The National Library, which has been functioning for over 120 years, holds around five million books and an innumerable amount of wonderful treasures, among them, ancient manuscripts, a unique collection of antique maps, books, magazines, posters, photographs, rare collections, including the biggest and most important collection of Jewish and Israeli music in the world.&nbsp;The library, as one of the most important long-standing national institutions, curates the national memory of the Jewish nation and the State of Israel. The library is open to all and is a magnet not only for researchers but also for the curious, for readers, youth, and teenagers, with every visit exposing a different attraction.&nbsp;The library invites you on a tour that will expose you to sections of its splendid collections. Tours are led by skilled members of the library staff. Every guide comes from a different department of the library and brings fascinating stories of the treasures in the library.&nbsp;Following the tour visitors are invited to return for a "visit" via the library website which gives access to a large portion of the materials.&nbsp;The library also organizes various cultural events such as lectures, seminars, concerts, exhibitions, performances, and educational programs for children. The public is welcome to join the library mailing list to keep in touch after their visit and get periodic updates on the latest events.&nbsp;Tours may be booked in advance.&nbsp;

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National Library of Israel

The National Library, which has been functioning for over 120 years, holds around five million books and an innumerable amount of wonderful treasures, among them, ancient manuscripts, a unique collection of antique maps, books, magazines, posters, photographs, rare collections, including the biggest and most important collection of Jewish and Israeli music in the world. 

Discover thousands of treasures that outline the history of Israel

Israel's best library, it has any book you can think of. The library is dedicated to collecting the cultural treasures of Israel and of Jewish heritage and it holds more than 5 million books!
It was very touching for me to see there a book which sister of my great grandfather wrote about our family. I felt proud that it was there too.
Very soon it will be moved to a different building and won't be a part of Hebrew university campus.

The cafe inside the current (old) library location has re-opened under the auspices of a new vendor (Kashrut: Tsohar).

It's an amazing library with an incredible range of books, manuscripts, and other artefacts not only about Jewish life and culture in Israel but the diaspora, as well as other communities within Israel who are not Jewish. They have a truly staggering amount of material digitised - more than I have encountered in any library I have visited so far - and much of it is available for everyone to use and enjoy.

Not only that but they also have a lot of educational materials available for free online which helps children and others interact with the artefacts in the museum.

Nice place for studying. lots of study halls.
A huge collection of rare books.

Great library with amazing librarians and archivists, who try to give you all the help necessary when you are there or with a great online chat assistant. They are ‘strict keepers’ of COVID restrictions.