Services

The Vienna City Library is open Monday to Thursday from 9 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. and on Fridays from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. It is a reference library, in other words books and materials can only be consulted in the reading room. Most of the holdings can be accessed online and ordered by e-mail.

Use of the library facilities is free of charge. Users require only a valid library card and this can be obtained by presenting photo identification.

Because books and other library items are located in the stacks and these are not open to users, it takes roughly 45 minutes from the time you order to the time you receive the requested book.

Copies in digital or analogue formats can be ordered at the Reproduction Service. In addition, the library offers several microfilm and microfiche readers as well as self-serve copiers.

Large reference book sections in the reading rooms can be consulted without prior order.