NewsAs of May, 2012 a major renovation of the study rooms on the first and second floors of the University Library has started. News about the internal moves, relocations of collections and noise pollution will be announced on our renovation weblog .
On 10 June 2013 we will open the second part of the redecorated reading rooms on the first floor of the University Library. At the same time, the third and final part will be closed for renovation.
Both father Constantijn and son Christiaan Huygens studied at Leiden University. Trace their footsteps in Leiden at the exhibition ‘Huygens in Leiden’, in honour of Huygens Year 2013.
This colloquium places center stage medieval and early-modern glossaries: lists that present words and their meaning, the ancestor of our modern dictionary.
All Leiden University libraries are closed on 19 and 20 May 2013, due to Whitsun.
The end of April sees the start of Huygens Year 2013, a unique collaboration between several cultural institutions around the theme of Constantijn and Christiaan Huygens.
A library computer will be locked after 5 minutes of inactivity, and 15 minutes later it will be automatically logged out so that it becomes available again to others.
Leiden University Libraries increased its rates for international interlibrary loan and document supply (ILL) services by 1 April 2013.
Discover Leiden University’s cultural heritage in the exhibition 'WORLD TREASURES! From Cicero to Erwin Olaf', from 9 March in Museum De Lakenhal. You can see the 9th-century codex Aratea, topographic maps from Blaeu, a drawing by Rembrandt, photos by Erwin Olaf and more.
In November 2012 3760 students and staff members of Leiden University participated in a user survey on the university libraries. Which points for improvement emerged and what actions have they prompted?
The University Library is open as usual on Good Friday and Saturday 30 March, but closed over Easter. The other libraries are closed from 29 March to 1 April.
On February 11th, the University Library will open the first part of renovated reading rooms, which offers 250 work places, 16 individual study carrousels, 4 group rooms and a Centre for Researchers.
Come and see very rare pamphlets regarding the death sentence of King Charles I in 1649. This exhibition narrates the story about the 17th century media hype concerning one of the most shocking events of the Golden Age.
Requesting items from the Special Collections has been made much easier. From now on, you can not only make a view request through the Catalogue, but you can order digital images as well.
The Special Collections Reading Room is closed from Monday 21 January to Friday 25 January 2013 due to works, but you can continue to use our services in the temporary location of the Lecture Room.
For the first time in a great many years, a magnificent collection of Oriental manuscripts is on public display in 'Turksche Boucken'. This exhibition is a collaboration project between Leiden University and Museum Meermanno, and is on display from 16 December 2012 until 3 March 2013.
From now on you can get fresh coffee and sandwiches in the University Library every weekend. The Coffeestar bar will be at your service every Saturday from 10h00-17h00 and every Sunday from 13h00-20h00 in the canteen.
The exhibition 'J.M.H. van de Sande’s Bibliotheca Pharmacia - Een wandeling door de geschiedenis van de farmacie' has been extended to 15 January 2013.
Come and see very rare pamphlets regarding the death sentence of King Charles I in 1649. This exhibition narrates the story about the 17th century media hype concerning one of the most shocking events of the Golden Age.
A new version of the main library Catalogue has been launched. Besides all the known functions the new Catalogue enables you to enhanced search on date range and influence the relevance ranking of your results.
