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Szilárd Library

Access to scientific literature and resources

The Szilárd Library supports EMBL researchers and staff at all six sites


Latest posts

14 April 2025

Donation to the “Katharina Labouré Haus” – Caritas-Altenhilfe Heidelberg

To celebrate its 45th anniversary, the Szilárd Library hosted a festive book flea market, raising 428 Euros for the Katharina Labouré Haus elderly care home—thanks to the generosity of EMBL staff.

11 April 2025

World Art Day 2025

To celebrate the World Art Day, library collection is enriched with new topics praising the endless interaction and synergies of science and the arts.

4 April 2025

New in the collection (April 2025)

Scientists’ collaborations, soundscape ecology, women pioneers in science, Gaia concept reconciled, strategic social media management, and more.

Our team


Library office

Location: ATC Room B 1703
Email: library@embl.de
Address: Meyerhofstraße 1, 69117 Heidelberg, Germany

Library & Reading room

Library and the reading room are located in ATC B29.01 – upper part of the former VIP Lounge/Executive Suite.

To return the books, users are kindly asked to leave them on the trolley at the entrance of the new library.


The EMBL Office for Scientific Information Management (OSIM) provides a hub of expertise on the management of scientific outputs and related services and encompasses the Szilárd Library, EMBL Archive and Records, and EMBL Open Science Support.

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