Silesian Library (The Main Building)

Biblioteka Śląska – Silesian Library
plac Rady Europy 1
40-021 Katowice

PHONES
Switchboard: (+48) 32 208 37 00
Information: (+48) 32 208 37 40
Secretariat: (+48) 32 208 38 75
Lending Department: (+48) 32 208 37 48
Reading Room: (+48) 32 208 38 81
Fax: (+48) 32 208 37 20

E-MAIL
Information: info@bs.katowice.pl
Secretariat: sekretariat@bs.katowice.pl

Please note that during the Christmas period – from December 24 to 26, 2024 – the Silesian Library will be closed.

December 31, 2024 (New Year’s Eve) – the library is open from 8.00 am till 1.30 pm
January 1, 2025 (New Year’s Day) – closed
January 6, 2025 (Epiphany) – closed

On other dates, opening hours remain unchanged.

Lending Department, The Open Area, Main and Current Journals Reading Rooms
Monday 12.00 pm – 8.00 pm
Tuesday-Friday 8.00 am – 8.00 pm
Saturday 8.00 am – 3.00 pm

Special Collections and Silesian Collections Reading Rooms
Monday 12.00 pm – 6.00 pm
Tuesday-Saturday 8.00 am – 3.00 pm

Media Library of the Goethe-Institut
Monday 12.00 pm – 6.00 pm
Tuesday-Friday 8.00 am – 6.00 pm

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NIP: 9541914963

Bank Accounts: Santander Bank Polska S.A.

Invoices, fines, lost books, etc.: 21 1090 1186 0000 0001 4306 5831
The Silesian Library publishings: 42 1090 1186 0000 0001 4901 9701

  • Online Exhibitions

    These are virtual thematic collections presenting selected stationary exhibitions or presenting library collections, including documents and objects. The collections are constantly supplemented with presentations, multimedia shows and photocasts.

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