First phase of the move to a new storage facility is complete
On 2 January 2023, it will again be possible to order the cultural heritage materials that have been in the process of moving since the summer of 2022.
Meet our treasures
Karen Blixen
Lee Miller - Photographer. Icon. Surrealist.
Elizabeth ‘Lee’ Miller (1907-1977) was, both as a photographer and as a person, a norm-breaker, and she lived a completely unusual life.
The Black Diamond becomes Green Key certified
As of Autumn 2022, the meeting and conference department in The Black Diamond has been certified with the international environmental label Green Key - as only the second state institution in Denmark.
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.
Digital collections of the Art Library
The library has many unique collections of architecture, visual arts, history of arts and museology. Here you can get an overview and search the digitised parts of the collections.
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
Printing and copying
If you come by one of our locations, you can use our systems to print and scan.
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.