Opening hours University Library Bochum
Important change from 16 March 2026:
Access to the University Library in the evenings and on weekends will only be possible with a valid library code (RUB Bib App)
Opening hours University Library Building*
Monday to Friday: 8 am to 11 pm
Saturday and Sunday: 10 am to 7 pm
- Learn and study
- Use group study rooms
- Borrow and return books
- Borrow reserved and interlibrary loan books
- Borrow items ordered from the closed stacks
- Use scanners
- Use lockers
Information and service times
Monday to Friday: 8 am to 5 pm
Saturday: 10 am to 3 pm
- Advice on literature search
- Information and service
- Registration as library user
- Interlibrary loans:
- Collect printed articles
- Issue and consult interlibrary loans for reading room use - Consult protected material in the reading room
- Borrow keys for the long-term lockers
*The University Library is closed on the following days of the year:
January 1 (New Year’s Day), Good Friday, Easter Sunday, Easter Monday, May 1 (Labor Day), Ascension Day, Pentecost Sunday, Pentecost Monday, Corpus Christi, October 3 (German Unity Day), November 1 (All Saints’ Day), Christmas Eve, December 25 and 26 (Christmas), December 31 (New Year’s Eve)
Opening hours Branch Libraries
The opening hours of the Branch Libraries can be found on the respective Branch Library pages.
Opening hours Departmental Libraries
The opening hours of the departmental Libraries can be found on the respective Departmental Library pages.
Opening hours Writing Café
Monday to Friday: 10 am to 4 pm
During this time, the writing tutors in the Writing Café provide advice on all questions relating to writing.
Opening hours Café Edwards
Monday to Thursday: 9 am to 6 pm
Friday: 9 am to 5 pm
You need a break? Visit Café Edwards to get drinks and snacks.
If you bring your own food, please use our BYOS corners (Bring Your Own Sandwich) in the foyer on level 0 or next to the reading corner for newspapers on level 0.