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Who should receive Royal Danish Library's Reading Counsellor Award?

Published 20 August 2026

Do you know a reading counsellor who makes a particularly great difference for people with dyslexia or other reading difficulties? Then you can nominate them for the Reading Counsellor Award 2026.

Culture as a Weapon in the Fight for World Order: Meet Martin Gelin at The Black Diamond

Published 13 August 2026

Meet Swedish journalist and award-winning author Martin Gelin in conversation with Lotte Folke, when he visits Royal Danish Library on 24 September to discuss his new book.

LIVE in the Library Garden returns with pop, poetry and late summer idyll

Published 10 August 2026

Royal Danish Library's successful summer stage, LIVE in the Library Garden, is back in August and September with lots of poetry, pop, performance and professors addressing this year's theme: Trust.

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New works in the collections

Every year, the collections grow with new works. Here we highlight some of the new materials that have come through our doors in recent years.

Denmark in postcards

With the digitised collection of topographical postcards, you can explore a special part of Danish cultural history. Postcards are not just postcards – they are a journey through Denmark's history.

Aarhus Festival at Royal Danish Library

Experience Royal Danish Library during Aarhus Festival with guided tours, author talks and activities bringing our cultural heritage to life in new ways.

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DR-arkivet

Discover a unique amount of DR's programmes in Royal Danish Library's archive from the Danish Broadcasting Corporation: DR-arkivet.

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 television 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.

The library system

In the library system, you can borrow books, articles, and journals. You can also find physical and digital material, for example images, music releases, sheet music, manuscripts, and much more.

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 educational wall charts, 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.

Welcome

to new students

Who should receive Royal Danish Library's Reading Counsellor Award?

Culture as a Weapon in the Fight for World Order: Meet Martin Gelin at The Black Diamond

LIVE in the Library Garden returns with pop, poetry and late summer idyll

Discover more

New works in the collections

Denmark in postcards

Aarhus Festival at Royal Danish Library

Find materials

DR-arkivet

An Aerial View of Denmark

Mediestream

Digital collections

The library system

Tidsskrift.dk

Danish educational history

Texts

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