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