon – Fri 9am - 7pm
Sat 10am - 2pm
Newspaper Reading Room
Mon - Sat 8am - 10pm
Assistance
Mon - Fri 10am - 4pm
Haus Potsdamer Straße
Information in the Reading Room
Delivery of special area volumes
Mon - Sat 10am - 6pm
Issue Desk | Registration
Mon - Fri 10am - 6pm
Sat 10am - 2pm
Copy Centre
Assistance
Mon - Wed, Fri, Sat 11am - 5 pm
Thu 12pm - 6pm
Orient and East Asia Reading Room
Assistance
Mon - Fri 9am - 5pm