There is important information you need to know when accessing our special collections.

If you want to order a digital reproduction of a library item from us, you have several options through our Copies Direct service.

Unfortunately the National Library is unable to provide facilities to supervise examinations.

Contact form for legal deposit enquiries

Each request for an external loan to an exhibition should be received with at least twelve months' notice to allow sufficient time for scheduling and the preparation of the loan, as per the Library's exhibitions loans policy.

This Charter sets out the standard of service you can expect from us.

Use your library card to print, photocopy and scan in the reading rooms.

To minimise handling of the rare and unique items in the Pictures Collection, the Library provides a photographic service.

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