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Modern knowledge center
The Library at Heldenplatz is the central service facility of the Austrian National Library. With seven reading rooms and over 400 individual places to read in a stimulating atmosphere, it provides the perfect place for students, researchers and interested individuals.
Here you can find printed material published from 1851. Furthermore, by buying a day ticket or annual membership card, you have complete access to our wide range of library services, to the Internet and to subscribed databases, as well as electronic magazines.
Whether researching for a hobby or scientific work, enjoy exclusive access to hundreds of years of knowledge in addition to a comprehensive range of modern-day literature. Our librarians will be happy to advise and provide support with scientific » research.
The reading rooms are open again since May 3, 2021. The opening times at Heldenplatz are currently frpm 9 am to 7 pm. Starting May 19, the opening times at Heldenplatz will be 9 am to 9 pm. The collections are open as usual.
In all areas, visitors are required to wear a FFP2-Mask and to keep their distance.
All valid annual tickets are automatically extended free of charge for the duration of the additional closing time, meaning 27 days.
Trainings can not take place on site at the moment. Our range of training courses has been expanded to include webinars, an overview of current dates can be found on the » homepage. We are happy to offer further individually agreed appointments, including online-training courses on pre-academic work for schoolchildren, more information at information@onb.ac.at.
The library and the collections are closed on public holidays, this means also on June 3 (Corpus Christi). In the museums the regular opening times are valid.
