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Thursday, May 9, 2024

Open today 4 PM - 11 PM

Thursday, May 9, 2024

Open today 4 PM - 11 PM

COLLECTIONS OVERVIEW

The Linda Hall Library is one of the world’s leading independent science research libraries.

Access

Our collections are available to anyone with a research or information need.

The Library holds one of the best collections of rare printed science, technology, and engineering works in the world.

Not in KC? We provide digital access to our materials on-demand to make research even easier.

Video guides to searching our catalog.

Watch collections staff highlight items from our collection.

Discover one of the Library's latest acquisitions, Liber Ignis, which contains pages printed on lead instead of paper.

Prepare for the April 2024 Total Solar Eclipse with a visual history of eclipses from Linda Hall Library's History of Science Collection.