The media is currently reporting on measures affecting university libraries due to books that may be contaminated with toxic arsenic compounds. This mainly concerns volumes from the 19th century in which, for example, bindings have been dyed with arsenic-containing dyes. There are also several thousand potentially contaminated books at the University of Bonn, but these have already been separated by the Bonn University and State Library (ULB) in a closed stacks so that users cannot come into contact with them. Library closures as at other locations are therefore not necessary in Bonn.

From February 2024: Every 1st Monday of the month in the Lernraum+

Update: Particularly high noise levels on 30/01/ and 31/01/2024 until 10 am.

Borrowing and picking up orders from the closed stacks is possible again

Pick-up from the library no longer necessary

Citavi and other reference management software

Closure of the accessible toilet

Funding for some 2,500 open-access articles secured from 2024 to 2026