Navigation and service

Leipzig: Wednesday, 30.04.2025

The reading rooms in the main building of the German National Library in Leipzig will close at 14:00 due to an event. The museum reading room, the music reading room and the service area are open until 18.00. The exhibitions of the German Museum of Books and Writing will open from 10:00 to 18:00.

Frankfurt am Main: Repair work telephone system

On 2 May, the Frankfurt site of the German National Library will be unavailable by telephone from 9.30 - 11.30 due to repair work.

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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