By decision of the AUTh Library Supervisory Committee, the Central Library’s rare and closed collections are open to the public all day during official library hours.
In the morning (8:00-14:00) the books are delivered by the library personnel.

Reading books from the rare and closed collections in the afternoon (14:00-19:30) is permitted only by prior request of specific books.

Interested parties may request:

• up to two (2) items at a time from the rare collections and
• up to three (3) items at a time from the closed collections to be used in the library.

Process

• Readers apply for the books they require (in person, by telephone, or e-mail) and must inform Library personnel if they intend to study them during the Central Library’s afternoon opening hours.
• Authorised personnel record the user’s details and the titles of the books.
• Users must sign for receiving and using (in the Library) material from the rare and closed collections.
• Library personnel checks the condition of the books when they are returned.