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Independence Day, 11 November 2026 – The library is closed.

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On Wednesday, 11 November 2026, the reading room at the Collegium Polonicum library will be closed.

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Reduced opening hours for the reading room on 9 November 2026

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Due to the academic year opening ceremony on Monday, 9 November 2026, the reading room at the Collegium Polonicum Library will be open from 10:00 am to 12:00 pm and from 3:00 pm to 6:00 pm. We look forward to seeing you at the opening ceremony and apologise for any inconvenience caused!

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Study Night

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The Collegium Polonicum Library will be open from 10:00 AM to 10:00 PM. From 6:00 PM, we invite you to a special programme as part of Study Night: A lecture by Dr Krzysztof Wojciechowski on relations between Poland and Germany over the past 100 years (in English), one-to-one library consultations in four languages and unlimited coffee :-)

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Reduced opening hours for the reading room on 3 November 2026

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On Tuesday, 3 November 2026, the library reading room will be open from 1:00 pm to 6:00 pm. We apologise for any inconvenience caused!

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Merry Christmas and see you on 7 January 2026!

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Have a healthy and joyful Christmas and a happy New Year! The reading room will be closed from 24 December until 6 January. See you in the new year!

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22 and 23.12.2025 - Reduced reading room opening hours: 10:00-15:00

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On 22 and 23 December 2025, the reading room will be open from 10am to 3pm.

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11.12.2025 - Reading room open from 10:00 to 16:00

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Due to the Christmas meeting on 11.12.2025, we will be closing the reading room as early as 4 p.m. Thank you for your understanding!

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The story of the friendship between Wislawa Szymborska and Karl Dedecius in letters and stickers

"I'd rather be a reader of other people's poems than my own..."

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Exhibition in the reading room of the Collegium Polonicum library

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"Patron and oppressor..." - Correspondence between Zbigniew Herbert and Karl Dedecius

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Exhibition in the reading room of the Collegium Polonicum library

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Perseverance in the Cloister - Henryk Bereska (1926-2005)

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Exhibition in the Collegium Polonicum Library

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Catalogue news

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New library acquisitions: new publications and donations.

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