Borrowing

It is best to place your order before visiting the library as we only collect items from the stacks a few times a day.

Borrower’s card

As a new user you need to apply for a library card. Contact the library to get more information. When you visit the library for the first time you will fill out a registration form. Bring ID. The card is free of charge.

Books are ordered using Vitalis. You can also e-mail your order. Ordered books need to be collected within 7 days, in person. We only send books to other libraries.

The most recent books are listed in the library’s Open collection. Books from the Open collection do not need to be ordered and readers can take them from the shelves themselves. They are shown in the library catalogue under Open collection (Öppen samling).

The loan period for most books is 30 days.

Ordering journals, yearbooks and articles

The most recent year’s issues of journals and yearbooks are on display in the library’s journals collection and do not need to be ordered from the stacks. Order older journals, yearbooks and articles by filling in a form in the library or sending an e-mail to bibl@raa.se. Journals and yearbooks cannot be taken home.

Ordering books from the numismatic library

Books can be ordered via Vitalis and collected at the main library on Storgatan.

If you do not live in the Stockholm area

Ask your local library to request an inter-library loan from us. Further information for people living outside the Stockholm area is available on the remote service page.