Library near Altstadt Grossbasel, 1 of 2
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GGG Schmiedenhof Library
- Open today
- 12pm to 7pm
- Price
- Card free up to age 15
- Setting
- Indoor
Library near Altstadt Grossbasel, 1 of 2: GGG Schmiedenhof Library
GGG Schmiedenhof Library
LibraryAltstadt Grossbasel
Area
Altstadt Grossbasel
Good for
Up to 16
Cost
Card free up to age 15
Setting
Indoor
Updated
Oct 26, 2026
What you need to know
- Kids' floor is the 2nd, with the children's department, the youth zone with games and a shelf on parenting and child-raising
- Open Library outside staffed hours, from 7am to 10pm, but only for card holders aged 16 and up, so bring kids during staffed hours
- Story sessions for kids, such as Gschichtelade storytelling and Värslizyt rhymes for babies, listed on the library's events page
About
Bibliothek Schmiedenhof is the largest branch of the GGG Stadtbibliothek, six floors and more than 110,000 books, films and audiobooks between Rümelinsplatz and Gerbergasse in the Old Town.
The children's department on the second floor is set up for reading aloud, joining in and exploring, next to a youth zone with games and study desks. The fourth floor holds English novels and nonfiction, plus a quiet press area.
Indoor
Card free up to age 15
Library card free for kids up to 15. Ages 16 to 19: free if you live in Basel-Stadt, Allschwil, Binningen or Schönenbuch, CHF 40 elsewhere. Adults from CHF 65 a year.
Mon12:00 PM – 7:00 PM
Tue-Fri10:00 AM – 7:00 PM
Sat10:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Sun1:00 PM – 5:00 PM
Card holders 16+ can also enter 7am-10pm
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Location
GGG Schmiedenhof Library
Im Schmiedenhof 10, 4001 Basel, Switzerland