The current directors of the UdK and TU libraries are Andrea Zeyns and Jürgen Christof, respectively.

Until 2004, each of the 17 departments of the TU Berlin had their own libraries.

On October 18, 2004, the new building was opened for public use.

The building was built with a budget of EUR 56.3 million.

Construction began in the summer of 2002 and the library was officially opened on December 9, 2004.