Wilma discovers: 781 bespoke requests per month
In this column series, new Director General Wilma van Wezenbeek is getting to know the KB. Today, it is all about Inter Library Loans.
About archived children's book websites in our collection
The KB has 'collected' Dutch websites since 2006. We save these in the web archive. This is also important for the history of the Dutch children's book.
50th anniversary of Depository of Dutch Publications
Since 1974, the KB tries to collect everything that is published in the Netherlands. Read more about the history of this depot.
The Netherlands is neglecting its digital heritage
De Digitale Stad (The Digital City) has been included in UNESCO's Memory of the World register. Martijn Kleppe, KB board member, explains why we need to carefully preserve our digital heritage.
Sinterklaas in the KB collection
What books about Sinterklaas does the KB have? And do we save all of them? On this page, you find an overview of our collection about Saint Nicholas.
