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Special Opening Hours and Closing Times at a Glance

Thu, 02 April 2026

Maundy Thursday - open until 6pm

Neues Palais Library: building 11 open until 4pm

Fri, 03 - Mon, 06 April 2026Easter - closed
Fri, 01 May 2026Labour Day - closed
Thu, 14 May 2026Ascension Day - closed
Fri, 15 May 2026regular opening hours
Neues Palais Library: only building 10 open
Sat, 23 May to Monday, 25 May 2026Saturday before Pentecost and Pentecost - closed
Mon, 17 August - Sun, 04 October 2026

Changed Opening Hours in Summer

Neues Palais

Building  9
Mon-Thu: 9am-4pm
Fri: 9am-2pm

Building 10
Mon-Thu:  9am-7pm
Fri:  9am-6pm

Building 11
Mon-Fri:  9am-4pm                                                  

Golm/IKMZMon-Thu: 9am-7pm
Fri: 9am-6pm
Sat: 10am-6pm
Babelsberg/GriebnitzseeMon-Thu: 9am-9pm
Fri: 9am-6pm
Sat: 10am-6pm
 Service Hours

Monday-Thursday: 9am-6pm
Friday: 9am-4pm
Saturday: 10am-2pm

Please note that we cannot immediately process all requests during non-service hours. Examples include interlibrary loans, overdue notices, and issuing library cards.

Summer Opening Hours 
Tue, 01 September 2026Neues Palais Library closed
Sat, 03 October 2026Unity Day - closed
Sat, 31 October 2026Reformation Day - closed
Mon, 21 - Tue, 22 December 2026

open until 4pm

Neues Palais Library: only building 10 open

Wed, 23 December 2026

open until 2pm

Neues Palais Library: only building 10 open

Thu, 24 December 2026 - Sun, 03 January 2027winter break - closed   
Changed Opening Hours 2026