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All libraries are closed on the public holiday May 13 (Ascension Day).

The construction work in the Main Library is shifting from the public areas to the stacks, allowing for more space for visitors again from the beginning of May. More specifically, as of Monday, May 2nd, the following changes will take effect: Reading rooms 5 and 6 will be reopened. In reading r...

The University Library (UB) welcomes all new students to the summer semester 2022 and wishes them every success in their studies at the Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU). We have compiled all the information about the library on a welcome page for you. The UB focuses on fac...

Currently, the obligation to wear a face mask if the minimum distance of 1.5m cannot be maintained continues to apply in indoor spaces. Surgical masks are still required as the minimum level of protection. We recommended wearing an FFP2 mask for your own protection.. Up to the site the mask obligati...

Main Library: Reading rooms 5 and 6 are closed from February 14 - reference collections H20/R to H20/Z can be ordered via the catalogue and borrowed for one week

The University Library is extending the opening hours at all locations. Main Library, Science and Technology Branch Library and the Law Library (02JU) are once again open until midnight. The departmental libraries in the city centre and in the Southern Campus are also expanding their opening hours.

From the start of January, all library locations will no longer require reservations and contact details for study desks. In order to be able to plan their stay in the library, university members can reserve study desks at the desired time in certain areas of the Main Library, the Branch Library of...

One of the two construction projects in the Main Library will soon come to an end: FAU students raised funds for better electrification in 2019. These funds were used to install 250 new sockets in part of the reading rooms, and the rooms can be reopened on 23 November 2021. Reading rooms 1 and 3...

The Educational Science Branch Library (EZB) in Nuremberg is extending its opening hours: Monday to Friday: 9 am to 8 pm Saturday: 9 am to 2 pm

As part of the Basic and Orientation Studies (GOS) for first-year students at FAU, the University Library is offering a series of online training sessions. During the orientation week, numerous library introductions for various subjects will take place from Wednesday, Oct. 13 to Friday, Oct. 15. The...