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Open from 20th May! What can you drop in for?

Good news! The libraries can open again from 20th May. You are welcome to come in to look for books or you can reserve a study corner online so you can study in peace and quiet. After five months’ closure, everyone at The Hague Library is looking forward to seeing you again at one of our 15 libraries!

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Book a study space online

You can study in the library again. The Central Library and some branches offer study spots. However you will need to book a place in advance. You can do that online, no more than one day in advance and for one time slot per day.

Book online

Open today

Centrale Bibliotheek: 10:00 - 20:00
Bomenbuurt: 11:00 - 17:00
Bouwlust: 11:00 - 19:00
Escamp: 10:00 - 18:00
Haagse Hout: 11:00 - 17:00
Laakkwartier: 13:30 - 17:30
Leidschenveen: 11:00 - 18:00
Loosduinen: 10:00 - 18:00
Nieuw Waldeck: 11:00 - 17:00
Scheveningen: 11:00 - 17:00
Schilderswijk: 10:30 - 18:00
Segbroek: 10:00 - 17:00
Transvaalkwartier: 11:00 - 17:30
Wateringse Veld: 11:00 - 17:00
Ypenburg: 11:00 - 18:00
buurtbibliotheek Benoordenhout: gesloten
buurtbibliotheek Moerwijk: gesloten

All locations

Join the library

Apply online for library membership and we'll send your library card to you by post. Can't wait? Apply at one of our locations.

Get a library card

New arrivals

Mississippi

Leo Platvoet
After us the deluge

Kadir van Lohuizen
Make me a city

Jonathan Carr
Living libraries
Teaching English through action

Berty Segal Cook
Love after love

Ingrid Persaud
Wild animals of the savanna

Marja Baeten, Stichting Het Wereld Natuur Fonds Nederland
When he was wicked

Julia Quinn
A tangle of spells

Michelle Harrison
The therapist

B A Paris
The four winds

Kristin Hannah
The absolute book

Elizabeth Knox
Eva Jospin

Eva Jospin
Scotland's highlands & islands

Andy Symington, Neil Wilson
Devon & Cornwall

Belinda Dixon, Oliver Berry
It's in his kiss

Julia Quinn
First person singular

Haruki Murakami
Valentine

Elizabeth Wetmore
The death of Francis Bacon

Max Porter
The prophets

Robert Jones

Manage your library account online

Once you have registered for a card, you will be able to manage many of your account details online. View your loans, reservations and change your personal information.

Log into My Library

New: PC-pas

For just € 5,00 per year you will receive 1 hour a day free computer usage in the library.

Frequently asked questions

Study facilities

Learn Dutch (Nederlands leren)

New for Children

Is there life in outer space?

Jan Leyssens
Zinglish 2

Jeroen Schipper, Marlijn van Kempen, Sanne Ramakers
Wild animals of the savanna

Marja Baeten, Stichting Het Wereld Natuur Fonds Nederland
Optometrists and what they do

Liesbet Slegers
The best mommies an daddies

Karel Claes, Reina Ollivier
Who is shrieking so early?

Ellen DeLange, Zafouko Yamamoto
I can do magic

Mack
Good night, sleep tight

Esther van den Berg
A potti for Zaza

Mylo Freeman
Plastic soup

Andy Engel, Judith Koppens
All along the river

Magnus Weightman
Engelse letterpret van A tot Z

Qiu Cui
Mia and Molly

Mylo Freeman
Winter with Lily and Milo

Pauline Oud
Builders

Karel Claes, Reina Ollivier
Franklin

Brian Elstak, Marga Altena
The goldsmith and the master thief

Tonke Dragt
Dummie the mummy and the golden scarab

Tosca Menten
Calling Dr. Zaza

Mylo Freeman
Delft blue

Dieter Schubert, Ingrid Schubert

The Hague International Centre

The Hague Info Store

take-away in our café

Good coffee, freshly baked pastries and healthy sandwiches. All currently offered as take-away only at our café in the Central Library. You are welcome!
in every library

Enjoy working on your own laptop or tablet? All our libraries have WiFi hotspots where you can use free wireless internet.