Library tour in Leipzig
Book Fair
Foto: DNB, Annett Koschnick
begin 22.03.2024, 16:00
end 22.03.2024, 17:00
location Leipzig
Visit the German National Library – the memory of the nation!
Take an informative tour of our premises in Leipzig to find out why the German National Library was given this name and what make it different from other libraries.
Join us on a tour of the listed library building and the modern extension.
During the tour, we will give you the most important information about our tasks and collections. Drop by and join us for a look behind the scenes!
Construction work
Extensive construction work will be taking place in the issues desk and some of the reading rooms from October 2023 and is set to continue until autum 2024. However, we ask for your understanding that it is not possible to access some areas such as the media issue and the historic reading rooms during this period.
Information and contact
Meeting point: Foyer of the historic building, German National Library in Leipzig
Costs: Free admission
Duration: 60 minutes
Booking: Registration not required.
Cloakroom info: Please leave your coats, jackets and umbrellas in the cloakroom.
Accessibility: The guided tour is equipped for the disabled.
Contact: Fuehrungen-Leipzig@dnb.de
Address and getting here
German National Library
Deutscher Platz 1
04103 Leipzig
Getting here
We advise you to use public transport.
1 / By public transport
By rail
From the main railway station, take S-Bahn S1 in the direction of Riesa, S2 in the direction of Markkleeberg-Gaschwitz, S3 in the direction of Stötteritz or S5/S5X in the direction of Zwickau. Journey time approx. 7 minutes, get off at “Leipzig MDR”. Exit onto Semmelweisstraße, then turn right and continue for 400 m to the intersection at Straße des 18. Oktober.
Alternatively, take tram line 16 from platform 2 in front of the main railway station (in the direction of Lößnig) and get off at “Deutsche Nationalbibliothek”. Journey time approx. 11 minutes.
By air
From Leipzig/Halle airport, take S-Bahn S5/S5X in the direction of Zwickau. Journey time approx. 30 minutes, get off at “Leipzig MDR”. Exit onto Semmelweisstraße, then turn right and continue for 400 m to the intersection at Straße des 18. Oktober.
2 / By car
Approaching from the north
Take the A9 to the Schkeuditzer Kreuz intersection, continue on the A14 towards Dresden and take the Leipzig-Mitte (city centre) exit; continue on the B2 towards Leipzig city centre as far as the intersection at Prager Straße/Semmelweisstraße (follow the signs for “Deutsche Nationalbibliothek”).
Approaching from the south and east
Take the A9 or A14, change to the A38 and continue to the Leipzig-Süd exit; change to the B2 and continue to the Südvorstadt exit; turn right into Kurt-Eisner-Straße and continue to the German National Library.
3 / Accessibility
The German National Library in Leipzig has disabled parking spaces right in front of the building. The entrance for disabled visitors is signposted. The reading rooms and cafeteria are accessible by lift.
Last changes:
23.01.2024
