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State Hall, Augustinian Reading Room and the reading room of the Map Collection

Due to a police closure of Josefsplatz, the State Hall will open on Tuesday, October 21, starting 12 noon only.

The Augustinian Reading Room will not open until 12.30 p.m. on this day.
The reading room of the Map Collection will not open until 12 p.m. on that day.

State Hall and Augustinian Reading Room

Due to a police closure of Josefsplatz, the State Hall will open on Wednesday, October 22, starting 12 noon only.

The Augustinian Reading Room will be closed on this day. Reading activities will be relocated to the study reading room of the collection of manuscripts and old prints.

State Hall

Due to an event, the State Hall will be closed on Friday, October 31, from 3 p.m.

State Hall

Due to an event, the State Hall will be closed on Wednesday, November 19, from 12 p.m.

Opening times during the holidays

The reading rooms on Heldenplatz will be closed on Sunday, October 26 (National Holiday), Saturday, November 1 (All Saints' Day) and Sunday, November 2, 2025 (All Souls' Day).

The State Hall, Literature Museum, Papyrus Museum, Globe Museum and Esperanto Museum will be open during their regular opening hours.

Library
Donations to the Austrian National Library

Donations to the Austrian National Library

Unsolicited donations received will be handled in the following way by the Austrian National Library:

The Austrian National Library reserves the right to make further use of these donations.
These will only be made available if they meet the collection guidelines of the library.
See: Collection guidelines
Special prints will only be made available if these meet the collection guidelines and the library does not own the work or the newspaper in which the article concerned was published.
Donations not made accessible by us will be passed on to the libraries of universities in Vienna, depending on the subject covered.
The Austrian National Library does not generally return donations for administrative and cost reasons.

Contact:
erwerbung[at]onb.ac.at

If you would like to send us books, please use the following adress:
Österreichische Nationalbibliothek
Team Erwerbung
Josefsplatz 1
Postfach 25
1015 Wien