Swiss National Library

national library of Switzerland, based in Bern

The Swiss National Library (German: Schweizerische Nationalbibliothek; French: Bibliothèque nationale suisse; Italian: Biblioteca nazionale svizzera; Romansh: Biblioteca naziunala svizra) is the national library of Switzerland. It is in the capital Bern. It was founded in 1895.

Swiss National Library
Swiss National Library building in Bern
Established1895 (130 years ago) (1895)
Reference to legal mandateLaw about the Swiss National Library (available in German, French and Italian)
LocationBern, Switzerland
Coordinates46°56′29″N 7°26′59″E / 46.94140660°N 7.44970340°E / 46.94140660; 7.44970340
Collection
Items collectedbooks, journals, newspapers, magazines, maps, official publications, posters, drawings and manuscripts
Size5.1M items
Criteria for collectionHelvetica: publications published in Switzerland or written by Swiss authors or concerning Switzerland
Legal depositNo, but agreements with publishers
Access and use
Access requirementsReading rooms: free.
Registration for lending: be Swiss resident or citizen over 18
Other information
Budget37.8M Swiss francs (2023)
DirectorMr. Damian Elsig (since 2021)
Staff151 FTE (2023)
Websitenb.admin.ch

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