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Opening and Service Hours

General Opening Hours

Monday - Saturday 8am - 10pm
Sunday 10am - 6pm

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).

Monday6 March 2023Event at Haus Unter den Lindenclosed from 4pm
Wednesday8 March 2023International Women's Dayclosed
Friday7 April 2023Good Fridayclosed
Saturday8 April 2023Holy Saturdayclosed
Sunday9 April 2023Holy Sundayclosed
Monday10 April 2023Easter Mondayclosed
Monday1 May 2023Labour Dayclosed
Thursday18 May 2023Ascension Dayclosed
Sunday28 May 2023Whit Sundayclosed
Monday29 May 2023Whit Mondayclosed
Tuesday20 June 2023Staff meetingSites open from 8am, Service Desks from 1pm
Thursday29 June 2023Employee eventSites open until 10pm, Service Desks until 3pm
Thursday14 September 2023Employee eventSites open until 10pm without Service, Special Reading Rooms closed
Tuesday3 October 2023German Unity Dayclosed
Wednesday6 DecemberStaff meetingSites 8am - 10pm, Service counters and Special reading rooms Unter den Linden open from 1pm
Thursday14 DecemberInternal EventSites 8am - 10pm, Service counters and Special reading rooms Unter den Linden only open up to 4pm
Saturday23 December 2023Shortened opening hoursSites open 10am - 6pm
General Service counters and special reading rooms Unter den Linden closed
Sunday24 December 2023Christmas Eveclosed
Monday25 December 2023Christmas Dayclosed
Tuesday26 December 2023Christmas Dayclosed
Wednesday27 December 2023Shortened opening hoursReading Rooms 10am - 6pm
General Service counters 10am - 4pm
Thursday28 December 2023Shortened opening hoursReading Rooms 10am - 6pm
General Service counters 10am - 4pm
Friday29 December 2023Shortened opening hoursReading Rooms 10am - 6pm
General Service counters 10am - 4pm
Saturday30 December 2023Shortened opening hoursGeneral Reading Rooms, Eastern Europe, Orient and East Asia Reading Room 10am - 6pm
General Service counters closed
Sunday31 December 2023New Year's Eveclosed
Monday1 January 2024New Yearclosed

Service Hours of Specific Areas

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