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11 September 2025

Thursday, 11 September 2025: The German National Library will not open until 15:00 due to a staff meeting at both locations. The exhibitions are open during regular opening hours.

Is there an alternative to sticky notes and adhesive bookmarks?

Yes, we provide bookmarks and insert strips in our reading rooms and at our service desk that you can use when working with our media. The glue on sticky notes can leave a residue, degrading the paper or causing pages to stick together.

Please do not fold page corners down; this is more than just a visual annoyance. The structure of the paper is damaged at the crease. As the media work ages, the corner may then tear or fall off even when the page is turned carefully. This damage must then be corrected by means of a complex conservation procedure.

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