Opening hours & contact
Opening hours starting Monday, September 14th
Quiet Study Space*
Monday & Tuesday: 9:00 a.m.–3:00 p.m.
* No lending service (Book Drop only). Not during school holidays and on public holidays.
Full service
Wednesday–Friday: 1:30–6:00 p.m.
Saturday: 10:00 a.m.–2:00 p.m.
Closing days in 2026
- German Unity Day: Saturday, October 03
- Winter: Tuesday, December 22, 2026, through Saturday, January 09, 2027
(last day open: Saturday, December 19, 2026 | first day open: Monday, January 11, 2027)
Adjusted Opening Hours in October
Sat, Oct 03 | Closed (Public Holiday)
International Children’s Book Festival (October 09–11)
Thu, Oct 08 | Reduced Opening Hours (1:30–4:00 p.m.)
Fri, Oct 09 | Closed
Sat, Oct 10 | Extended Opening Hours (10:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m.) | Regular Service & Bilingual Book Fair with supporting program
The following programs will be affected by the festival:
- Sewing Café (Thu, Oct 8, 3:00–6:00 p.m.) | Cancelled
- Women’s Words (Fri, Oct 9, 9:00–10:30 a.m.) | Moved to the meeting room
- Contemporary Book Club (Fri, Oct 9, 6:30–8:00 p.m.) | Moved to the meeting room
Autumn School Holidays (Oct 26–31)
Mon, Oct 26 & Tue, Oct 27 | Closed
Wed, Oct 28 – Fri, Oct 30 | Reduced Opening Hours (3:00–6:00 p.m.)
Sat, Oct 31 | Regular hours
All library programs will take place as scheduled this week.
Discover also our eBooks.
Contact
DAI-Public English Library
Sofienstraße 12 (first floor)
69115 Heidelberg
library@dai-heidelberg.de
06221.6073-15
Esther Wrobel (Head of Library Services)
Joseph Lorenz PhD (Lending & Services)
library@dai-heidelberg.de
06221.6073-15
Sergio Mukherjee PhD (U.S. Topics & Writing Center)
sergio.mukherjee@dai-heidelberg.de
Jutta Wagner – LIZ
jutta.wagner@dai-heidelberg.de