News regarding the opening hours of TUHH Library.
Ascension Day, Thursday, 26-5-2022, and Pentecost weekend, 4-6-2022 – 6-6-2022, the reading rooms and study rooms will be open.
| Ascension Day | 10am – 8pm |
| Pentecost Saturday | 8am – 8pm |
| Pentecost Sunday/Monday | 10am – 8pm |
We wish you nice holidays!
On Tuesday, 29.03.2022, the reading rooms of the University Library will be open from 9am – 9pm.
Our ServicePoint will be staffed from 12 pm on this day.
Dear students,
In the next week, routine maintenance work will have to be carried out on our power supply. This can lead to power cut-offs every now and then. This happens on the following days:
Wednesday, 16.2., reading room 1 of the library, between 7am and 4pm
Thursday, 17.2. reading room 2, also between 7am and 4pm
However, you may still use the reading rooms!
Continue reading
Update 15.02.2022, 14:30 pm: The server move is complete. Currently, normal operations have largely resumed.
Update 15.02.2022, 12:45 pm: Unfortunately, restrictions on use continue at present. The following services are currently not available: Reservation online, lending and return, pay machine.
On Tuesday, 15th February, the University Library will not open until 12 noon.
Due to the relocation of the entire library system to a new server, lending and catalogue functions will temporarily not be available. This also applies to the reservation of individual work desks.
Since operating system of the previous servers is no longer being developed further, continued use of the current system could lead to security and supply issues with the hardware and software in the long term. Therefore, a modernisation of the system became necessary.
With the opening at noon on 15.02.2022, all services are expected to be available as usual.
The University Library of TU Hamburg will close this year on Thursday, 23. December 2021, at 7 pm for the Christmas holidays and the turn of the year. From Monday, 03.01.2022 we will be back for you at the regular opening hours!
We wish you a Merry Christmas, good health and all the best in the New Year!
On Tuesday, 23.11.2021, the reading rooms of the University Library will be open from 9am – 9pm.
Our ServicePoint will be staffed from 12 pm on this day.
From Wednesday, 1.9.2021, the library’s service hours will be extended to Mon-Thu 9am-7pm and Friday 9am-6pm. During these hours, you can contact us with all questions regarding research, loans, the library account and much more.
Furthermore, the opening hours will be adjusted to Mon-Fri 9am-2pm starting 1. September. Weekend opening hours will remain as before.
| Opening Hours | Service Hours | |
|---|---|---|
| Monday – Thursday | 9am-9pm | 9am-7pm |
| Friday | 9am-9pm | 9am-6pm |
| Saturday | 8am-8pm | – |
| Sunday | 10am-8pm | – |
In accordance with the current containment ordinance of the city of Hamburg, it is still mandatory to wear a medical mask in the library and at the workplaces.
As of Thursday, 1st July 2021, we will once again be open continuously on Mondays – Fridays. In addition, the library can now also be visited on weekends. The new opening hours are as follows:
| Opening Hours | Service Hours | |
|---|---|---|
| Monday – Friday | 8am-9pm | 9am-5pm |
| Saturday | 8am-8pm | – |
| Sunday | 10am-8pm | – |
The cleaning hour Mon-Fri from 2pm-3pm is no longer necessary. Instead, there is a station in each of our two reading rooms with cleaning agent and a roll of paper for cleaning the tables independently.
It is still necessary to reserve workstations in the library. This option is currently only available to TUHH members. A medical mask must still be worn at the workstations.
Update: Since 19.7.2021, four PC-workstations have been available for external users (members of other universities, city readers). More information in our Covid FAQs.
Update from 25.5.: Due to the amended Containment Ordinance of 22.5.2021, proof of negative Covid-tests is no longer required for reserved desks.
From Wednesday 19.5.2021, the University Library will again offer workplaces for TUHH-members in accordance with the current containment ordinance. The desks can be booked via our reservation system as before the closure. 
The opening hours have also been be extended. From 19.05.2021, the library will again be open from 8am to 2pm and from 3pm to 9pm. Between 2pm and 3pm every day we will close our doors for one hour so that all surfaces can be cleaned in accordance with hygiene regulations. During this time, all patrons must clear their desks and leave the library.
Part of the new hygiene concept is that a medical mask must be worn at all times. This means that masks must also be worn at the desks during the entire stay. You can find more information about this in our ‘Supplementary House Rules’.
Unfortunately, there are currently no PCs available in the reading rooms for research or the use of e-media.
External users registered with tub. (Citizen Patrons) can normally only use our digital journals and e-books on site at the library. Since that is not possible at the moment you can receive digital documents on request (virtual walk-in service):
Since March 2020, we have had to regularly adjust our opening hours and our on-site offerings. In doing so, we are following the regulations issued in Hamburg to contain the spread of the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus. This will protect you and us. The details are specified in the so-called Eindämmungsverordnung. For example, at this time we cannot offer jobs because libraries are only allowed to be open for “lending”. This will be in effect at least until April 18. Therefore, as of April 1, we are reducing our opening hours and will not open until 2 pm instead of 9 am as before.
Opening hours from April 1, 2021:
| Opening Hours | Lending & Return | Servicepoint | Information by Phone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Monday – Thursday | 2 pm – 8 pm | – | 9 am – 5 pm |
| Friday | 2 pm – 8 pm | – | 9 am – 5 pm |
| Saturday | – | – | – |
| Sunday / Public Holiday | – | – | – |
The library will be closed for Easter from Good Friday (April 2) to Easter Monday (April 5).
Please observe the following rules when you visit:
For your questions and concerns we are still available from 9 am – 5 pm. Call us at 040 42878-2845 or send an e-mail to bibliothek@tuhh.de.
See you soon and stay healthy!
