The best libraries to work and study in Vienna
The 10 libraries in Vienna best set up for a laptop or a day of studying, led by BOKU Hauptbibliothek, MAK-Bibliothek and Wienbibliothek im Rathaus.
Ranked by work score: Wi‑Fi, power, seating, hours, what reviews say about laptops and noise, and who recommends working there. One branch per chain.
The BOKU main library is very nice. Bright, sockets and a quiet atmosphere.
Boku Hauptbib is sehr fein. Hell, Steckdosen und stille Atmosphäre.
r/wienJanuary 2026Translated from German Especially recommended: the reading room of the Museum für angewandte Kunst (MAK) or the library of the University of Applied Arts.
Besonders zu empfehlen: der Lesesaal vom Museum für angewandte Kunst (MAK) oder die Bibliothek der Uni für angewandte Kunst.
r/wienFebruary 2026Translated from German I always liked the reading room in the Rathaus library.
Mir hat immer der Lesesaal in der Rathausbibliothek gut gefallen.
r/wienSeptember 2022Translated from German There's a library for almost every faculty at the main university, and you can study in most of them (I don't know them all, of course). I like the art history one.
es gibt für fast jede Fakultät der Hauptuni eine Bibliothek, in den meisten (kenne natürlich nicht alle) kann man lernen. Ich mag die Bib der Kunsthistorischen.
r/wienSeptember 2022Translated from German Hours, amenities and photos for Fachbereichsbibliothek Kunstgeschichte
The sociology and political science departmental library by the Votivkirche.
Fachbereichsbib Soziologie und PoWi bei der Votivkirche
r/wienSeptember 2022Translated from German Hours, amenities and photos for Fachbereichsbibliothek Soziologie und Politikwissenschaft
Rückgabeautomat 24/7
You can try the Hauptbücherei (Main library) if I'm not mistaken you don't need any special card to go there and pretty central also.
r/wienNovember 2022
