Copenhagen Pride
During Copenhagen Pride Week, we take a look at our cultural heritage, where a number of LGBTI+ people have left their mark.
Welcome
to new students
25th anniversary of The Black Diamond in 2024
Royal Danish Library celebrates the 25th anniversary of cultural centre The Black Diamond in 2024.
The songwriter Grundtvig
NFS Grundtvig considered himself unmusical. Yet his name is on hundreds of songs. Dive into his songwriting process with us.
Find materials
The library system
In the library system, you can borrow books, articles, and journals. You can also find databases and physical and digital material e.g. images, music releases, sheet music, manuscripts, and much more.
An Aerial View of Denmark
See our digitised aerial photos from our extensive collection. You can also help us place them on the map of Denmark.
Mediestream
Mediestream gives you online access to our unique digital collection of historical newspapers, radio and TV programmes, and cinema advertisements.
Digital collections
Immerse yourself in a range of digital collections, including images, printed matter, handwritten manuscripts, maps, rare books, and much more.
Koehi Saito (JP) in conversation with Matthias Dressler-Bredsdorff
The young, eco-socialist philosopher Kohei Saito reads Marx's ideas in the light of the global climate crisis. Concepts such as "degrowth communism" have made him an unexpected bestselling world star.
Tidsskrift.dk
Tidsskrift.dk gives you access to Danish professional, scientific, and cultural journals in digital full text.
Danish educational history
Take a closer look at Danish educational history material such as wallcharts, photos, parish charts, and teaching material throughout the ages.
Texts
Here you can read and search works from the Danish literary history from the Middle Ages to the 20th century.
Use our services
New user
Register as a user of the Royal Danish Library
Print and copy
You can print, copy and scan at the library if you are registered as a user and you log in to your print account.
Ask the library
You are welcome to contact us if you need help and guidance for search and lending or have questions about our collections. We respond to inquiries weekdays at 9-15.