National Library of Latvia

Opening hours

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► Opening hours (changed):

  • 16 November: 12.00-20.00 (due to Latvian National Day event)
  • 17 November: 10.00-16.00 (day before public holiday)
  • 18 November: Reading rooms are closed. Exhibitions are open 10.00-16.00 on Levels 1-12 (Latvian National Day)
  • 19 November: closed (public holiday)

NLL opening hours:
Mon.-Fri. 9.00-20.00  •  Sat., Sun. 10.00-17.00

The Library is closed to visitors on public holidays, on the second Monday of each month (Maintenance day) and during diplomatic events. You can find list of these dates HERE.

LEVEL MAP

Reading Room/Service Level Opening hours
Welcome Desk
Phone: +371 67806135, +371 25627640
E–mail: welcomedesk@lnb.lv		 Level 1              

Mon.–Fri.
Sat., Sun.

 9.00–20.00
10.00–17.00
Archives of Latvian Folklore
(University of Latvia, Institute of
Literature, Folklore and Art)
Phone: +371 67228632
E–mail: lfk@lulfmi.lv		 Level 5 Mon.–Fri.
Sat., Sun.		 10.00–17.00
closed
Art Reading Room
Phone: +371 67806140
E–mail: maksla@lnb.lv		 Level 4 Mon.–Fri.
Sat., Sun.		 9.00–20.00
10.00–17.00
Audiovisual Reading Room
Phone: +371 67716065
E–mail: av@lnb.lv		 Level 4 Mon., Wed., Fri.
Tues., Thurs.
Sat.
Sun.		 12.00–20.00
9.00–17.00
10.00–17.00
closed
Baltic Research Centre for
East Asian Studies Library (AsiaRes)
Reading Room
Phone: +371 67716172
E–mail: asiaresbibl@lnb.lv		 Level M Mon., Wed., Fri.
Tues., Thurs.
Sat.
Sun.		 12.00–20.00
9.00–17.00
10.00–17.00
closed
Book issuing
Phone: +371 67716204
E–mail: klasitava@lnb.lv		 Level 2 Mon.–Fri.
Sat., Sun.		 9.00–20.00
10.00–17.00
Children's Literature Centre
Phone: +371 67716041
E–mail: berni@lnb.lv		 Level 7 Mon.
Tues.–Fri.
Sat., Sun.		 closed
9.00–20.00
10.00–17.00
Danish Cultural Institute
Phone: +371 67289994
E–mail: dki@dki.lv		 Level 6 Mon.–Fri.
Sat., Sun.		 9.00–17.00
closed
Economy and Law Reading Room
Phone: +371 67806121
E–mail: jurzin@lnb.lv		 Level 2 Mon.–Fri.
Sat., Sun.		 9.00–20.00
10.00–17.00
Friends Room - shop and the Information
Centre for Latvia's centenary celebrations
Phone: +371 26565471
E–mail: gaisma@gaisma.lv		 Level 1 Mon., Fri., Sat.
Tues., Wed., Thurs.
Sun.		 11.00–16.00
11.00–18.00
closed

Humanities and Social Sciences
Reading Room
Phone: +371 67806122
E–mail: soczin@lnb.lv

 Level 2 Mon.–Fri.
Sat., Sun.		 9.00–20.00
10.00–17.00
Interlibrary loan
Phone: +371 67806124
E-mail: loan@lnb.lv		 Level M Mon., Wed., Fri.
Tues., Thurs.
Sat.
Sun.		 12.00–20.00
9.00–17.00
10.00–17.00
closed
Internet Reading Room
Phone: +371 67716178
E-mail: ilasitava@lnb.lv		 Level M Mon.–Fri.
Sat., Sun.		 9.00–20.00
10.00–17.00
John Fitzgerald Kennedy Reading Room
E-mail: ircriga@state.gov		 Level 3 Mon.–Fri.
Sat., Sun.		 9.00–20.00
10.00–17.00
Lettonica and Baltic Reading Room
Phone: +371 67716023
E–mail: letonika@lnb.lv		 Level 5 Mon.–Fri.
Sat., Sun.		 9.00–20.00
10.00–17.00
Library Science Reading Room
Phone: +371 67716047, +371 29336112
E–mail: zlasitava@lnb.lv		 Level 8 Open upon request
Mon.–Fri. 9.00–17.00,
please use e-mail or phone
for contacts
Maps Reading Room
Phone: +371 67716031
E–mail: karte@lnb.lv		 Level 6 Mon., Wed., Fri.
Tues., Thurs.
Sat.
Sun.		 12.00–20.00
9.00–17.00
10.00–17.00
closed
Music Reading Room
Phone: +371 67716064
E–mail: muzika@lnb.lv		 Level 4 Mon.–Fri.
Sat., Sun.		 9.00–20.00
10.00–17.00
Periodicals Reading Room
Phone: +371 67806126
E–mail: periodika@lnb.lv		 Level 3 Mon.–Fri.
Sat., Sun.		 9.00–20.00
10.00–17.00
Personal loan
Phone: +371 67716204
E–mail: pers.abonements@lnb.lv		 Level 2 Mon.–Fri.
Sat., Sun.		 9.00–20.00
10.00–17.00
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Reading Room
Phone: +371 67716025
E–mail: retumi@lnb.lv		 Level 5 Mon., Wed., Fri.
Tues., Thurs.
Sat.
Sun.		 12.00–20.00
9.00–17.00
10.00–17.00
closed
Reference and Information Centre
Phone: +371 67806110
E–mail: uzzinas@lnb.lv		 Level M Mon.–Fri.
Sat., Sun.		 9.00–20.00
10.00–17.00
Room -15+
Phone: +371 67716068
E–mail: konsultants@lnb.lv		 Level M Mon.–Fri.
Sat., Sun.		 9.00–20.00
10.00–17.00
Silence and Meditation Room
Phone: +371 67716063
E–mail: tereze.veinberga@lnb.lv		 Level 4 Mon.–Fri.
Sat., Sun.		 9.00–20.00
10.00–17.00
Small Printed Items Reading Room
Phone: +371 67716032
E–mail: sikdarbi@lnb.lv		 Level 6 Mon., Wed., Fri.
Tues., Thurs.
Sat.
Sun.		 12.00–20.00
9.00–17.00
10.00–17.00
closed
Technology and Science Reading Room
Phone: +371 67806132
E–mail: tehnologijas@lnb.lv		 Level 3 Mon.–Fri.
Sat., Sun.		 9.00–20.00
10.00–17.00

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