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How accessible are we?

How do you get to us?

When are we open?

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Information on accessibility

The building is fully accessible.
The building has an automatic door at the entrance.
There are elevators in the building.
There are toilets that people with disabilities can use.
There is a workstation for people with visual impairments. There is assistive technology.
There are noise-reduced workspaces. You can book these.

We can help with any questions. Book an appointment in the Knowledge Bar. Under Learning/Research there is the category Inclusive Library:

We will advise you in German sign language. Please register in advance.
We have blind Find. It helps you to find your way around the building. To use it, you need the blindFind app. It is available free of charge.
We provide advice on the assistive technology we offer.
We provide advice in plain language.

Where do I register if I need help?

You can write an e-mail to inklusion@slub-dresden.de or
You can call us on 0351- 467 73 90.

Watch a video with information about visiting the SLUB and accessibility here:

By car

The SLUB Central Library is here:

Zellescher Weg 18
01069 Dresden
Phone: +49 351 4677-390

By bus or tram

Bus number 61 stops right outside the SLUB. The bus stop is called Staats- und Universitätsbibliothek, Dresden.

You can take tram 11. Get off at the Zellescher Weg stop. From there, it is about a five-minute walk to the SLUB.

Bus number 66 stops at the TU Dresden bus stop. The SLUB is a 5-minute walk away.

Here in the DVB timetable information, you can see when the bus and tram are running.

There is a barrier in front of the Central Library car park. If you want to park in the car park, you have to pay. There are free disabled parking spaces in front of the barrier. The parking spaces behind the barrier are:

always open
free for the first 30 minutes. The first hour costs 50 cents. Each additional hour costs 1 euro. For 1 whole day you pay 5 euros.

Opposite is the underground car park of the departmental library DrePunct / Zellescher Weg 17. It is open from Monday to Friday from 06:00 to 18:45. You pay 3 euros for 1 full day.

Bicycle

You can also come by bike. There are lots of parking spaces at the front of the building. There is also a bicycle station with an air pump.

Opening hours Central Library

Monday to Saturday from 8:00 to 24:00. On these days, staff are there from 9:00 to 18:00. They can help you and answer your questions. You will find them at the service desk.
Sunday from 10:00 to 20:00. There are no staff on this day. The service desk is closed.

Here you can find information on other locations.

The Museum

The museum has a permanent exhibition and changing exhibitions on various topics. You can see the Maya Codex in our permanent exhibition. It is one of the most beautiful and complete of the Mayan documents. There are only four of them in the world. The Maya Codex was written between 500 and 1100 years ago on the Yucatán peninsula. Today, Mexico, Guatemala and Belize are all on this island. The librarian Johann Christian Götze bought the codex in Vienna almost 300 years ago. It was not until over 100 years later that people realised it was a Mayan manuscript.

The museum is on the 2nd floor. It is open from Monday to Friday from 10:00 to 18:00 and on Saturday from 14:00 to 18:00. Admission is free.