At our eight locations and in the LSG (Overview map (PDF 1,2 MB), we offer a variety of study and research facilities. We look forward to your visit.

For detailed information about our rules and current services, please visit our FAQ.

Platz der Göttinger Sieben 1, +49 551 39-25231 (Tel.)
Access and location map

Changed opening hours over the Christmas and New Year period:
The Central Library will be open 22 December until 23 December 2025 from 10:00 to 20:00. Service enquiries LRC is closed. 
The library will be closed from 24 December 2025 until 4 January 2026. 

Opening hours:

• Mon – Fri 8:00 – 24:00
• Sat – Sun 9:00 – 22:00

LRC information and service enquiries:

• Mon, Wed and Fri 10:00 – 16:00
• Tue and Thu 10:00 – 18:30
• Sat and Sun 13:00 – 16:00

Closing days

Papendiek 14, +49 551 39-25784 (Tel.)
Access and location map

Changed opening hours over the Christmas and New Year period:
The library will be closed from 22 December 2025 until 4 January 2026. 

Opening hours:

Reading Room desks Historic Printed Collections, Manuscripts and Rare Books, Göttingen University Archive

• Mon – Fri 10:00 – 16:00

Map Collection

Please make appointments by email or by calling +49 551 39-25282 (tel.).

Pauliner Church
Open only during exhibitions, guided tours and events.

Closing days

Büsgenweg 5
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Mon - Fri 8:00 - 17:00

Currently no Open Library access possible

Changed opening hours over the Christmas and New Year period:
The library will be closed from 22 December 2025 until 4 January 2026. 

Closing days

Heinrich-Düker-Weg 14, +49 551 39-21250 (Tel.)
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Changed opening hours over the Christmas and New Year period:
The library will be closed from 22 December 2025 until 4 January 2026.

Opening hours:

• Mon – Fri 8:00 – 19:00
• Sat 10:00 – 16:00

Closing days

Robert-Koch-Str. 40, +49 551 39-28395 (Tel.)
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Changed opening hours over the Christmas and New Year period:
22.12.2025 - 23.12.2025 08:00 – 20:00 
24.12.2025 – 26.12.2025 closed
27.12.2025 – 30.12.2025 10:00 – 20:00 
31.12.2025 – 01.01.2026 closed
02.01.2026 – 04.01.2026 10:00 – 20:00

Opening hours:

• Mon – Fri 8:00 – 24:00
• Sat – Sun 8:00 – 22:00

Closing days

Friedrich-Hund-Platz 1, +49 551 39-26801 (Tel.)
Access and location map

Changed opening hours over the Christmas and New Year period:
The library will be closed from 22 December 2025 until 4 January 2026.

Opening hours:

• Mon – Fri 8:00 – 20:00
• Sat – Sun 10:00 – 16:00

On weekends, please call us from the main entrance of the faculty, so that we can let you inside.

Closing days

Platz der Göttinger Sieben 3, +49 551 39-27256 (Tel.)
Access and location map

Changed opening hours over the Christmas and New Year period:
The library will be closed from 22 December 2025 until 4 January 2026.

Opening hours:

• Mon – Fri 8:00 – 21:00
• Sat 9:00 – 21:00

The library will be open from 9:00 to 21:00 on Sundays from 18 January to 1 March 2026.

For the second exam period the library will be open from 9:00 – 21:00 on Sundays from 15 March to 29 March 2026.

Closing days

Waldweg 26, +49 551 39-23176 (Tel.)
Access and location map

Changed opening hours over the Christmas and New Year period:
The library will be closed from 22 December 2025 until 4 January 2026.

Opening hours:

• Mon – Thu 9:00 – 18:00
• Fri 9:00 – 17:00

Closing days

2025 all locations of the SUB Göttingen except the Medical Library are closed on the following days:

1 January | 18 April | 20/21 April | 1 May |29 May | 8/9 June | 3 October | 31 October | 24 – 26 December | 31 December

The Medical Library is closed on:

1 January | 24 – 26 December | 31 December

Please note the current notices at the individual locations for further changes in opening hours.