opening hours
| monday | 09:00 - 18:00 |
| tuesday | 09:00 - 18:00 |
| wednesday | closed |
| thursday | 09:00 - 19:00 |
| friday | 09:00 - 18:00 |
| saturday | 09:00 - 12:00 |
contacts
office
tel: 312 813 111
email: library@svkkl.cz
literature loan department
tel: 312 813 123
email: pujcovna@svkkl.cz
reference centre & reading room
tel: 312 813 122 (113)
email: is@svkkl.cz
music department
tel: 312 813 131
email: hudebni@svkkl.cz
Guide to The central bohemian research library in Kladno
Main building
Kladno, ul. Gen. Klapálka 1641 – location on map
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The Central Bohemian Research Library in Kladno has since 1954 been based in the former District Authority building erected 1909-1910 to a design by architects Josef Mařík and Karel Šidlík. It is now a listed heritage site. |
Ground floor of the main building
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Entrance hall and cloakroom – before entering the services area on the first floor, library visitors are to leave their outer garments and bags in the cloakroom. |
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Barrier-free access is available through the rear entrance, across the courtyard and garden behind the main building. |
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The hall provides access to: - the internet centre |
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Stores of books and other documents: approx. 200,000 book units are stored on adjustable shelving, which allows for the maximum use of space. Documents are conveyed from the store by elevator to the check-out desk. |
PFirst floor of the main building
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The common services area is accessed from the corridor opposite the stairs: loan department, open access section, information services and study room. |
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Entrance hall: - outside loans (home loans) records desk. |
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Loan department (right of the entrance hall): - check-out from stores – at the check-out desk the user receives books and other documents ordered from the catalogue in the library or on the internet. |
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The open access section (in the area behind the loan department) contains approx. 8,500 new fiction and non-fiction items; these books are for outside loan. There is also a children's corner. |
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Information services and study room service (left of the entrance hall): - ready reference collection of regional literature and encyclopedias. |
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Study room – 30 places for the study of magazines and books from the ready reference collection and the non-lending collection; open access to newspapers and magazines. |
Management building
Kladno, ul. Gen. Klapálka 1624
The building is entered from the courtyard. The Manager's Office and Secretariat are on the first floor. A conference room is in the attic.
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Courses for the staff of Central Bohemian libraries, for our own staff and for the public are organized in the computer training room on the ground floor. |
Music section building
Kladno, Rooseveltova 1550 – location on map
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The music section is located on the ground floor of the building. The entrance has a special platform for movement-impaired visitors. |
Depositories
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Some of the library holdings (older and less frequently used books and magazines) are located at depositories outside the library. |
