During the summer, library opening hours will change, so please make sure to check the opening hours of the relevant library on our website before your visit.
As usual, loan periods will remain unchanged during the summer and will be the same as during the semester. Books can be returned via the book return box located in the respective building.
From 22 June to 31 July, the option to pick up requested items from all CU ARTS libraries at the Jan Palach Library will be temporarily suspended.
During the Jan Palach Library summer closure (1–31 July), documents obtained through the Interlibrary Loan Service (ILL) will be available for study in the Historical Cabinet.

UPDATE: As of 29 April, the elevator between the study rooms at the Jan Palach Library is operational again.

From Monday, 20 April, the study room of the English and Romance Studies Library will be unavailable. Due to renovations in other areas, books will be temporarily stored in the study room.
The loan desk will continue to operate without restrictions during regular opening hours. The study room is expected to reopen in October 2026.

Charles University now has access to more than 200 e-books across a wide range of disciplines. The full list, including links to the UKAŽ discovery service can be found in the full post.

The replacement of the air conditioning unit for the Jan Palach Library will begin on Monday, 20 April. The work is expected to take approximately two weeks. The library will remain open without restrictions; however, staff from the contractor will be present in the PC Lab.

All CU FA libraries will be closed during public holidays on Friday 3 April and Monday 6 April.

The Jan Palach Library will be CLOSED on Friday, 27 March, due to the event Night with Andersen.
All loans and reservations from this library that would be due on this day have been extended until Monday, 30 March. No overdue fees will be charged for this day.

On Thursday, 12 March, the Historical Cabinet will be open from 2 to 5.30 pm (2 – 3 pm, only the loan desk will be available) due to an international workshop taking place.

CU now has permanent access to Brill’s encyclopaedic databases. The titles mainly focus on Theology and Far Eastern studies.You can find a list of them with links to the UKAŽ central discovery service by clicking on the post.

On Sunday 14 December, from 4 am to approximately 6 am, maintenance will be carried out on the ProQuest Ebook Central platform. During this time, no content on the platform will be accessible.
For technical reasons, this downtime will not be reflected by hiding affected e-books in the UKAŽ discovery system. If you need access to a specific title during the early morning maintenance period, you can download the book or chapter in advance (if a download option is available).