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State Hall

Due to an event, the State Hall will be closed on Friday, December 12, 2025 from 5 p.m.

Reading rooms

The reading rooms on Heldenplatz will be open during the Christmas holidays, with the exception of December 24 and 31 as well as public holidays. The reading rooms of the collections will only be open from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. between December 27, 2025 and January 5, 2026.

Opening times during the holidays

Please note the opening hours in December and around New Year's Eve.

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Application for an extension of a borrower card

Application for an extension of a borrower card

Reading rooms

Application for the extension of a borrowing card or a researcher annual pass

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Title (optional)

First name*

Last name*

E-Mail*

Date of birth*

Street address*

Postal Code*

City or town*

Country (optional)

Phone (optional)

Renewal of (optional)

borrower card

researcher annual card

The following documents have to be submitted with this application (as a photocopy / scan):

In case of change of address: proof of place of residence (optional)

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Up-to-date evidence*

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Up-to-date evidence of the need to be entitled to borrow / Researcher annual ticket on the basis of academic or professional activities (e.g. dissertation, post-doc, research project). The evidence should not be more than 3 months old.

The transmitted documents will be deleted after the approval process has been completed. The application form and proof of current academic activity are excluded from this. These documents are deleted 14 months after they have been submitted.

The transmitted documents are checked and the data entered into our user database for the purpose of issuing an annual ticket with special authorization or, in the case of an extension, compared with this.

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