Borrowing

We recommend placing your request before visiting the library, as items are retrieved from the stacks only a few times per day.

Library card

New users must apply for a library card. Contact the library for more information. When visiting for the first time, you will be asked to fill out a registration form. Please bring valid identification. The card is free of charge.

Requesting books

Books can be requested via Vitalis or by e-mail. Requested books must be collected in person within 7 days. We only send books to other libraries.

The most recently acquired books are listed in the library’s Open Collection. These books do not need to be requested and can be taken directly from the shelves. They are listed in the library catalogue under “Open Collection” (Öppen samling).

The loan period is 30 days and is automatically extended up to one year if no other borrower is in the queue.

Requesting journals, yearbooks and articles

The most recent issues of journals and yearbooks are available in the library’s journals collection and do not need to be requested. Older journals, yearbooks, and articles can be requested by filling in a form at the library or by sending an e-mail to bibl@raa.se. Journals and yearbooks cannot be taken home.

If you do not live in the Stockholm area

If you wish to borrow printed books from our collections, please ask your local library to request an interlibrary loan from us.