The National Library of Israel

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Learn about the history of the National Library of Israel and discover the variety of services, cultural events and educational programs offered.

The Judaica, Israel, Islam & Middle East and Humanities collections are among the largest and most important collections within Israel and throughout the world. These collections are accessible to the general public.

Hundreds of E-Journals, databases and other electronic resources are accessible at the Library.

Digital Library

Free access to thousands of scanned books, newspapers, manuscripts, maps, images, as well as hours of audio and video recordings.

Gallery

Virtual exhibitions of maps, manuscripts, special collections and more relating to Judaism, Israel, Islam & Middle East and Humanities.

Music

Provides access to digitized music recordings, comprehensive catalogue information, news on cultural events and more.

About The National Library

The largest collection of publications within Israel is accessible to the public free of charge at the National Library with over 5 million volumes of books, manuscripts, periodicals, archives, maps, photographs, and audio recordings.

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Events

Jewish Music Today
28.05.2013
Young musicians perform Jewish works
Dreams and Diplomacy
30.08.2013
American Consuls in Jerusalem in the 19th Century

What's New

Announcements
The Judaica and Oriental Reading Room will be closed to the public on Friday 24 May, 2013

EventsCalendar
A concert will be held at the Library on the evening of Tuesday 28 May. The musicians will begin setting up at 18:00. We apologize for any inconvenience.

Photos
Visual Memory: Embark on fascinating explorations of Palestine-Israel in the past 150 years by means of this photographic collection

Visitors Center
Visitors Center - Information about Library tours and more

News
A letter from Devora Omer to Naomi Shemer

Humanities
80 years since the Nazi book burnings. A virtual exhibition
News
Herzog & de Meuron, 2001 Pritzker Prize Laureates, Selected to Design the National Library of Israel

Announcements
New sign-on system: we are aware of the problems and are working to solve them

Opening Hours
Opening hours of Laor Cartographic Collection have been extended

Active Tenders
Invitation to Tender for Archive Management System: Communication updates from 25.4.2013

Opening Hours
The opening hours of the Bella and Harry Wexner Libraries of Sound and Song have been extended.

Active Tenders
Invitation to Tender for Archive Management System
Manuscripts
Service in the Manuscripts Reading Room has been extended

Visit Us
The telephone numbers of the National Library have changed. The Library's main number is now 074-7336336.

Election Chronicles
A new online exhibit of historical election propaganda, news media and ephemera

Archive Treasures
From Democracy to Dictatorship: 80 Years Since the Fall of the Weimar Republic and the Nazi Rise to Power

New Acquisitions
The National Library has purchased 29 fragments of Jewish manuscripts found in Afghanistan dated from the 11th century.

News
Additions to JPRESS
Humanities
Shakespeare's Signature

Services
Improvements to Reading Rooms

News
New enhanced search

News
Additions to JPRESS

Photocopying
The new Copy Center is open to the public!

Photocopying
Improvements to Photocopying Services Beginning in September
Hebrew Codicology
A pre-publication of Professor Malachi Beit-Arié's Book

News
The National Library of Israel's online catalogue now includes more than 4000 linked records to freely available digitized Hebrew manuscripts online

S.Y. Agnon
100 years to the publication of Agnon's "And The Crooked Shall Be Made Straight"

Humanities
The Newton Manuscripts Collection now available online in digital format