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Leipzig: Wednesday 28 May 2025

The reading rooms of the German National Library in Leipzig will open at 13:00 on Wednesday 28 May due to a staff assembly. The exhibitions of the German Museum of Books and Writing will open from 10:00 to 18:00.

Frankfurt: Thursday 5 June 2025

The reading rooms of the German National Library in Frankfurt am Main will open at 13:00 on Thursday, 5 June due to a staff assembly. The exhibitions of the German Exile Archive 1933–1945 will be open from 9:00 to 21:30.

Main reading room

Here you will find the service desk at which library cards are issued and extended. Fees can be paid in cash or by debit or credit card at the automatic pay station.

Staff at the service desk will provide information and respond to search queries.

Moreover, a digital media box system enables you to access the media you have ordered regardless of the library's service times.

Reading room collection – main reading room

You can use the computers in the reading room to access the catalogue and full texts of online resources such as e-books, music files, digitized works, e-papers and databases.
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The electronic publications (e.g. CD-ROMs, audio CDs or DVDs) ordered through the catalogue are made available at designated computers.

Internet access at the stationary workstations is free of charge, as is WLAN (DNB network and eduroam), which can be used on your own mobile devices.

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