Opening hours

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ULB Central Library

Krummer Timpen 3, 48143 Münster
Directions | Subject experts

Library
MonFri: 8 a.m. – 10 p.m.
SatSun: 10 a.m. – 8 p.m. *

Deviating times:

  • Basement (open stacks, textbook collection) | Infos
    • MonFri: 8 a.m. – 9.30 p.m.
      SatSun: 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. *
  • Registration / library card matters | Infos
    • MonFri: 10 a.m. – 4 p.m.
      and by arrangement
  • Information | Infos
    • MonFri: 10 a.m. – 4 p.m.
  • Manuscript reading room | Infos
    • Mon: 12 noon – 5 p.m.
      TueFri: 10 a.m. – 3 p.m.
  • DigiLab | Infos
    • MonFri: 8 a.m. – 7 p.m.
  • Service Point for Publications | Infos
    • MonFri: 9 a.m. – 12 noon
      or by appointment
  • *To meet the increased demand for learning and working places during the exam periods, the Central Library is open from 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. on the weekend as well around the respective end of lectures. The open stacks and the textbook collection in the basement are open from 8 a.m. to 9:30 p.m. on weekends during these periods.
    In 2026, these extended opening hours apply from 12 Jan to 15 Feb and from 29 June to 2 Aug.

Closing days of the ULB Central Library 2025

22 – 31 December, Christmas holidays

Closing days of the ULB Central Library 2026

  • 1 January (Thu), New Year
  • 16 February (Mon), Carnival Monday
  • 3 – 6 April (FriMon), Easter
  • 1 May (Fri), May Day
  • 14 May (Thu), Ascension Day
  • 24 & 25 May (Sun & Mon), Pentecost
  • 4 June (Thu), Corpus Christi
  • 9 August (Sun), holiday closing
  • 16 August (Sun), holiday closing
  • 23 August (Sun), holiday closing
  • 30 August (Sun), holiday closing
  • 6 September (Sun), holiday closing
  • 13 September (Sun), holiday closing
  • 20 September (Sun), holiday closing
  • 27 September (Sun), holiday closing
  • 3 & 4 October (Sat & Sun), anniversary of German unification / holiday closing
  • 1 November (Sun), All Saints' Day
  • 24 – 26 December (ThuSat), Christmas
  • 31 December (Thu), New Year's Eve