Opening and Service Hours

General Opening Hours

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

Haus Unter den Linden

  • Atlantis (formerly General Reading Room)
  • Alexandria (formerly Information Centre)
  • Utopia (Former Childen's and Young People's Literature Reading Room)
  • Sakya (formerly 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).

Friday8 March 2024International Women's Dayclosed
Friday29 March 2024Good Fridayclosed
Saturday30 March 2024Holy Saturdayclosed
Sunday31 March 2024Holy Sundayclosed
Monday1 April 2024Easter Mondayclosed
Wednesday1 May 2024Labour Dayclosed
Thursday9 May 2024Ascension Dayclosed
Sunday19 May 2024Whit Sundayclosed
Monday20 May 2024Whit Mondayclosed
Wednesday12 June 2024Staff meetingService / Special Reading Rooms only from 1pm
Sites open 8am - 10pm
Thursday12 September 2024Employee eventSites open until 10pm without Service, Special Reading Rooms closed
Thursday3 October 2024German Unity Dayclosed
 

Saturday, 21 December 2024 - 

Sunday, 5 January 2025

Year-end closingclosed

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

Food and Beverages

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

Food and Beverages