Opening Hours and Closures

Open Library

With their validated UZH Card, UZH members have access to the following locations during opening hours of buildings:

Regular Opening Hours

Our libraries are usually open to the public from Monday to Friday between 9:00am and 5:00pm. Individual opening hours can be found at Locations.

Open daily

The following three UB locations are open daily from 7:00am - 11:00pm/12:00am:

UB Business Administration 7:00 - 11:00pm
Access with UZH Card outside regular opening hours (Mon - Fri, 9:00am-5:00pm)

UB Business Administration Study Room

7:00 - 11:00pm
Access
with UZH Card

UB Medicine Careum (Basement Floor)

7:00 - 11:00pm
Access
with UZH Card
UB Study Center Irchel 7:00 - 12:00am / midnight
Access with UZH Card and ETH Card

Closures and Holidays

UB locations are closed on these public holidays:

Date Holiday Exceptions
Thu, 06.04.2023, from 4:00pm Maundy Thursday  
Fri, 07.04.2023 Good Friday  
Sat, 08.04.2023 Holy Saturday  
Sun, 09.04.2023 Easter  
Mon, 10.04.2023 Easter Monday

Open 9:00am-5:00pm:
UB German Studies & Nordic Language and Literature

Mon, 17.04.2023 Sechseläuten

Open all day:

UB Educational Science (FRE)

UB German Studies & Nordic Language and Literature
UB Medicine Careum

UB Psychology (Info desk is not staffed)

UB Romance Language and Literature

UB Sciences

Mon, 01.05.2023 Labor Day Open 9:00am-5:00pm:
UB German Studies & Nordic Language and Literature
Wed, 17.05.2023, from 4:00pm Eve of Ascension Day

Open all day:

UB Medicine Careum

UB Sciences

Thu, 18.05.2023 Ascension Day

Open all day:

UB Sciences

Sun, 28.05.2023 Whit Sunday

Open all day:

UB Sciences

Mon, 29.05.2023 Whit Monday

Open all day:

UB Sciences

Open 9:00am-5:00pm:

UB German Studies & Nordic Language and Literature

Tue, 01.08.2023 Swiss National Day

 

Mon, 11.09.2023 Knabenschiessen

Open all day:

UB Educational Science (FRE)

UB German Studies & Nordic Language and Literature

UB Law

UB Psychology (Info desk is not staffed)

UB Romance Language and Literature

Sun, 24.12.2023 Christmas Eve  
Mon, 25.12.2023 Christmas  
Tue, 26.12.2023 Boxing Day

 

Wed, 27.12. - Fri, 29.12.2023  

Open all day:

UB German Studies & Nordic Language and Literature

UB Law

UB Medicine Careum

UB Sciences

Sun, 31.12.2023 New Years Eve

Open till 4:00pm:

UB German Studies & Nordic Language and Literature

UB Law

UB Medicine Careum

Mon, 01.01.2024 New Year

 

Tue, 02.01.2024 Berchtoldstag

Open all day:

UB Sciences

Open 9:00am-5:00pm:

UB German Studies & Nordic Language and Literature

UB Law

For information about special closures of individual locations see Locations.