Visitor and postal address
University and State Library Münster
Medical Library
Albert-Schweitzer-Campus 1, Building A11
48149 Münster, Germany
Contact persons | Directions [de] | Location in Google Maps
Opening and service hours
Library
Monday – Thursday: 8 a.m. – 12 p.m.
Friday: 8 a.m. – 10 p.m.
Saturday – Sunday: 10 a.m. – 10 p.m.
Differing times:
- Borrowing, returning and collecting ordered books | Info
Mon – Fri: 8 a.m. – 4 p.m. - Basement level (No access until further notice, as of December 2025)
Mon – Thu: 8 a.m. – 12 p.m.
Fri: 8 a.m. – 10 p.m.
Sat – Sun: 10 a.m. – 10 p.m. - Registration, library card, tablets | Info
Mon – Fri: 8 a.m. – 4 p.m.
Charges (incurred due to exceeding the deadline, issuing a replacement library card or placing an interlibrary loan request) can only be paid by bank transfer [de], or you can pay the fees during the entire opening hours of the University Library (ULB) or the Medical Library at the pay machine in the foyer. Amounts of 1 EUR and more can be paid cashlessly at the pay machine using Giro, Credit or VPay cards.
Closing days of the Medical Library
20 December – 4 January, Christmas holidays
Closing days of the Medical Library 2026
- 1 January (Thu), New Year
- 16 February (Mon), Carnival Monday
- 3 – 6 April (Fri – Mon), Easter
- 1 May (Fri), May Day
- 14 May (Thu), Ascension Day
- 24 & 25 May (Sun & Mon), Pentecost
- 4 June (Thu), Corpus Christi
- 3 October (Sat), anniversary of German unification
- 1 November (Sun), All Saints' Day
- 24 – 26 December (Thu – Sat), Christmas
- 31 December (Thu), New Year's Eve
Different opening hours apply around Christmas and the turn of the year.