Reader Registration

Registration Desks in the New Building
Registration Desks in the New Building

 

Opening Hours: 

Monday — Friday:   9:00 to 20:30;
Saturday, Sunday: 11:00 to 18:30.

Contacts:

Tel.+7(812) 718-85-97 (Main Building)
Tel.+7(812) 415-97-09 (New Building)
Tel.+7(812) 318-90-90, (extension 4103) (Building on the Fontanka Embankment)

 

Get a Library Card

Our reading rooms are available to visitors aged 14 and more. If you wish to use the reading rooms you must register. To get a library card, you will need to visit the Main or New Building as well as Building on the Fontanka Embankment and register at the Registration Desk located on the Ground Floor.
Cards which have been issued to a particular reader may not be passed to another person.

What you need to bring

Foreign citizens will need to bring:

  • a valid passport with a visa or registration documents issued by the Federal Migration Service of Russia at their place of stay on the territory of the Russian Federation;

Additional Documents: 

  • persons with an academic degree must provide proof of status level, e.g. a Doctor of Science diploma.

Please note that original documents are required; we cannot accept copies.

Photographs for a card are taken concurrently with the reader registration.

NOTE! The Library cards for foreign citizens are issued for the period of validity of their visas or registration documents issued by the Federal Migration Service of Russia at their place of stay on the territory of the Russian Federation. The expiration date of the library card is indicated on the front side of the card.

To renew a library card, a reader will need to bring only a passport with a visa.

Please note that manuscripts are not made available without an official request received and approved by the Head of the Manuscripts Department. For more information about admission to the Manuscripts Reading Room, see the Conditions of Use of the Manuscripts Reading Room.

 

How to Get Here

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Reading Rooms

Using the Reading Rooms

Food, Drink

Cloakrooms, Storage, Wi-Fi

Accessibility


The Library is open
Monday—Friday from 9:00 to 21:00;
Saturday, Sunday from 11:00 to 19:00.


The Library is closed on public holidays and last Tuesday of each month.
On pre-holidays, the Library is open from 9:00 to 16:00.