Opening Hours and Closing Dates

Library

Monday to Friday: 9am–7pm
Saturday: 10am–4pm

The information desk is staffed continuously from 9am onwards. Items can be returned irrespective of the library’s opening hours via the machine in the hallway in front of the library.

Deviating opening hours

26 May to 20 June 2025
Monday to Friday: Access to the workplaces from 8am

7–19 July / 4–14 August 2025
Monday to Friday: 10am–4pm
Saturday: closed

ZHdK Archive

Monday to Thursday: 1pm–5 pm by appointment
Friday and Saturday: closed

The Material Archive is accessible during the library opening hours.

Closing Dates

2025

Ascension
Wednesday, 28 May 4pm until Thursday, 29 May 2025

Whitsunday
Saturday, 7 June until Monday, 9 June 2025

Saturday closures in summer
Saturday, 12 July 2025

Summer closure
Saturday, 19 July until Sunday, 3 August 2025

Saturday closures in summer
Saturday, 9  August 2025
Saturday, 16 August 2025

Internal training
Thursday, 12 August 2025

Knabenschiessen
Monday, 15 September 2025

Christmas and New Year 2026
Wednesday, 24 December 2025 until Sunday, 4 January 2026

[Status: 22/01/2025 ; Subject to alterations]