There are 32 reading rooms which are located in the Main and New Buildings of the National Library of Russia, in the Building on the Fontanka Embankment and in the Plekhanov House.
Address: 1-3, Ostrovsky Square, Saint Petersburg How to get: By metro: the nearest metro station is Gostiny Dvor. By bus: take the 3, 7, 22, 24, 27, 181 or 191 buses to the Gostiny Dvor Metro Stop at Nevksy Prospect. By trolleybus: take the 1, 5, 7, 10, 11, 22 trolleybuses to the Gostiny Dvor Metro Stop at Nevksy Prospect. Help by phone: 8-800-100-01-96, +7(812)310-71-37
Address: 20, Sadovaya st., Saint Petersburg How to get By metro: the nearest metro station is Gostiny Dvor. By bus: take the 3, 7, 22, 24, 27, 181 or 191 buses to the Gostiny Dvor Metro Stop at Nevksy Prospect. By trolleybus: take the 1, 5, 7, 10, 11, 22 trolleybuses to the Gostiny Dvor Metro Stop at Nevksy Prospect. Help by phone: +7(812)310-71-37
Address: 165/2, Moskovsky Prospekt, Saint Petersburg How to get: By metro: the nearest metro station is Park Pobedy. By bus: take the 3, 16, 26, 50, 63 or 72 buses to the Park Pobedy Metro Stop at Moskovsky Prospekt. By tram: take the 29 or 45 trams to the Park Pobedy Metro Stop at Moskovsky Prospekt. Help by phone: 8-800-100-01-96, +7(812)415-97-89
Address: 36, the Fontanka Embankment, Saint Petersburg How to get: By metro: the nearest metro station is Gostiny Dvor. By bus: take the 3, 7, 22, 24, 27, 181 or 191 buses to the Liteyny Prospekt Stop at Nevksy Prospect. By trolleybus: take the 1, 5, 7, 10, 11, 22 trolleybuses to the Liteyny Prospekt Stop at Nevksy Prospect. Help by phone: +7(812)272-47-41, +7(812)272-39-02, +7(812)272-21-09
Address: 1/33, Chetvertaya Krasnoarmeiskaia st., Saint Petersburg How to get: By metro: the nearest metro station is Tekhnologicheskiy Institut By trolleybus: take the 3, 8, 15, 17 trolleybuses to the Tekhnologicheskiy Institut Metro Stop at Pervaya Krasnoarmeiskaia Street. Help by phone: +7(812)316-74-11
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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.