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Reading room

closed

Updated on 25 Aug 2026

The reading room will be closed on Tuesday, 15 September 2026 due to an event.

Scanners and copiers

Range and access

The following equipment is available in the public rooms:

  • Printer
  • Photocopier
  • Book scanners: You can save your scans to a USB flash drive
  • Microfilm readers: You can print out pages or save them to a USB flash drive
  • Audiovisual equipment: Here you can play videos, DVDs, CDs, audio cassettes and CD-ROMs.

Costs

  • Black and white copies (printer, photocopier, book scanner, microfilm reader):
    CHF 0.20 (A4)
    CHF 0.40 (A3)
  • Colour copies (printer, book scanner):
    CHF 1.00 (A4)
    CHF 2.00 (A3)
  • Saving to a USB flash drive (book scanners, microfilm reader): free of charge

Reproductions

Swiss National Library

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Hallwylstrasse 15
3003 Bern