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Staff assembly on 11 December 2024 in Leipzig

The reading rooms of the German National Library in Leipzig will only open at 13:00 on Wednesday 11 December due to a staff assembly. The exhibitions of the German Museum of Books and Writing will open from 10:00 to 18:00.

Construction work at our site in Leipzig

We modernise for you!

Work on converting and modernising the issues desk, the humanities reading room, and the public toilets in front of the issues desk and multimedia/periodicals reading room will begin in October 2023 and is set to continue until the end of February 2025. The areas affected and the natural science reading room will have to be closed to the public during this period.

We will provide regular updates on the progress of the work and any restrictions.

Staff assembly on 11 December 2024 in Leipzig

The reading rooms of the German National Library in Leipzig will only open at 13:00 on Wednesday 11 December due to a staff assembly. The exhibitions of the German Museum of Books and Writing will open from 10:00 to 18:00.

Latest news on the construction work

The issues desk has now moved to its provisional quarters in the New Lecture Hall on the ground floor.

Demolition work is beginning in the former issues desk and in the WC facilities. You may at times experience disruptions due to construction noise. We will be providing earplugs as noise protection.

The following reading rooms are currently available for use from Monday to Friday:

  • Old technology reading room and Anne Frank Shoah Library (Level 1) 9:00-22:00
  • Map reading room (Level 2) 9:00-22:00
  • Music reading room (Level 2) 9:00-18:00
  • Museum reading room (in the fourth extension) 10:00-18:00

Saturday is open from 10:00-18:00.

Please follow the signs!

The reference collections in the humanities and natural sciences reading rooms have been placed in temporary storage. However, you can still use them.
Please ask at the issues desk or speak to one of the reading room staff.

Beginning on 8 December 2023, the multimedia/periodical reading room will be closed for use until further notice.
You will find the current daily newspapers in the map reading room.
You will still be able to use the periodicals from the multimedia/periodical reading room. Please speak to the staff in the map reading room, Mondays to Fridays from 09:00 to 16:00, Saturdays from 10:00 to 16:00.

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Display in the staircase of the German National Library in Leipzig with information about the new route to the reading rooms and the issues desk. Photo: DNB, Lisa Frase

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Due to construction work , new routes to the reading rooms and the issues desk are required (October 2023).

Last changes: 03.07.2024
Contact: info-l@dnb.de

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