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Opening hours of KIT Library and its locations over Christmas and New Year (December 24, 2025 to January 6, 2026)
The year is coming to an end, but your learning workload is not? The KIT library on the South Campus is also open between December 24, 2025 and January 6, 2026 for all those who want to concentrate on their work! Access is possible 24/7 with a valid library card. Don't have a library card yet or have another request? On January 5, 2026, our team will be there for you at the information desk in the foyer of the KIT Library South from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Where can I study between December 24, 2025, and January 6, 2026? (Access with KIT Card)
Date | KIT Bibliothek Süd | InformatiKOM I | Subject libraries |
Dec 24, 2025 to Jan 2, 2026 | 🟢 Open 24/7* | 🔴 closed | 🔴 closed |
Jan 3 and 4, 2026 | 🟢 open 24/7* | 🟢 7 a.m – 10 p.m | 🔴 closed |
Jan 5, 2026 | 🟢 Open 24/7* 🟢 Service hours: 9 am - 3 pm | 🟢 7 a.m – 10 p.m | 🟢DHBW 8 a.m – 8 p.m* |
🟢 Architecture 9 a.m – 4 p.m* | |||
🟢 Informatics 9 a.m – 5 p.m | |||
Jan 6, 2026 | 🟢 Open 24/7* | 🔴 closed | 🔴 closed |
* Members of the HKA, DHBW Karlsruhe and PH Karlsruhe have access with an activated student ID. Valid library cards from the KIT library and the BLB Karlsruhe also grant access.
Open:
- KIT Bibliothek Süd will be open 24 hours a day from December 24, 2025, to January 6, 2026. Outside of service hours (see below), access to the library is only possible with a valid library card.
- InformatiKOM I is accessible for persons with a KIT card on 03.01., 04.01. and 05.01.2026 from 7 am to 10 pm.
- The Baden-Wuerttemberg Cooperative State University Karlsruhe (DHBW) library and the architecture and informatics libraries on Campus South will be open on January 5, 2026, during the hours listed in the overview.
Service hours in the KIT-Bibliothek Süd:
- January 5, 2026, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m
The KIT Library on Campus North, the Lernzentrum am Fasanenschlösschen, the Mathematics and Physics libraries on Campus South, and the Karlsruhe University of Applied Sciences (HKA) library will be closed from December 24, 2025, to January 6, 2026.
From January 7, 2026, the usual opening and service hours of KIT library and its locations will apply.