2026/06/05
We warmly welcome our readers and visitors between 13 July and 22 August 2026.
Summer Opening Hours
13 July–22 August 2026
Registration Desk
- Monday: closed
- Tuesday: 14:00–18:00
- Wednesday–Friday: 10:00–16:00
- Saturday: closed
General Collection Reading Rooms
- Monday: closed
- Tuesday: 14:00–19:00
- Wednesday–Friday: 10:00–17:00
- Saturday: closed
Submission of requests from library storage
- Tuesday: 14:00–18:00
- Wednesday–Friday: 10:00–15:00
Special Collections Reading Room
- Monday: closed
- Tuesday: 14:00–19:00
- Wednesday–Friday: 10:00–17:00
- Saturday: closed
Requests for special collection documents must be submitted by 16:30 on the last working day prior to your planned visit.
Historical Photography and Interview Collection
- Monday–Tuesday: closed
- Wednesday–Friday: 10:00–17:00
- Saturday: closed
Library of Book History, Library and Information Science
- Monday: closed
- Tuesday: 14:00–17:00
- Wednesday–Friday: 10:00–17:00
- Saturday: closed
- Closed: 28 July–7 August 2026
Exhibitions
- Monday: closed
- Tuesday: 14:00–19:00 (ticket office closes at 18:00)
- Wednesday–Friday: 10:00–17:00 (ticket office closes at 16:00)
- Saturday: closed
Bookshop
- Monday: closed
- Tuesday: 14:00–19:00
- Wednesday–Friday: 10:00–17:00 (lunch break: 13:00–13:30)
- Saturday: closed
Café
- Tuesday: 14:00–17:00
- Wednesday–Friday: 10:00–17:00
National Library of Foreign Literature
- Monday–Tuesday: 10:00–17:00
- Wednesday: 14:00–19:00
- Thursday: closed
- Friday: 10:00–17:00
- Saturday: closed
The self-service book lending machine is available 24/7.
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