Delivery schedule
Approximate delivery times for library items requested at Leiden University Libraries (UBL), Walaeus Library, and the African Studies Centre Library.
Delivery times will vary, according to the selected pickup location and the day and time of your request. You will receive an e-mail as soon as a publication is ready for pick-up. The status of your requests will also be shown in ‘my account’ in the Catalogue.
Book transport between the library locations runs from Monday through Friday, except for holidays. All delivery schedule irregularities will be announced on our homepage.
Delivery schedule per pickup location
University Library
Special Collections Reading Room
Social and Behavioural Sciences Library
Law Library
Van Steenis Depot
Wijnhaven Library, the Hague
Science Library
Walaeus Library
African Studies Centre Library
Pickup location
University Library |
Request time |
Available from (approx.) |
University Library items |
Monday-Friday before 16h00 |
1h after requesting |
| Monday-Thursday from 16h00 |
Next day 9h30 |
| Friday after 16h00 / weekend |
Monday 11h00 |
| Items shelved at other UBL locations |
Monday-Friday before 16h00 |
Next working day 16h00 |
| Monday-Friday from 16h00 / weekend |
Two working days later 16h00 |
|
Pickup location
Special Collections
Reading Room
|
Request time |
Available from (approx.) |
University Library items (items from
the photography, KIT maps, and Thysiana
collections see below) |
Monday-Friday before 16h00 |
1h after requesting |
| Monday-Thursday from 16h00 |
Next day 9h30 |
| Friday from 16h00 / weekend |
Monday 11h00 |
|
- KIT map collections
- Photography (vault)
|
Monday-Thursday |
24h after requesting |
| Friday-Sunday |
Two working days later |
| Items shelved at Bibliotheca Thysiana |
Before Friday 11h00 |
Friday afternoon |
| Items shelved at other UBL locations |
Monday-Friday before 16h00 |
Next working day 16h00 |
| Monday-Friday from 16h00 / weekend |
Two working days later 16h00 |
Pickup location
Social and Behavioural Sciences
Library |
Request time |
Available from (approx.) |
Social and Behavioural Sciences
Library items |
Monday-Friday before 16h00 |
1h after requesting |
| Monday-Friday from 16h00 / weekend |
Next working day 9h30 |
| Items shelved at other UBL locations |
Monday-Friday before 16h00 |
Next working day 16h00 |
| Monday-Friday from 16h00 / weekend |
Two working days later 16h00 |
Pickup location
Law Library |
Request time |
Available from (approx.) |
| Law Library items |
Monday-Thursday before 20h30 |
1h after requesting |
| Monday-Thursday from 20h30 |
Next day 9h30 |
| Friday-Sunday before 15h30 |
1h after requesting |
| Friday-Sunday from 15h30 |
Next day 1h after opening |
| Items shelved at other UBL locations |
Monday-Friday before 16h00 |
Next working day 16h00 |
| Monday-Friday from 16h00 / weekend |
Two working days later 16h00 |
Pickup location
Van Steenis Depot |
Request time |
Available from (approx.) |
| All items |
Monday-Friday before 16h00 |
Next working day 16h00 |
| Monday-Friday from 16h00 / weekend |
Two working days later 16h00 |
Pickup location
Wijnhaven Library, the Hague |
Request time |
Available from (approx.) |
| All items |
Monday-Friday before 16h00 |
Next working day 14h00 |
| Monday-Friday from 16h00 / weekend |
Next working day 14h00 |
Pickup location
Science Library |
Request time |
Available from (approx.) |
| Science Library items |
Monday-Friday before 16h00 |
1h after requesting |
| Monday-Friday from 16h00 / weekend |
Next working day 9h30 |
| Items shelved at other UBL locations |
Monday-Friday before 16h00 |
Next working day 16h00 |
| Monday-Friday from 16h00 / weekend |
Two working days later 16h00 |
Pickup location
Walaeus Library |
Request time |
Available from (approx.) |
| Walaeus Library items |
Monday-Friday before 16h00 |
1h after requesting |
| Monday-Friday from 16h00 / weekend |
Next working day 9h30 |
| Items shelved at other UBL locations |
Monday-Friday before 16h00 |
Next working day 16h00 |
| Monday-Friday from 16h00 / weekend |
Two working days later 16h00 |
Pickup location
African Studies Centre Library |
Request time |
Available from (approx.) |
| African Studies Centre Library items |
Monday-Friday before 16h00 |
1h after requesting |
| Monday-Friday from 16h00 / weekend |
Next working day 9h30 |
| Items shelved at other UBL locations |
Monday-Friday before 16h00 |
Next working day 16h00 |
| Monday-Friday from 16h00 / weekend |
Two working days later 16h00 |
