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Opening hours and locations
We are here for you.
Our various departments offer a wide range of services, not all of which are accessible at the same times. Here you will find an overview of the reading rooms, the Special Collections and the Treasury.
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Information desk
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Monday - Friday
08:00 - 20:00
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Saturday
09:00 - 17:00
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Sunday
closed
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Reading rooms P0 – P3
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Monday - Friday
08:00 - 20:00
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Saturday
09:00 - 17:00
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Sunday
closed
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Open stacks, returns
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Monday - Friday
08:00 - 20:00
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Saturday
09:00 - 17:00
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Sunday
closed
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Special Collections – Manuscripts, Rare Books
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Monday - Friday
10:00 - 18:00
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Saturday
10:00 - 16:00
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Sunday
closed
Please note the deadlines for preparation. Advance booking is recommended.
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Special Collections – Music
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Monday - Friday
10:00 - 18:00
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Saturday
10:00 - 16:00
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Sunday
closed
Die Musikabteilung mit Lesesaal und Freihandmagazinen befindet sich im Predigerchor.
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Special Collections – Prints & Drawings, Maps
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Monday - Friday
14:00 - 18:00
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Saturday
14:00 - 16:00
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Sunday
closed
Please note the deadlines for preparation. Advance booking is recommended.
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Treasury
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Monday - Sunday
closed
Changed opening hours
24h return: You can return ZB media with your library card at the machine in Chorgasse.
- Sommermonate 2024:
Jeweils Sonntag 14.07.2024 bis 01.09.2024 komplett geschlossen. - Bundesfeier 2024:
Donnerstag 01.08.2024 komplett geschlossen - Gebäuderevision 2024:
Samstag, 17.08.2024 bis Sonntag, 25.08.2024
Lesesäle, Spezialsammlungen und Schatzkammer geschlossen.
Montag – Freitag (08:00 – 18:00 Uhr)
Ausleihe/Rückgabe, Kurierservices, Infotheke und Recherche-Stehplätze sowie Magazine 02-04 geöffnet. - Prüfungsmonate Herbstsemester 2024/2025:
Montag 25.11.2024 bis Sonntag 19.01.2025 Lesesaal und Freihandmagazine von Montag bis Freitag bis 22 Uhr und Samstag und Sonntag bis 19 Uhr geöffnet (Sonntags nur Lesesaal)
Für die Spezialsammlungen gelten die regulären Öffnungszeiten. - Weihnachten 2024:
Dienstag 24.12.2024 bis Mittwoch 25.12.2024 komplett geschlossen
Donnerstag 26.12.2024 (Lesesäle 9–17 Uhr geöffnet. Spezialsammlungen geschlossen) - Neujahr 2024/2025:
Dienstag 31.12.2024 ab 17 Uhr komplett geschlossen
Mittwoch 01.01.2025 bis Donnerstag 02.01.2025 komplett geschlossen
Location
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Main building
Parking for users with restricted mobility is available in the library courtyard. Access via Zähringerplatz.
Building plan
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Music Department
The music department with reading room and open access stacks is located in the Predigerchor.
Building plan
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ZB, Bibliothek des Musikwissenschaftlichen Instituts der UZH
Eingang über den Seilergraben.
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Treasury
Choir of the Predigerkirche
Entrance via library courtyard, barrier-free access via Predigerplatz.
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Deliveries – post, couriers, tradespeople
Monday to Friday
7.30am – 12.00 midday
1.00pm – 4.00pm
Saturday closed
Delivery location details (PDF)
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24-hour return service
ZB media (except music scores) can be returned at any time via the self-return machine in Chorgasse using your library card.