Tour de France and our library service
The running of the Tour de France (29 June - 2 July 2022) at our libraries in Copenhagen will have an impact on our library service, as it is difficult for materials and staff to get around the city.
Current affairs
Find an overview of current affairs at the library.
Watch the Tour de France in front of Royal Danish Library
The area surrounding the Black Diamond will be transformed into a city park this summer in connection with the Tour de France.
Opening of the storage facility in Vinge
The sources of our history are given a new home. Fællesmagasinet in Vinge secures the cultural heritage for posterity and has just been inaugurated.
Ukrainian children's books on their way to Danish public libraries
We are now purchasing 1,000 children's books, which the public libraries will provide access to for the Ukrainian refugees who are currently arriving in Denmark.
Solidarity with Ukraine
Exactly one month after the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Det Kgl. Bibliotek focuses on the war-torn country.
Statement of solidarity with Ukraine
The Nordic National Libraries want to express our solidarity with our friends and colleagues in the besieged Ukraine. Our hearts and minds are with you and the Ukrainian people.
New important publishing agreement
New agreement on research publications with the publisher Wiley is a major step towards greater openness in research and increased access to new knowledge.
See our Treasures
See the finest, most beautiful, most important and most valuable of Det Kgl. Bibliotek's treasures in our exhibition in The Black Diamond.
Cultural heritage collections move to Vinge
In the summer of 2022, the library's relocation of cultural heritage collections to a new storage facility in Vinge will begin. Certain materials will be unavailable for a shorter period of time.
The Camera and Us - Human beings in photography 1845-2021
New exhibition: The Black Diamond has opened its doors to a Danish sensation. 'The Camera and Us' - Denmark's first permanent exhibition about the history of photography!
Visit us for Culture Night 2021
Enjoy Culture Night with us when we keep The Black Diamond open until midnight 15 October 2021. The reading rooms close at 5, but with a cultural pass you can visit the rest of the library from 6 pm.
Large loan to the National Library of Norway
Det Kgl. Bibliotek has entered into an agreement with the National Library of Norway on a long-term loan of five medieval manuscripts. You can view them digitally here.
Students Only! Ready with new free events for students
Royal Danish Library's free cultural club for students has a number of events in The Black Diamond for its members this autumn.
Listen to 40 years of Danish theatre recordings
We provide access to thousands of hours of recordings from Copenhagen theatres, so everyone interested can listen to the voices of the greatest actors of the 20th century. Visit us and listen.
Late summer activities in The Black Diamond
Throughout the month of August, we offer a number of events and activities to create a summer atmosphere in the capital.
Access to the digitised newspapers returns to normal
As a result of the reopening of Denmark and our agreements with the rights holders, you must now again view our newer historical newspapers at your local public library and local history archive.
Radio concert with Trio con Brio on P2
The world-famous Danish piano trio Trio con Brio plays Brahms and Bent Sørensen for this year's first concert in The Black Diamond, Copenhagen. Listen to it on P2 March 9, 2021 at 19:30.
New deputy director at the library
New deputy director to lead the digital transformation.
Montana's Literature Prize is awarded at a live digital event
We are celebrating literature and livestreaming the event from The Black Diamond. Watch when one of the eight nominated Danish authors receives the award on 3 March 2021.
Pioneering new publishing agreement
New agreement is a major step towards greater openness in research and better access to new knowledge.
Events and exhibitions
From 8 May 2021 we will again hold events in The Black Diamond. Visit or revisit the exhibition "Stranger Than Kindness: The Nick Cave Exhibition" which reopened on 21 April.
Information about COVID-19
We no longer have corona restrictions at the library as of February 1, 2022.
We are transforming Danske Sal for you
We would so like to have a little more space for you. Fortunately, we now have a unique opportunity to open one of our beautiful old book vaults in Copenhagen for the public.
Only for a short time: Abramović Method for Treasures
The work has been created especially for the library's exhibition in The Black Diamond with cultural-historical treasures such as Søren Kierkegaard' letters, Saxo's Danish history and Tycho Brahe's…
Become a child detective at Det Kgl. Bibliotek
During the autumn holidays 2020, we train new little detectives at the library. The children enter training with our house detective, Erik von Libris, and learn his best tricks.
We have digitised freedom of the press writings
You can now investigate a unique piece of Danish history. We have digitised Bolle Willum Luxdorph's collection of freedom of the press writings.
Matilda Gustavsson on MeToo in the media
The Swedish journalist Matilda Gustavsson, who exposed the sex scandals connected to the Swedish Academy, visits The Black Diamond on 20 October. We livestream to a number of public libraries.
Bibliotekshaven LIVE 2020
Poetry, music and statements in beautiful surroundings. We invite you inside the historic, secretive garden behind The Black Diamond in Copenhagen.
We focus on the children
Royal Danish Library opens a new hall for teaching and leisure events for children and young people.
"Secret" interviews are saved for future research
In 2019 Det Kgl. Bibliotek signed an agreement to preserve a number of recorded conversations with prominent Danes. The twist? They are not broadcast until after the main characters have died.
Summer in the Diamond 2020
We have a packed programme for the summer in The Black Diamond in Copenhagen. Come to the Friday bar and LIVE in the Library Garden, visit the café or shop or see the acclaimed Nick Cave exhibition.
Funding for green initiatives at Det Kgl. Bibliotek
The Ministry of Culture sets aside funding for such things as solar cells and improvements to the indoor climate of the library.
Scanning the oldest printed books
The Danish Latin-language literature printed 1482-1600 is now being OCR scanned in a collaboration between the Carlsberg Foundation, Aarhus University and Det Kgl. Bibliotek.
New exhibition launches - "Stranger Than Kindness: The Nick Cave Exhibition"
COMPLETED: Eight impressive installations with more than 300 objects create a journey into the creative and complex world of musician, storyteller and cultural icon Nick Cave.
Free online access to six million newspaper pages
In close collaboration with the rights holders, we now offer free online access to ownerless newspapers, roughly 6.5 million newspaper pages. Everyone can now read approximately 13 million newspaper…
Tell us about your life during the Covid-19 pandemic
Help us collect material about the pandemic on the internet and tell us about your daily life during Denmark's lockdown.
Press Photo of the Year 2019
The winners of the Press Photo of the Year have been found. Come see the photographs in The Black Diamond, Copenhagen.
Use the Danish National Archives in The Black Diamond
On 27 January 2020 the Danish National Archives moves to Det Kgl. Bibliotek where the two institutions will share the new common reading room.
Thomas Piketty at Royal Danish Library
On 11 November 2020, the French economist Thomas Piketty will visit The Black Diamond. The event takes place in Copenhagen but we offer live streaming to libraries and schools across the country.
Your access to knowledge
A new library system makes it easier to search and find the books, digital material, and electronic resources you need.
The new kb.dk
We are currently working on bringing together all of Det Kgl. Bibliotek's numerous websites.