Study Spaces

• More than 1100 study spaces, of which 38 with desktop and 72 with screen.
• 12 reservable collaboration spaces and 14 reservable study cabins.
• View the opening hours of the study areas

Opening Hours

• Ground & lower floors
  Monday to Friday 08:30-00:00
  Weekend 08:30-22:00
• Floors 1-4
  Monday to Friday 08:30-22:00

• Library Desk
  Monday to Sunday 08:30-22:00

Access Policy

With a valid pass, the University Library is accessible to UvA students and staff, AUAS students and staff and anyone registered as a borrower. Please note: during examination periods, access for AUAS students/staff and external borrowers is restricted. Read more about the access policy.

Service & Collection

The Servicedesk is at the atrium and is open for questions and for various facilities.

• Collecting and returning books and other materials: Floor -1 (cellar)
• Assistance in finding scientific information and research data.
• Borrowing laptops (Chromebooks). You can find more information about borrowing laptops at student.uva.nl.
• Borrowing headphones (only UvA).
• Requesting a library card (external borrowers). 
• Consulting the digital collection via collection PCs (external borrowers).
• Student card service.
• Printing, copying and scanning. You can find more information about printing, copying and scanning at student.uva.nl.

Collection
You will find the complete Humanities collection in the University Library. This map shows you which collection is located in which room and where the various study and collaboration areas are located.

Other Facilities

• UB-Café
• Recharge point for paying with student card
• Meeting rooms

Accessibility

There is a sliding door to the right of the main entrance (next to the revolving door). Visitors in wheelchairs can enter through this door. Please note: Some parts of the building are not accessible to wheelchair users.

Parking spaces for wheelchair users

Within the municipality of Amsterdam you can apply for an Amsterdam parking permit for disabled visitors if you are in possession of a European disabled parking card. This permit allows you to park free of charge in all paid parking areas.

Bicycle parking

Are you coming to the University Library by bike? Always park it in the underground bicycle parking facility, located to the left of the main entrance. The facility is easy to reach and parking is quick and straightforward. You can access it with your UvA student or staff card. This keeps your bike safe during your visit and helps prevent nuisance from parked bicycles for local residents. The opening hours of the bicycle parking are from 08:00 to 00:00. The facility has a total of 1,000 spaces, and a bicycle pump is available.

Address & Contact

Any Questions, Suggestions or Complaints? Please let us now via the Library contact page.