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Aventinus Reading Room
Booking a working place
Prior reservation of a working place is required for every visit to the reading room.
Further information on booking a working place in a reading room
To the date selection for the Aventinus Reading Room
Reference library and use of the reading room
The Aventinus Reading Room – on the 2nd floor – is a special reading room for the subjects of history, works from and about Bavaria and classical studies. The open-access collection comprises 23,000 volumes. In addition to its subject orientation, the reading room also serves as collection area for ordered historical printed works from the years 1500 to 1840.
The Bayerische Staatsbibliothek pursues a double goal by providing this reading room. On the one hand research and academic studies, particularly in connection with older and rare books, are to be furthered in the best possible way by providing excellent working conditions. On the other hand the sustainable protection of our valuable cultural heritage, of "older and rare printed works", is to be guaranteed.
The entire collection housed in the reading room is traceable in BSB DISCOVER! (location mark: Hbfo).
Search tip: You can locate items belonging to the reference library of the Aventinus Reading Room in targeted manner in BSB DISCOVER!, for example, by selecting "Aventinus Reading Room" in the search field of the "Simple Search" (click on the magnifying glass) instead of "Search everything".
The collections of the Aventinus Reading Room may be used exclusively in the reading room.
Fifty-six work desks are provided.
Scanners and printers
The Aventinus Reading Room provides the following equipment:
- 1 book scanner (usable with access authorization only)
- 1 printer, black and white
- 1 copy-card machine
Detailed information about services and fees, further locations, service times, technical support, etc. can be found here: