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Frankfurt am Main: 18 November 2025

Tuesday 18 November 2025: The reading rooms of the German National Library in Frankfurt am Main will open at 13:00 due to a staff assembly. The exhibitions of the German Exile Archive 1933–1945 will be open from 9:00 to 21:30.

Leipzig: 19 November 2025

Wednesday, 19 November 2025: The German National Library in Leipzig will be closed due to a holiday. The exhibitions of the German Museum of Books and Writing will open from 10:00 to 18:00.

What is Universal Time Coordinated (UTC)?

UTC (Universal Time Coordinated) is used as the basis for calculating the local time.
Example for Germany:
Local time for Berlin is UTC+1 (during summer time it is UTC+2). The OAI server gives the time in UTC.
If the local time is 10:30, it therefore only makes sense to harvest until UTC 09:29, or until UTC 08:29 in summer time.

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