Zentralbibliothek Zürich

Zentralbibliothek Zürich

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Zähringerplatz 6
8001 Zürich

Tel: +41 44 636 40 00

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  • Monday - Friday

    08:00 - 20:00

  • Saturday

    09:00 - 17:00

  • Sunday (reading room only)

    09:00 - 17:00

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UZH students can reserve learning spaces in the various libraries of the UB Zurich here.

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Borrowing from the Zentralbibliothek Zürich

Borrowing from the Zentralbibliothek Zürich

You can borrow more than 6 million media free of charge from the Zentralbibliothek Zürich. Welcome to a world of knowledge!

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Exhibitions

In Her Hand – Five Centuries of Women Artists

In Her Hand – Five Centuries of Women Artists

Why have women artists received so little attention from Art History over the centuries? The exhibition in the Zentralbibliothek explores these and ot...

Zentralbibliothek Zürich: Schatzkammer & Themenraum Turicensia

05.09.2025 - 06.12.2025
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Borrowing from the Zentralbibliothek Zürich

Borrowing from the Zentralbibliothek Zürich

You can get access to more than 6 million media from the Zentralbibliothek Zürich. Welcome to a world of knowledge!
Courier and interlibrary loan services

Courier and interlibrary loan services

If you are looking for specific literature that you have been unable to find in the Zentralbibliothek Zürich, you can order documents via courier, pos...
Copies & digitisation

Copies & digitisation

Are you interested in copies of books or journals from our collections or other Swiss university libraries? You can order them online.
Using e-media

Using e-media

Are you interested in using electronic media? We’ll help you find your way through the e-media jungle.
Advice services at the Zentralbibliothek

Advice services at the Zentralbibliothek

Looking for literature but don’t know where to find it? Drop by or make an appointment. We will be happy to offer you free assistance with your resear...
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Education and training

Are you interested in studying library science? Then you are in the right place!
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History, philosophy, religion, culture

History, philosophy, religion, culture

Herodotus, revolution or colonialism? Hildegard of Bingen or Abraham? Scholasticism, existentialism or deconstructionism? You will find literature on important personalities as well as important events, ideas and theories from the past and present in our extensive humanities range.
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From Zurich

From waves to particles: Schrödinger and Heitler in Zurich

From waves to particles: Schrödinger and Heitler in Zurich

2025 marks the centenary of quantum mechanics. Alongside the physicists Gregor Wentzel and Wolfgang Pauli, who we have discussed previously, two other...
Conrad Ferdinand Meyer (1825–1898)

Conrad Ferdinand Meyer (1825–1898)

Am 11. Oktober 2025 jährt sich der Geburtstag des Zürcher Dichters Conrad Ferdinand Meyer zum 200. Mal. Anhand seines Nachlasses in der Zentralbibliot...
Aberglaube im Kanton Zürich

Aberglaube im Kanton Zürich

Wiedergänger, Omen und heilende Sargnägel – die Zürcher Gemeindechroniken erzählen von einer Welt, die auch im 19. und frühen 20. Jahrhundert noch ver...
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