Zentralbibliothek Zürich

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The Central Library is the cantonal, municipal and university library of Zurich and, with over 6.6 million media and half a million visitors per year, one of the largest libraries in Switzerland. But the Central Library is also a venue where the history of Zurich comes alive: In exhibitions, guided tours, lectures, readings and concerts, the Central Library shows off its precious holdings.

Phone

+41 (0)44 636 4000

Email

zb@zb.uzh.ch

Website

www.zb.uzh.ch

Accessibility

Menschen mit MobilitätsbehinderungenMenschen mit SehbehinderungenMenschen mit HörbehinderungenMenschen mit Beeinträchtigungen durch das Alter

Bedeutung der Piktogramme.

Building is wheelchair accessible. Wheelchair accessible toilet available.

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Want to know more about AI? An introduction to the world of artificial intelligence

Can you recognise images, videos and text created by AI? And can you use AI applications to put information into words or visualise it?Our AI workshop for ...

22.10.2026

18:00

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Mapping the Imagined – From Fantasy Cartography to the Visualization of Ideas in Spatial Planning Maps

How can imagined worlds be mapped and what connects fantasy cartography with the visualizations used in spatial planning?  Drawing on her doctoral ...

23.10.2026

16:00

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Testimonies from the Zurich labour movement

From the ‘Manuscript on Saturday’ seriesIn 2000, the ZB was gifted an extensive collection of materials from the Study Library on the History of the ...

24.10.2026

11:30

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Workshop: Collecting, sorting, storing – organising and managing knowledge

If you are involved in genealogy, journalistic research or work with documents in any other capacity, you have no doubt wondered at some point how best to ...

28.10.2026

17:30

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Eschertalk: What Would Tolkien Do? Hope and Responsibility in Times of Change

Eschertalk on the exhibition ‘Fantastic Maps’ What can an individual achieve in times of climate crisis, social upheaval and digital sensory overload? ...

28.10.2026

18:30

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D&D Live

every Thursday between 9 September to 8 October and 29 October to 26 NovemberExplore fantastic worlds, solve mysteries and embark on adventures together in ...

29.10.2026

18:00

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