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.
The Szilárd Library will reopen six workplaces in the reading room on Thursday 08 July 2021. The workplaces have to be booked via the room booking system. Please inform yourself about the currently valid hygiene measures before you visit the library. We are looking forward to welcome you again.
On 1 July, the Szilard Library switches to a new library system and a new library catalogue. The new catalogue will be available at the same URL as the old one.
This year’s Open Access Week will be held from October 19th through the 25th. Szilárd Library organizes an event titled "Europe's Road towards Open Science and Open Access - where do Plan S and Projekt DEAL lead us?"
Join this session on October 21, 4pm, to learn about the importance, challenges and opportunities that preprints offer to implement open science in biomedical fields
Following the partial reopening of EMBL Heidelberg, the Szilárd Library opens its doors to provide access to our physical collection and the silent working rooms. please inform yourself about the currently valid hygiene measures before you visit the library. We are looking forward to welcome you…
Despite the partial reopening of EMBL Heidelberg, the Szilárd Library will remain closed for the time being. In order to access our physical collection, please email library@embl.de. We will do our best to arrange a safe way for our users to access the library's on-site resources.
We received twelve wonderfully creative submissions for the #EMBLKids drawing competition. Based on jury votes, we present to you the three winning artists: Julia, Maximos, and Esha!