The Library was opened on the 20th November 1979 and it is named after the Hungarian-American scientist Leo Szilárd, who in part initiated the idea of EMBL.
Our special collection dedicated to the first EMBL director Sir John C. Kendrew comprises of diverse monographs, written by Sir John Kendrew or by some of his co-workers, colleagues or close friends.
After the events of the International Weeks Against Racism organized by the city of Heidelberg, we encourage to continue in good spirit to promote engagement against racism.
Are people free to make choices or do genes determine behavior? How mathematical models work and what happens when they go wrong? How to communicate research by making compelling photographs? Discover our latest arrivals....
On the occasion of 50th EMBL anniversary and 50th/45th Szilárd library anniversary, librarians are launching a blog series that will reflect EMBL staff and alumni through Szilárd library collection.
Among new books, you will find topics like RNA-based mechanisms in cancer, population genetics, light microscopy, mentoring for academic development, environmental pollutants produced by the textiles industry, the 16th edition of Brock Biology of Microorganisms...
Starting from 1st of January 2024, Szilárd Library will expand the services to EMBL-EBI and EMBL Barcelona site, unifying services across all EMBL sites for the first time since its establishment in 1979.
On suggestion of EMBL SEPE Office, we expanded our scientific outreach collection towards Public Engagement topics, additionally supporting EMBL Programme 2022-2026.
Library is hosting EMBL EDI Officer Anya to launch Neurodiversity-themed book collection. We invite everybody to join us on Thursday 26th at 13:30 for coffee and cake Q&A session!