About us

With over six million media and more than half a million visitors a year, the Zentralbibliothek Zürich – Zurich’s central library – is one of the largest libraries in Switzerland. Find out more about our institution, our staff and the work we do.

Key information at a glance

Contacts

If you have any general questions, e-mail us at zb@zb.uzh.ch; for feedback e-mail us at feedback@zb.uzh.ch.

Opening hours and locations

We are here for you.

Floor plans

We help you to orientate. The plan of our main building including the Predigerchor and the treasury.

Mandate, basis, strategy

The Zentralbibliothek Zürich (ZB) is a public-law foundation supported by the City and Canton of Zurich. We make knowledge available to both researche...

Director and Vice Director

The Vice Director and Director Christoph Meyer introduces himself.

The history of the Zentralbibliothek Zürich

Ambitions, setbacks and successes: learn more about the eventful history of Zurich’s libraries, from their origins to today’s Zentralbibliothek.

Working at the ZB

With a staff of around 240, we are a significant employer in the centre of Zurich. Most of our people work predominantly in library-related profession...

Training as a Certified Information and Documentation Specialist

The work of information and documentation specialists involves selecting, cataloguing, storing, preserving and providing access to media and informati...

What media we purchase and why

Whatever you are looking for, we aim to provide as much information as possible. The Zentralbibliothek Zürich therefore acquires and collects printed...

Make your contribution to the ZB

As a member of the association "Together for the Central Library" (GFZB) you can support us and ensure we remain more than just a library.

Annual reports and publications

From books and annual reports to films and CDs: discover the wide range of publications from the Zentralbibliothek Zürich.

Media

We regularly publish press releases and images for the media and other interested parties.

Citizen science

Take matters into your own hands: join us to discover new documents and objects at the ZB!

Our projects

Developing innovations, making history accessible, embracing change: learn more about the projects that are improving our offering and making the ZB e...

ZB-Lab

We combine digital resources with future-forward research services.

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