Opening hours

ULB Central Library

Krummer Timpen 3, 48143 Münster
Directions | Subject experts

Library
Mon – Fri: 8 a.m. – 10 p.m.
Sat – Sun: 10 a.m. – 8 p.m. * **

Deviating times:

Basement (open stacks, textbook collection) | Infos
- Mon – Fri: 8 a.m. – 9.30 p.m.
  Sat – Sun: 10 a.m. – 7.30 p.m. * **
Loans / returns | Infos
- Mon – Fri: 8 a.m. – 10 p.m.
  Sat – Sun: 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. (use the return box later on) *
Registration / library card matters | Infos
- Mon – Fri: 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. *
Information | Infos
- Mon – Fri: 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. *
Manuscript reading room | Infos
- by appointment (service hours Mon – Fri 9 a.m. – 4 p.m.)
Service Point for Publications | Infos
- Mon – Fri: 9 a.m. – 12 noon
  or by appointment
* During the summer term break, the Central Library will be closed on Sundays. Furthermore, the information / registration desk is only staffed until 3 p.m. In 2026, this applies from 3 Aug to 4 Oct.
** 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.