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One library – two locations

The German National Library has two locations: one in Leipzig and the other in Frankfurt am Main.
You can use the extensive holdings of the German National Library at both locations or visit the permanent and temporary exhibitions as well as our cultural or professional events.

Leipzig

open

10:00–18:00

Frankfurt am Main

open

10:00–18:00

Opening hours in Leipzig

Reading rooms, German Museum of Books and Writing, German Music Archive

Reading rooms, registration, media issue

Monday to Friday 9:00–22:00
Saturday 10:00–18:00

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Information

Monday to Friday 9:00–18:00
Saturday 10:00–16:00

German Museum of Books and Writing
Reading room

Monday to Saturday 10:00–18:00

German Museum of Books and Writing
Exhibitions

Tuesday to Sunday 10:00–18:00
Thursday 10:00–20:00
National Holidays 10:00–18:00

German Music Archive
Music reading room

Monday to Saturday 10:00–18:00

German Music Archive
Exhibition

Monday to Friday 9:00–22:00
Saturday 10:00–18:00

Closing times in Leipzig

The German National Library in Leipzig is closed on the following days: Sundays, statutory national holidays, the Saturday before Easter, Reformation Day, Day of Repentance (“Buß- und Bettag”), and from 24 December to 1 January.

Please note that the exhibitions at the German Museum of Books and Writing have different opening hours.

On site in Leipzig

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Opening hours in Frankfurt am Main

Reading rooms, German Exile Archive

Reading rooms, registration, media issue

Monday to Friday 9:00–22:00
Saturday 10:00–18:00

Information

Monday to Friday 9:00–18:00
Saturday 10:00–16:00

Reading room of the German Exile Archive 1933–1945

Monday to Friday 10:00–18:00

Exhibitions in the German Exile Archive 1933–1945

Monday to Friday 9:00–21:30
Saturday 10:00–17:30

The opening hours of temporary exhibitions may vary.

To the exhibitions

Closing times in Frankfurt am Main

The German National Library in Frankfurt am Main is closed on the following days: Sundays, statutory national holidays, the Saturday before Easter, Corpus Christi and from 24 December to 1 January.

On site in Frankfurt

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