Borrowing books and materials from the National Library fo Israel

Lending Services

The Circulation Department

The Circulation Department handles loans to individuals and institutions. You must have a valid library card in order to borrow materials.

The department also handles requests for viewing items from our special collections.

The Circulation Desk is located on floor -1, it is open Sunday-Thursday between 9:00-18:00.

Telephone: 074-733-6414
Email: [email protected]

Additional Loan Services

Borrowing Books Home | Laptop Loan Service | Exhibition Loans from NLI Collections | Home Book Delivery​

Ordering Books and Items

You can order books and other items for use in the reading rooms or at home, using the online catalogue.

Certain special items that cannot be ordered online can be ordered by filling out the this form.

To learn how to order from our Rare Items Collection click here.

To see if a copy is available to be borrowed:
After you have logged in to your account on the Library website, locate the item you want using the Library's online catalogue, and click on "Show Location".

• Copies specified as "For use in the library" can be ordered to a reading room and are for in-library use only.
• Copies specified as "Loan Copy" may be taken home.

For more information about online ordering

To borrow books for home use, you must obtain a library card and purchase a membership.

For more information about borrowing books home

Renewing Loan Periods

Items that have not been requested by another user may have their loan periods renewed, up to a year. This renewal is not automatic.
Loan periods may be renewed using the online catalogue. Login to the online catalogue, enter your user name and password. Then click on "My Account".

You can also renew materials by calling the department: 074-7336-414/3.

Lost Books and Items

A reader who has lost an item they borrowed may choose one of two options:

  1. Independently purchasing the same item as a replacement. Only an identical item, belonging to the same edition as the original, will be accepted.
  2. Payment for the lost item, the cost of which will be determined by the acquisition department, with the addition of a handling fee for every lost item.

​Lost Books* Price
Handling fee ​60.00 ₪ 
Lost Item Price Will be determined by the acquisition department

* A reader who has lost an item lent out to him can independently purchase the same item for replacement. Only an identical item will be accepted. The item must be from the same edition.

Home Book Delivery​

Delivery Price
Ordering home delivery via Israel Postal Company
25.00 ₪ in addition to the delivery fee according to the price set by the Postal Authority
Book delivery fee
40 ₪ *

* The return of these books is not included in the delivery price. It is the responsibility of the borrower to return the books to the Library building by their return date.


Request to Deliver Books