Latest book acquisitions (monographs, series, continuous works) available for consultation.
Open from Monday to Friday, from 8.30 to 18.15
Reading Room
tel. 06 69895609/504
Due to the dedication to Blessed Pius IX, who with the donation of his private library (approx. 10,000 volumes), considerably enriched the already precious ancient book collection, the library is also known by the name of Biblioteca Pia. The substantial and precious ancient book heritage, incunabula and more than 30,000 ancient and valuable editions, identify the library as a place of custody and conservation and at the same time a privileged environment for study and research.
Over 600 current magazines, databases, e-books, online subsidies; a patrimony of approximately 500,000 printed documents; among these are precious manuscripts and incunabula, including about 30,000 ancient and valuable editions.
For information about the Historical Archive of the Pontifical Lateran University at the Pio IX Library: archivio@pul.va