Walaeus Library

The Walaeus Library is Leiden University Libraries' medical library. The library is located on the first floor of the Leiden University Medical Center (LUMC).

Visiting address	Postal address
Leiden University Medical Center Walaeus Library Route number 555, C1 66 Albinusdreef 2 2333 ZA Leiden Tel.: +31 71 526 3890 E-mail: Walaeus@lumc.nl	LUMC Walaeus Library, C1 66 P.O. Box 9600 2300 RC Leiden

Visiting address

Postal address

Leiden University Medical Center
Walaeus Library
Route number 555, C1 66
Albinusdreef 2
2333 ZA Leiden

Tel.: +31 71 526 3890
E-mail: Walaeus@lumc.nl

LUMC
Walaeus Library,
C1 66
P.O. Box 9600
2300 RC Leiden

Study places

The Walaeus library has around 125 study places available, some with computer. Seats can be booked online, by LUMC students only.

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Books and journal collections at the library

At the Walaeus Library, paper books and journals are shelved according to the National Library of Medicine (NLM) classification.

Loanable items can be fetched from the shelf and borrowed at the desk using your LU-Card. These items may also be requested using the Leiden University Libraries (UBL) catalogue, to be picked up at a later time at the selected UBL pickup location.