Zentralbibliothek Zürich

Zentralbibliothek Zürich

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Zähringerplatz 6
8001 Zürich

Tel: +41 44 268 31 00

Fax: +41 44 268 32 90

zb@zb.uzh.ch

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Tt is required to wear a face mask in all areas at the ZB and the contact data of all visitors will be recorded via QR code.

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Opening hours

Reading room, information desk, issue counter/pick up

  • Monday - Friday

    08:00 - 19:00

  • Saturday

    09:00 - 17:00

  • Sunday

    closed

The stacks close 15 minutes earlier.

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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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Contact

Zähringerplatz 6
8001 Zürich

Tel: +41 44 268 31 00

Fax: +41 44 268 32 90

zb@zb.uzh.ch

WhatsApp Chat

Follow us:

Important note

Tt is required to wear a face mask in all areas at the ZB and the contact data of all visitors will be recorded via QR code.

Further information...

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Malerpoetin und Kinderfreundin Der Kinderbuchillustratorin und Zeichnerin Margarete Goetz zum 151. Geburtstag (in German)

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Exhibitions

Sing-Song-Signs & Folded Stories

Sing-Song-Signs & Folded Stories

An exhibition of the life and work of the artist Warja Lavater

Schatzkammer der Zentralbibliothek Zürich

03.03.2021 - 19.06.2021
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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!
Interlibrary loans and document mailing

Interlibrary loans and document mailing

If you are looking for specific literature that you have not found in our catalogue, we will be happy to order books and copies for you from elsewhere...
Requesting items from our holdings

Requesting items from our holdings

If you are interested in a book or a volume of a periodical that is in our closed stacks or one of our external stores, or want copies from books or m...
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

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Natural sciences and medicine

Natural sciences and medicine

Are you looking for specialist literature on mathematics, physics, chemistry, biology, geography or medicine? Or would you like to find current literature on artificial intelligence, climate change or pandemics? Let yourself be surprised by our wide range of natural sciences and medicine.
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Johannes Itten

Johannes Itten

Johannes Itten prägte in der Nachkriegszeit Zürichs Kunst- und Kulturleben sowie die Kunstpädagogik und Kunsttheorie mit internationaler Resonanz. Kom...
Zurich’s economy – highlights

Zurich’s economy – highlights

In the 19th and 20th centuries, Zurich becomes a motor of the Swiss economy. The city’s industry, railway construction and Zurich’s banking sector hel...
Zurich literature

Zurich literature

Join us on a tour of Zurich’s literary landscape. From the Hottingen literary quarter to the Zurich of writers in exile, explore our treasures on thes...
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