Lending Services

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The Circulation Department

The Circulation Department handles loans to individuals and institutions. You must have a valid library card in order to borrow materials.

The department also handles requests for viewing items from our special collections.

The Circulation Desk is located on floor -1, it is open Sunday-Thursday between 9:00-18:00.

Telephone: 074-733-6414
Email: [email protected]

Additional Loan Services

Borrowing Books Home | Laptop Loan Service | Exhibition Loans from NLI Collections | Home Book Delivery​

Ordering Books and Items

You can order books and other items for use in the reading rooms or at home, using the online catalogue.

Certain special items that cannot be ordered online can be ordered by filling out the this form.

To learn how to order from our Rare Items Collection click here.

To see if a copy is available to be borrowed:
After you have logged in to your account on the Library website, locate the item you want using the Library's online catalogue, and click on "Show Location".

• Copies specified as "For use in the library" can be ordered to a reading room and are for in-library use only.
• Copies specified as "Loan Copy" may be taken home.

For more information about online ordering

To borrow books for home use, you must obtain a library card and purchase a membership.

For more information about borrowing books home

Renewing Loan Periods

Items that have not been requested by another user may have their loan periods renewed, up to a year. This renewal is not automatic.
Loan periods may be renewed using the online catalogue. Login to "Merhav", enter your user name and password. Then click on "My Account".

You can also renew materials by calling the department: 074-7336-414/3.

Lost Books and Items

A reader who has lost an item they borrowed may choose one of two options:

1. Independently purchasing the same item as a replacement. Only an identical item, belonging to the same edition as the original, will be accepted.
2. Payment for the lost item, the cost of which will be determined by the acquisition department, with the addition of a handling fee for every lost item.

Accessing Rare Items and Archive Materials

Ordering rare items and archival materials requires proper authorization from the Circulation Department.

Information about ordering rare items

Information about ordering archival materials