Netherlands

Koninklijke Bibliotheek / Royal Library of the Netherlands

How to find us

Prins Willem-Alexanderhof 5
2595 BE The Hague
Netherlands

Phone

+31 70-3140310

Director

Dr. Lily Knibbeler

Year founded

1798

The Royal Library of the Netherlands is based in The Hague and was founded in 1798. The mission of the Royal Library of the Netherlands, as presented on the library’s web site, is to provide “access to the knowledge and culture of the past and the present by providing high-quality services for research, study, and cultural experience”.

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