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Opening Hours & Library Holidays

Library Holidays

Library closedMondays, National holidays (except Children's Day on May 5), the year-end and New year's holidays and the third Wednesday of every month (for refiling)
Additionally, the Library could be closed without prior notice in case of natural disasters or other public emergencies. Announcements are posted on the International Library of Children's Literature website and our official X accountLeave the NDL website. .
Library closed calendar (2025)(HTML)
Library closed calendar (2026)(HTML)

Library Hours

9:30 -17:00
Additionally, the Library is sometimes forced to change its library hours temporarily due to weather impacts on traffic conditions. Announcements are posted on the International Library of Children's Literature website and our official X accountLeave the NDL website. .

Researchers' Reading Room (Arch Building 2F) Opening Hours

Opening Hours9:30-17:00
Call-slip acceptance9:30-16:30
Same-day Photoduplication Requests
(for printouts of electronic materials)
10:00-16:00
Later date Photoduplication (sent by mail) Requests10:00-16:30
Receiving copies10:00-12:00 13:00-16:30

Cafeteria Opening Hours

9:30-17:00(last call 16:30)
Opening hours may change without prior notice.

Notice of Temporary Closure

We will inform here if certain rooms are closed because of events, construction, etc.