About us

With eight million media and about 900,000 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.

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

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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...

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...