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.
As part of the Earth Week 2025 initiative, join the event at Szilard Library on Friday 25.4. for a workshop, clothes swap, new books on sustainability and environment, variety of take-away seeds and baby plants, coffee and home-made cakes!
This Friday, join a Blind Date with a Book - your next great read might be waiting for you in the most unexpected way! Here are the hints to help you choose your Book Date
Ahead of Christmas, librarians are organizing a book flea market to raise donations for the library of elderly people home “Katharina Labouré Haus” in Heidelberg.
Thanks to everyone who joined our Christmas Book Flea Market at the Szilard Library - we managed to raise 514 Euros for Stiftung COURAGE at the Heidelberg University Hospital
Starting from 1st of January 2024, Szilárd Library will expand the services to EMBL-EBI and EMBL Barcelona site, unifying services across all EMBL sites for the first time since its establishment in 1979.
On Friday, November 24th, the library will be closed from 12:00 to 15:00 due to a special event organized by the Resource Development office. You can use Meeting Room B18 in ATC as an alternative workspace from 12:00 to 15:00.
On Wednesday, October 25th, the library will be closed all day due to EMBLEM Supervisory Board. We sincerely apologize for any inconvenience this may cause. Szilárd Library Team!