Visitor information
The IAEA Library is located at the Agency’s Headquarters, Vienna International Centre (VIC) in the F-building, first floor.
Access to the IAEA Library is available to staff of government organizations, official participants of meetings convened by the IAEA, nuclear research institutes and laboratories, nuclear information centres and libraries in IAEA Member States, and researchers affiliated to an academic and/or research institute. The IAEA Library is not open to the general public. Group visits can be organized upon request.
To request access, please fill out the application form and submit it at least two weeks prior to the intended visit (but no more than three months), after which you will be informed about the outcome of your request. The maximum visit period given is 14 days and visitors are expected to spend their time in the library premises.
Please note that visitors to the VIC must present a valid photo ID and undergo security checks and formal registration procedures before entering the premises.
The library is closed on IAEA official holidays:
In 2022
Monday, 3 January 2022 | in lieu of 1 January (New Year's Day) |
Friday, 15 April 2022 | Good Friday |
Monday, 18 April 2022 | Easter Monday |
Monday, 2 May 2022 | in lieu of 1 May (May Day) |
Tuesday, 3 May 2022 | Eid al-Fitr |
Monday, 11 July 2022 | in lieu of 10 July (Eid al-Adha) |
Wednesday, 26 October 2022 | Austrian National Day |
Monday, 26 December 2022 | in lieu of 25 December (Christmas Day) |
Tuesday, 27 December 2022 | in lieu of 26 December (St. Stephen's Day) |
In 2023
Monday, 2 January 2023 | in lieu of 1 January (New Year's Day) |
Friday, 7 April 2023 | Good Friday |
Monday, 10 April 2023 | Easter Monday |
Monday, 24 April 2023 | in lieu of 22 April (Eid al-Fitr) |
Monday, 1 May 2023 | May Day |
Thursday, 29 June 2023 | Eid al-Adha |
Thursday, 26 October 2023 | Austrian National Day |
Monday, 25 December 2023 | Christmas Day |
Tuesday, 26 December 2023 | St. Stephen's Day |