Address: Visvalza Street 4a, Riga, LV 1050, 1st floor

Telephone: 67033846; e-mail: humanitara.bibl@lu.lv; Skype: LU Bibliotēkas Humanitāro zinātņu bibliotēka

Opening hours: I – V: 9 – 20, VI: 9 – 17, VII: closed

Collection of the Library of Humanities has more than 50 thousand educational information resources and scientific literature in linguistics and literary studies, as well as fiction in Latvian, English, German, Russian, Spanish, Chinese, Japanese and others languages. Most part of the collection in the Library of Humanities is available in an open access.

In the library, everyone can access subscribed online e-resources, trial access e-resources and open access e-resources.

The Library is proud of German, English and American Literature Centre, which is based on University of Latvia Honorary Doctor Helmut Vinter’s book donations, important are Vieda Skultans collection of Anthropology books, Asian collection, which contains information resources about the Chinese and Japanese history, society, linguistics and literature, and Lithuanian literature reading room.

In the Library of Humanities uses can use the self-check system to take and return books.

The Library provides united customer service of the Library of the University of Latvia.

The building is located in the center of Riga, so it is easily accessible from all public transport stops.

Near the library is a public transport stop "Visvalza Street (Visvalža iela)" that can be reached by:

• Trolley:  No. 13

and stop "Lacplesa Street Lācplēša iela" that can be reached by:

• Trolley:  No. 22