Navigating through the KB
On this page you can read what you can find on each floor in the KB.
Entrance of the KB
Entrance of the KB
You enter the KB on the ground floor.
Reading rooms and reception desk: 1st floor
The entrance to the reading rooms is on the 1st floor, immediately to the left. Here you will first find the KB Square, an area for relaxation with a cup of coffee.
You may not bring any foods or drinks into the information centre or the KB reading rooms (not even a bottle of water). This is to prevent damage to the books in the reading rooms. There are drinking fountains near the toilets on the way to the reading room.
Information centre: 1st floor
In the Information Centre on the 1st floor you will find, among other things:
General reading room: 1st floor
Through the Information Centre you reach the General Reading Room. There you will find:
Reading Room of the Netherlands: 2nd floor
In the reading room of the Netherlands on the 2nd floor you will find:
Special Collections Reading Room: 2nd floor
The Special Collections Reading Room is a separate room where KB members can consult fragile and valuable documents. All publications whose request number begins with KW, as well as other special materials, such as newspapers, and large formats, are issued here for consultation. Special Collections has its own opening hours and rules.
You will also find a hand library with books and periodicals on Special Collections. The request numbers of these works always start with LHO, BAND or PC:
Equipment
The Special Collections Reading Room has a watermark and UV lamp. You may take pictures of material without flash for your own use. There is a tripod.