USL closing days
The Main Library and the MNL Branch Library will be closed and unavailable on the following days:
- December 24th, 2025
- December 25th, 2025
- December 26th, 2025
- December 31st, 2025
- January 1st, 2026
Opening days with reduced hours
Reduced opening hours apply between Christmas and New Year's Eve and at the beginning of the year. During these periods, you can use our study and work spaces as well as borrow and return media:
- December 27th, 2025 – December 30th, 2025: 12:00 p.m.–6:00 p.m.
- January 2nd, 2026: 12:00 p.m.–6:00 p.m.
Limited service from December 24th, 2025 through January 2nd, 2026
Please note that the following services will not be available on any day during the aforementioned period:
- The information desk will not be staffed and emails will not be answered.
- Interlibrary loan requests cannot be fulfilled.
- Orders from the external stacks and the closed stacks will not be provided (back to normal on January 5th, 2026).
- Orders from the old stock stacks will not be provided (back to normal on January 6th, 2026).
- The Curtius Reading Room will remain closed until January 4th, 2026.
- The Media Center in the MNL Branch Library will remain closed.
- In urgent cases, please write to: medienzentrummnl@ulb.uni-bonn.de
- It is still possible to apply for new library cards and renew existing cards, but there will be a delay in processing these requests.
Regular operations in the new year
Starting Saturday, January 3rd, 2026, regular opening and service hours will apply again.