On-Site Services

• Printing

  For printing, you can use the printer located at the RaRa Embassy in the Solaris Centre.

  Check out the printing price list.

  If you want to print a large PDF document (30 pages or more) directly from the web, the terminal may freeze, restart, or display an error message in the web browser. To avoid this, save the PDF document from the web to your computer’s desktop, open it, and then print it.

• Print in City

  It is also possible to print, scan, and copy using the Print in City service.

   

• Copying and Scanning

  For copying and scanning, you can use:

  • Self-service black-and-white copier. Check out the price list.
  • Self-service black-and-white scanner.

  It is possible to order both paper and digital copies of works from the collections of the National Library of Estonia. Use the “Order a copy” button to place an order.

  Also, review the Principles of Copyright at the National Library of Estonia.

• Computer Workstations and WiFi

  At the National Library, you can use free public WiFi and computer workstations.

  • Computer workstations are located at the Solaris embassy.
  • The computer workstation at Solaris can be reserved either on-site or by calling 630 7105.

  Free WiFi is available in the foyer the Solaris embassy. Since this is a public network, the library cannot guarantee its security. Users are responsible for the well-being of their own laptops. When using WiFi, the rules and best practices of the EENet network policy (in Estonian) applicable at the National Library must be followed.

  The use of reader computers is regulated by the National Library’s Rules for Using Computer Workstations and Wireless Network. Changing software settings and installing additional software on library devices is prohibited.

• National Library Preservation and Conservation Centre

  If you have a problem with a damaged favorite book, you can turn to our specialists at the Preservation and Conservation Centre.

  For more information please contact 6 307 100 or [email protected].

• Ordering Digital Copies

  To access digitised materials, please browse:

  • Digital archive DIGAR
  • Digar Estonian Articles Portal

  Use the “Order a copy” button to place an order. Before ordering, review the price list.

  For more information, please contact [email protected] or call 630 7100.

• Authorised Workstations

  At the library’s authorised workstations, you can access legal deposit copies: e-books and other materials with access restrictions set by the publisher, located in the digital archive DIGAR. Authorised workstations neither have internet access nor allow printing.

  • Authorised workstations are located at Narva mnt 11 and the Solaris embassy.

  The authorised workstation located in the 1st-floor reading room at Narva mnt 11 is equipped with software and accessories for the visually and hearing impaired:

  • Jaws, Zoom Text, and NVDA
  • Braille display Focus 40 Blue
  • Individual loop amplifier for the hearing impaired

  Readers who wish to use the screen reader and other accessories at the authorized workstation are asked to book their visit in advance by pressing the button below. Reservations can only be made for the workstation equipped with screen readers and an individual loop amplifier on the 1st floor at Narva mnt. 11

Repository Library Services

• Receipt of Books

  Hoiuraamatukogu võtab tasuta vastu raamatuid jm trükiseid elanikkonnalt, raamatukogudelt, kirjastustelt ja teistelt asutustelt.

  Võtame vastu eesti- ja võõrkeelseid raamatuid, valikuliselt perioodikat jt teavikuid, et vahendada neid raamatukogudele, mäluasutustele ja organisatsioonidele kogude täiendamiseks. Eraisikutele hoiuraamatukogust trükiseid ei jagata ega müüda.

  • The books handed over must be clean and in good condition. The books must not be dusty, moldy, or damaged by moisture or rodents.

  • The Estonian Repository Library does not accept materials that do not meet the requirements.

  • To arrange the transfer of books to the Repository Library, an appointment must be made in advance.

  • To arrange the transfer of books to the Repository Library, an appointment must be made in advance (Kadi Sarapuu tel 521 3464 / [email protected] or Madis Truupõld tel 5332 3293 / [email protected]).

  • Books are accepted Mon-Fri 9:00-16:30 at Suur-Sõjamäe 44b, Tallinn. Books can be handed over on the left side of the building. Upon arrival, ring the doorbell.
    

    

  For questions, please call tel 5303 5202.

• Book Distribution

  From the exchange collection, libraries and other institutions (museums, social welfare institutions, prisons, the Defense Forces, societies, non-profit organisations) can select printed materials for free to supplement their collections or replace damaged items. Please fill in the form and send your wish list or enquiry to [email protected].

  Reserve an appointment.

• Borrowing from the Repository Library

  The Repository Library preserves single copies of foreign-language printed materials with scientific, cultural, or historical value.

  Foreign-language literature preserved in the repository collection can be found in the online catalogue ESTER.

  Books from the repository collection can be ordered:

  •  For home lending from the Repository Library through the online catalogue ESTER.
  •  To a parcel machine or by courier through the lending platform MIRKO.

  All materials in the repository collection can be used on-site in the library’s reading room (use of the reading room by prior arrangement at [email protected], tel 5307 0454).

  Read more about the rules for users of the repository collection and interlibrary lending.

  Magazines and newspapers are not subject to home lending.

  The library offers free copying and scanning services. Before ordering please check out the price list.

  Read more about registering as a reader and using the services in the Terms of Use of the Estonian National Library in Estonian | in English.

  Any complaints related to the use of repository collection publications are handled by the chief specialist of the repository collection.