Information for new KB members

Using your membership

Search the catalogue

Are you looking for a book, magazine or newspaper? In our catalogue you will find information about all the works that can be found in the KB.

Discover how to use the catalogue (in Dutch)

We have an overview of all our online sources. For each source you will find a short description of the content. Then you can click through to the source itself. To do so, you sometimes have to log in.

Discover all digital sources (in Dutch)

Order scans

You can request scans of publications from us. Or you can make scans yourself in the reading room in our building.

More about scans

Borrowing books

You can borrow some of our collections. Read how to reserve and borrow books.

Read how to borrow a book

Visit the KB

Coming to the KB

You can visit the KB in The Hague, right next to the central station. Your KB pass will give you access to our reading rooms. You will receive your pass on your first visit. In our reading rooms you can read books, study and use the computers.

More information about visiting the KB

Opening hours

Take a look at our opening hours.

View opening hours

Find your way in the KB

Are you looking for something specific in the KB? On this page you can read what you can find where.

More about the KB building

Tips

Install Lean Library

With Lean Library, you receive a notification in your browser when a publication is available at the KB.

More about Lean Library

Set up the KB as your library in Google Scholar

By adjusting a few settings in Google Scholar, you can immediately see in the search results whether you have access to texts through your KB account.

More about Google Scholar