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Opening hours

The libraries at the Ostfalia locations are open longer during the lecture period and shorter during the lecture-free periods. Please note the information on our closing times.

Wolfenbüttel

Current changes

- No current changes -

Semester opening hours

Monday 10.00 - 18.00
Tuesday 13.00 - 20.00 (Attention: 18.00 - 20.00 limited services)
Wednesday 10.00 - 18.00 (Attention: 16.00 - 18.00 limited services)
Thursday 10.00 - 18.00 (Attention: 16.00 - 18.00 limited services)
Friday 10.00 - 15.00

Opening hours during the lecture-free period

Monday 10.00 - 15.00
Tuesday 10.00 - 18.00
Wednesday 10.00 - 15.00
Thursday 10.00 - 15.00
Friday 10.00 - 13.00

Wolfsburg

Current changes

Due to a staff shortage, the library in Wolfsburg will open as follows until further notice:

Semester opening hours

Monday 09.00 - 18.00
Tuesday 09.00 - 18.00
Wednesday 11.00 - 18.00
Thursday 09.00 - 15.00 
Friday 09.00 - 15.00

Opening hours during the lecture-free period

Monday 09.00 - 18.00
Tuesday 09.00 - 15.00
Wednesday 09.00 - 15.00
Thursday 09.00 - 12.00
Friday 09.00 - 12.00

Salzgitter

Current changes

- No current changes -

Semester opening hours

Monday 09.30 - 16.00
Tuesday 09.30 - 18.00
Wednesday 09.30 - 16.00
Thursday 09.30 - 16.00
Friday 09.30 - 14.00

Opening hours during the lecture-free period

Monday 09.30 - 14.00
Tuesday 09.30 - 17.00
Wednesday 09.30 - 14.00
Thursday 09.30 - 14.00
Friday 09.30 - 12.00

Suderburg

Current changes

From Monday, 03.02.2025 up to and including Friday, 28.02.2025, the opening hours of the lecture-free period apply.

Semester opening hours

Monday 09.00 - 17.00
Tuesday 09.00 - 16.00
Wednesday 09.00 - 16.00
Thursday 09.00 - 16.00
Friday 09.00 - 14.00

Opening hours during the lecture-free period

Monday 09.00 - 13.00
Tuesday 09.00 - 13.00
Wednesday 09.00 - 13.00
Thursday 09.00 - 13.00
Friday 09.00 - 13.00

Opening hours with limited services

Is possible:

  • Working on site
  • Scanning and copying using the Ostfalia Card
  • Borrowing from the open stacks at the self-service desk and counter
  • Returning books (unfortunately it is not possible to immediately borrow books that have been returned)
  • Collection of books ordered from other Ostfalia HaW locations (no interlibrary loan requests from other libraries that do not belong to Ostfalia!)

Restrictions:

  • Only if your user account has no overdue fines and your Ostfalia card/library card is valid and already activated.
  • If you have to pay fees or if there are problems with your Ostfalia Card, these actions are not possible.
  • External users will not be able to log in or carry out research on the local computers during this time.

Lecture-free periods / closing times 2025

03.02. to 28.02. (lecture-free period) - shortened opening hours

17.04. (Maundy Thursday) - shortened opening hours

18.04. (Good Friday) - library closed

21.04. (Easter Monday) - library closed

22.04. (Easter Tuesday) - shortened opening hours

01.05. (Labour Day) - Library closed

29.05. (Ascension Day) - library closed

09.06. to 10.06. (Whitsun break) - library closed

11.07. to 19.09. (lecture-free period) - shortened opening hours

03.10. (Day of German Unity) - Library closed

31.10. (Reformation Day) - library closed

24.12.2025 to 02.01.2026 (Christmas break) - library closed