Opening hours: Mon–Sat 8.30–20.30
Opening hours: Mon–Sat 8.30–20.30
The National Library of Poland acts as the central library of the country and is one of the most important cultural institutions in Poland. Its mission is to protect national heritage preserved in the form of handwritten, printed, electronic, recorded sound and audiovisual documents. The primary task of the National Library of Poland is to acquire, store and permanently archive the intellectual output of Poles, including the works of citizens living on Polish soil, the most important foreign works, and publications related to Poland and published abroad.
A new, collector’s edition of the historical pamphlet Czy Polacy wybić się mogą na niepodległość? [“Can Poles win their independence?”] has been published by the National Library of Poland. It comprises two volumes housed in an elegant, hand-made case, the first a facsimile of the original version, the second a booklet with essays on the historical background, rhetorical style and meaning of the text.
In December 2019, the number of objects made available on POLONA (polona.pl), Poland’s most modern digital library, run by National Library of Poland (BN), reached 3 million. One million of them are the outcome of the “Patrimonium” project, carried out by the BN in cooperation with the Jagiellonian Library, the largest and the oldest academic library in Poland. POLONA is currently one of the biggest digital libraries all over Europe. Every day as many as two thousand new objects are scanned and uploaded to its collection.
Due to the modernization of its reading rooms, the collections of the National Library of Poland are available in the Temporary Reading Rooms. We apologize for the inconvenience.
