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Ascension Day and Pentecost library hours

14 May 2025

Opening hours on Ascension Day and 30 May

On Thursday 29 May and Friday 30 May, the University Library (UB) will be open. The libraries in the Herta Mohr building will be open for studying and perusal of the collections.

The Special Collections Reading Room will be open on 30 May.

  UB African Library and
Middle Eastern Library
Special Collections
Reading Room
Other
locations

29 May,
Ascension Day

8:30 - 24:00 9:00 - 23:00
(desk closed)
Closed Closed

30 May
(bridge day)

8:30 - 24:00 9:00 - 23:00
(desk closed)

9:00 - 17.30

Closed

Opening hours on Pentecost

The University Library (UB) and Wijnhaven Library will be open on Pentecost Sunday and Monday. The libraries in the Herta Mohr building will be open for studying and perusal of the collections.

  UB African Library and
Middle Eastern Library
Wijnhaven Library,
The Hague
Other
locations

8 June,
Pentecost Sunday

9:00 - 23:15 9:30: 22:30
(desk closed)
10:00 - 22:00
(desk closed)
Closed

9 June,
Pentecost Monday

8:30 - 24:00 9:00 - 23:00
(desk closed)

9:00 - 22:00
(desk closed)

Closed

Book requests

On both Ascension Day and Pentecost, only library materials requested within the UB will be made available according to schedule. An email notice will be sent as soon as a requested item is ready for pick-up.

Exam period: 12 May - 29 June

In the busy exam weeks, nearly all library study places need to be booked in advance. Only Leiden University students can book study places. For some visitor groups, access restrictions apply.

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