Delivery schedule
Approximate delivery times for library items requested at Leiden University Libraries (UBL).
Starting 7 July 2025, requested loanable library materials from the University Library (UB) stacks will be made available twice a day, from Monday through Friday.
Delivery times will vary, according to the library location where the item is shelved, the day and time of the request, and the selected pickup location. An email notice will be sent as soon as an item is ready for pick-up.
Book transport between UBL library locations runs from Monday through Friday, except for (national) holidays and bridge days.
Delivery schedule per pickup location
| Request time | Available before (approx.) | |
|---|---|---|
University Library items |
Monday-Friday before 9:00 | Same day, 11:00 |
| Monday-Friday 9:00 - 15:00 | Same day, 17:30 | |
| Monday-Thursday after 15:00 | Next day, 11:00 | |
| Friday after 15:00 / weekend | Monday, 11:00 | |
| Items shelved at other UBL locations | Monday-Friday before 15:00 | Next working day, 16:00 |
| Monday-Friday after 15:00 / weekend | Two working days later, 16:00 |
Items can be picked up for perusal until 16:30.
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Request time | Available before (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| University Library items (For the photography, KIT maps, and Thysiana collections: see below) |
Monday-Friday before 16:00 | 1 hour after requesting |
| Monday-Thursday after 16:00 | Next day, 9:30 | |
| Friday after 16:00 / weekend | Monday, 11:00 | |
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- KIT map collections |
Monday-Thursday | 24 hours after requesting |
| Friday-Sunday | Two working days later | |
| Items shelved at Bibliotheca Thysiana | Before Friday 11:00 | Friday afternoon |
| Items shelved at the Van Steenis Depot | Monday-Friday before 16:00 | Next working day, 16:00 |
| Monday-Friday after 16:00 / weekend | Two working days later, 16:00 |
| Request time | Available before (approx.) | |
|---|---|---|
| Social and Behavioural Sciences Library items | Monday-Friday before 16:00 | 1 hour after requesting |
| Monday-Friday after 16:00 / weekend | Next working day, 9:30 | |
| Items shelved at other UBL locations | Monday-Friday before 15:00 | Next working day, 16:00 |
| Monday-Friday before 15:00 / weekend | Two working days later, 16:00 |
| Request time | Available before (approx.) | |
|---|---|---|
| Law Library items | Monday-Thursday before 21:00 | 1 hour after requesting |
| Monday-Thursday after 21:00 | Next day, 1 hour after opening | |
| Friday before 19:00 | 1 hour after requesting | |
| Friday after 19:00 | Next day, 1 hour after opening | |
| Weekend days before 16:00 | 1 hour after requesting | |
| Weekend days after 16:00 | Next day, 1 hour after opening | |
| Items shelved at other UBL locations | Monday-Friday before 15:00 | Next working day, 16:00 |
| Monday-Friday after 15:00 / weekend | Two working days later, 16:00 |
| Request time | Available before (approx.) | |
|---|---|---|
| All items | Monday-Friday before 15:00 | Next working day, 16:00 |
| Monday-Friday from 15:00 / weekend | Two working days later, 16:00 |
| Request time | Available before (approx.) | |
|---|---|---|
| All items | Monday-Friday before 15:00 | Next working day, 14:00 |
| Monday-Friday from 15:00 / weekend | Two working days later, 14:00 |
| Request time | Available before (approx.) | |
|---|---|---|
| Science Library items | Monday-Friday before 16:00 | 1 hour after requesting |
| Monday-Friday from 16:00 / weekend | Next working day, 9:30 | |
| Items shelved at other UBL locations | Monday-Friday before 15:00 | Next working day, 16:00 |
| Monday-Friday from 15:00 / weekend | Two working days later, 16:00 |
| Request time | Available before (approx.) | |
|---|---|---|
| Walaeus Library items | Monday-Friday before 16:00 | 1 hour after requesting |
| Monday-Friday after 16:00 / weekend | Next working day, 9:30 | |
| Items shelved at other UBL locations | Monday-Friday before 15:00 | Next working day, 16:00 |
| Monday-Friday after 15:00 / weekend | Two working days later, 16:00 |
| Request time | Available before (approx.) | |
|---|---|---|
| African Library items (shelved at the Herta Mohr building) |
Monday-Friday before 16:00 | 1 hour after requesting |
| Monday-Friday after 16:00 / weekend | Next working day, 9:30 | |
| Items shelved at other UBL locations | Monday-Friday before 15:00 | Next working day, 16:00 |
| Monday-Friday after 15:00 / weekend | Two working days later, 16:00 |