Opening Hours:
Monday, Wednesday from 13:00 to 20:30; Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday from 9:00 to 16:30.
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)
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.
Foreign citizens will need to bring:
Additional Documents:
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.
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The Library is open Monday, Wednesday: 13:00 to 21:00; Tuesday, Thursday — Sunday: 9:00 to 17:00.
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.