Opening hours and locations

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Our various departments offer a wide range of services, not all of which are accessible at the same times. Here you will find an overview of the reading rooms, the Special Collections and the Treasury.

Information desk

Monday - Friday

08:00 - 20:00
Saturday

09:00 - 17:00
Sunday

closed

Reading rooms P0 – P3

Monday - Friday

08:00 - 20:00
Saturday - Sunday

09:00 - 17:00

Open stacks, returns

Monday - Friday

08:00 - 20:00
Saturday

09:00 - 17:00
Sunday

closed

Special Collections – Manuscripts, Rare Books

Monday - Friday

10:00 - 18:00
Saturday

10:00 - 16:00
Sunday

closed

Please note the deadlines for preparation. Advance booking is recommended.

Special Collections – Music

Monday - Friday

10:00 - 18:00
Saturday

10:00 - 16:00
Sunday

closed

Öffnungszeiten der Bibliothek des Musikwissenschaftlichen Instituts der UZH: Montag–Freitag, 09:00–12:30 und 13:30–17:00 Uhr

Special Collections – Prints & Drawings, Maps

Monday - Friday

14:00 - 18:00
Saturday

14:00 - 16:00
Sunday

closed

Please note the deadlines for preparation. Advance booking is recommended.

Treasury

Monday - Friday

13:00 - 17:00
Saturday

13:00 - 16:00
Sunday

closed

Changed opening hours

24h return: You can return ZB media with your library card at the machine in Chorgasse.

Maundy Thursday 2023 (Thursday before Easter) :
Thu 06.04. all areas closed from 5.00pm.
Easter 2023:
Fri 07.04. through Mon 10.04. all areas are closed.
Sechseläuten 2023:
Mon 17.04. all areas are closed.
May Day 2023:
Mon 01.05. all areas are closed.
Spring semester examination period 2023:
Mon 15.05. to Sun 09.07.: reading room and open stacks open Mon to Fri until 10.00pm and Sat to Sun (Sundays only reading room) until 7.00pm.
Ascension Day 2023:
Wed 17.05. from 5.00pm through Thu 18.05. all areas are closed.
Pentecost 2023:
Sun 28.05. all areas are closed.
Mon 29.05. reading rooms (except Special Collections) open from 9.00am – 5.00pm.
Summer break 2023:
Sundays from 16.07. to 03.09. all areas closed.
Swiss National Day 2023:
Tue 01.08. all areas closed.
Building inspection 2023:
Sat 19.08. to Sun 27.08. closed; open only self-service borrowing and courier services from Mon to Fri from 8.00am to 6.00pm
Autumn semester examination period 2023/2024:
Mon 27.11.2023 to Sun 21.01.2024: reading room and open stacks open Mon to Fri until 10.00pm and Sat to Sun (Sundays only reading room) until 7.00pm
Christmas 2023:
Sun 24.12.2022 to Mon 25.12.2022 all areas closed.
Tue 26.12.2022 reading rooms (except Special Collections) open from 9.00am – 5.00pm.
New Year 2023/2024:
Sun 31.12.2023 all areas closed from 5.00pm.
Mon 01.01.2024 and Tue 02.01.2024 all areas closed.