Opening hours

Opening hours between Christmas and New Year

From Wednesday, 24 December 2025 up to and including Sunday, 4 January 2026, the library centre and the branches at the Haspel and Freudenberg campuses will be closed. During the closing time, you can return media via the book drop system at the main entrance of the university.

From Monday, 5 January 2026, the usual opening hours will apply again.

Campus Grifflenberg

Opening hours

Main library building (BZ)
Monday – Friday: 8 a.m. – 10 p.m.
Saturday: 10 a.m. – 10 p.m.
Sunday: 10 a.m. – 7 p.m.

Service times

Facility or service Monday – Friday Saturday Sunday
Main Information Desk 9 a.m. – 6 p.m.
Lending, return, reservation, inter library loan 9 a.m. – 8 p.m. 10 a.m. – 4 p.m.
Self-lending/return stations 8 a.m. – 10 p.m. 10 a.m. – 10 p.m. 10 a.m. – 7 p.m.
Work stations 8 a.m. – 10 p.m. 10 a.m. – 10 p.m. 10 a.m. – 7 p.m.
Copy Centre 9 a.m. – 6 p.m.
Reading room in departmental library 2 9 a.m. – 4 p.m.

Campus Haspel

Monday – Friday: 9 a.m. – 4 p.m.

Campus Freudenberg

Monday – Friday: 9 a.m. – 4 p.m.

Planned closing times

Carnival Monday 16.02.2026 closed
Good Friday 03.04.2026 closed
Easter 06.04.2026 and 07.04.2026 closed
Labour Day 01.05.2026 closed
Ascension Day 14.05.2026 closed
Pentecost 25.05.2026 and 26.05.2026 closed
Corpus Christi 04.06.2026 closed
German Unity Day 03.10.2026 closed
All Saints' Day 01.11.2026 closed
Christmas 24.12.25 – 04.01.26 closed