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).
Friday | 8 March 2024 | International Women's Day | closed |
Friday | 29 March 2024 | Good Friday | closed |
Saturday | 30 March 2024 | Holy Saturday | closed |
Sunday | 31 March 2024 | Holy Sunday | closed |
Monday | 1 April 2024 | Easter Monday | closed |
Wednesday | 1 May 2024 | Labour Day | closed |
Thursday | 9 May 2024 | Ascension Day | closed |
Sunday | 19 May 2024 | Whit Sunday | closed |
Monday | 20 May 2024 | Whit Monday | closed |
Wednesday | 12 June 2024 | Staff meeting | Service / Special Reading Rooms only from 1pm Sites open 8am - 10pm |
Thursday | 12 September 2024 | Employee event | Sites open until 10pm without Service, Special Reading Rooms closed |
Thursday | 3 October 2024 | German Unity Day | closed |
Saturday, 21 December 2024 - Sunday, 5 January 2025 | Year-end closing | 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