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Szilárd Library

Access to scientific literature and resources

The Library was opened on the 20th November 1979 and it is named after the Hungarian-American scientist Leo Szilárd, who in part initiated the idea of EMBL.

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Special edition for summer holidays

Before summer holidays, drop by the library and choose a book! We suggest designing human genetics, origin of thinking, games, animal aesthetics,....



New in the collection (June 2022)

In June we present new books on pattern mining with evolutionary algorithms and on antiviral drug discovery, Plan S and the story of open access publishing, a practical book about rethinking urban sustainability...


New in the collection (May 2022)

In May, we would like to introduce new books that focus on topics like Tech Mining, developmental biology of invertebrates, cellular ageing or mitochondrial research. We also recommend new introductory books on genetics and microbiology.


New in the collection (April 2022)

In April we present innovative books on SRS microscopy and AI applications in pharmaceutics, newly published handbook on lipid membranes, latest edition of Lewin's genes and Chikungunya virus of CTMI series, new interpretation of humanity’s path to control over infectious disease, and more.


New in the collection (March 2022)

New March arrivals bring scientific topics about cell biology, histology, genetics and development, answer questions about climate change, our immune system, ethical decisions on the environment, vaccination, or offer an understanding of surface science.


To know, to think, to dream. That is everything.

With those words reflecting the scientific state of mind, we introduce the EMBL Szilárd library holdings in honor of the International Day of Women and Girls in Science on 11.2.2022.


New in the collection (February 2022)

Among February arrivals, topics include how to drive changes for Open Science, new insights on evolution of senescence, cure development for Alzheimer's, and mesenchymal cell populations in the bone marrow, newest edition of Lehninger Principles of Biochemistry, and more.


New in the collection (December 2021)

December book display brings study of the data misuse in modern statistics, new editions of 3D Imaging and Freshney's Culture of Cells, views on mass extinctions in light of Anthropocene, stories behind the taxonomic nomenclature, biography of Mileva Marić-Einstein, and more.


Winner of the 2021 Summer Reading Art Contest

Library proudly presents the winner of the 2021 Summer Reading Art Contest! We congratulate Ariadne for her artwork about the book "Die Schnecke und der Buckelwal", by Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler. Bravo Ariadne! Until the next Library Art Contest, enjoy the gallery of this year's young…

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