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Opening hours

The library is closed on bank holidays, on 24 and 31 December and on Holy Saturday.

Areas with different opening times

Info / First contact point (Foyer)

Mon-Fri 9.00 - 19.00, Sat 10.00 - 17.00

Information (Information Center)

Mon-Fri 9.00 - 17.00

Library cards / Service Desk

Mon-Fri 9.00 - 17.00

Manuscript reading room / Map collection

Mon-Wed, Fri 10.00 - 16.00 Thu 10.00-18.00 (only by apointment: handls@sub.uni-hamburg.de)

Reading room service

Mon-Fri 9.00 - 17.00

Special collections / other facilities (old building)

Borchert Archive | Permanent exhibition Borchert-Box: see opening hours library Provision of archive materials by arrangement: handls@sub.uni-hamburg.de

Linga Library | Mon + Thu 10.00 14.00, Tue + Wed 14.00 - 17.00