Membership & Loan Periods
Library card
| Card (Valid for one year) |
Regular | Reduced (students, DAI Members)1 | Heidelberg Pass |
| Library card | 12,00 € | 10,00 € | 6,00 € |
| Family membership | 20,00 € | 16,00 € | 10,00 € |
| Library card + Movie Club3 | 24,00 € | 20,00 € | 12,00 € |
| Family membership + Movie Club | 40,00 € | 32,00 € | 20,00 € |
| Little Bookworm Membership (for 12 year-olds and under) | free2 | free2 | free2 |
1 Library memberships are free for Ivy Members of the DAI.
2 The Little Bookworm Membership is free for children 12 years and under if their parent also has a library membership.
3 With the Library card + Movie Club you can additionally check out DVDs as well as any other media.
A library membership is non-transferable.
Trial Membership for Students
We offer a free three-month trial membership for schoolchildren and university students.
A Library Card + Film Club subscription is valid for six months and costs 10€.
| Internet access | One hour on our computers | Wifi |
| Library members | 1,00 € | free |
| Non-members | 2,00 € | free |
| Printing & Copying | Black and white | In color |
| A4 page | 0,10 € | 0,20 € |
| A3 page | 0,15 € | 0,30 € |
Late Fees
For books, test books incl. CDs and audio books: 0,50 € a week per item
For DVDs: 0,50 € a day per DVD
Late fees must be paid in cash at the library reception desk.
Loss of Library Card
Replacing your library card costs 5€. The cardholder is responsible for any misuse of the lost card. It is therefore important that you immediately report your lost library card to us.
Loss or Damage of Media
Should you lose or damage any media, you must pay a processing fee of 5€ in addition to the replacement costs of the item.
Loan periods
| Item | Amount | Loan period | Extension |
| Books | 6 | 28 days | 2x |
| Test books incl. CDs | 2 | 14 days | 2x |
| Audio books (CDs) | 4 | 14 days | 2x |
| DVDs | 5 | 14 days | Not extendable |
Extension Periods
You may extend your loan period by using the online catalogue or by calling us.
Online Catalogue: dai-heidelberg.bibliotheca-open.de/
Please login to your user account and select “Option” and then “Verlängern”.
Your user name is the number on the barcode of your library card, e.g. 314511F.
Your password is your birth date, given in the format (dd.mm.yyyy), e.g. 05.09.1995.
Data protection
Data protection information for the registration and use of the English library and the newsletter can be found here.