Please register before visiting us via phone or e-mail and pre-order archival materials by using the online archive catalogue. Some of our holdings are stored in external stockrooms. Please note that you may have to wait a little longer for archival materials that have been ordered from the external stockroom.
It is not possible to borrow archival materials from the State Archive.
You can search the online inventory for archival materials that you require and then order them for consultation in the reading room. To use the online ordering function, you must first open a user account.
Online inventory
Enter a new user
Registration and orders in the online inventory
Resetting your password
Use the research portal «swisscovery Bern special libraries» to search our library holdings. It is not possible to reserve library materials. Please order them when you visit the reading room.
Ordering times
Archival materials held at Falkenplatz (Main building)
| Weekdays | Times |
| Tuesday - Thursday | 09.00, 10.00, 11.00, 13.15, 14.00, 15.00, 16.00 |
| Friday | 09.00, 10.00, 11.00, 13.15, 14.00, 15.00 |
Archival materials held at the external stockroom I (Länggasse)
| Weekdays | Times |
| Tuesday - Friday | 09.00, 13.15 |
You will find a detailed list of the materials held at the external stockroom here:
Übersicht der Bestände im Aussendepot I.
You can pre-order archival materials via online inventory, independent of time and place.
Archival materials held at the external stockroom II (Liebefeld)
| Weekday | Time |
| Monday | 08.00 |
You will find a detailed list of the materials held at the external stockroom here:
Übersicht der Bestände im Aussendepot II.
You can pre-order archival materials via online inventory, independent of time and place.