Blegen Library

Blegen Library, founded in 1888, is one of the world's premier research libraries for classical studies and archaeology. Its collection, covering aspects of Greek civilization from earliest prehistory to late antiquity, includes more than 120,000 books and periodicals. Our mission is to develop and maintain a first rank research collection in support of the academic programs, membership, and cooperating institutions of the ASCSA, and of the hundreds of qualified scholars who use the library as visitors.

If you're a first-time visitor, please click here to learn how to obtain a visitor's card and start exploring our collection.

 

For any inquiries contact us at blegenlibrarian@ascsa.edu.gr  or Ask a Librarian  

 

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Blegen Library News

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March 31, 2023

Blegen library closed for Easter

During the Easter holiday period, the Blegen Library will be closed to visitors from Good Friday, April 14, through Easter Tuesday, April 18, 2023. On Holy Thursday, April 13, the Library will close at 17:00.

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March 13, 2023

Hours of the Gennadius Library during the Easter Holidays

The Gennadius Library will remain closed the following days: Thursday, April 13, 2023, from 5:00 pm Friday, April 14, 2023 Saturday, April 15, 2023 Monday, April 17, 2023 Tuesday, April 18, 2023

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February 22, 2023

American School Releases 141st Annual Report Highlighting Major Accomplishments and Work

The American School is pleased to announce the release of its annual report covering the 2021-2022 academic year.

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February 1, 2023

Blegen library tour

Last Friday, 28 students and 3 teachers from the 4th High School of Alimos in Athens visited Blegen Library.

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December 31, 2022

Our Year In Review

Watch the year in review and see how your financial support touches the lives of so many people!

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    Highlights

  • During the Easter holiday period, the Blegen Library will be closed to visitors from Good Friday, April 14, through Easter Tuesday, April 18, 2023. On Holy Thursday, April 13, the Library will close at 17:00. (March 31, 2023)

  • Check out our new acquisitions for March (March 31, 2023)

  • Students from the Experimental School of the University of Athens visited the Blegen with their teacher on Wednesday, March 29. (March 30, 2023)

  • Blegen library will be closed to visitors on Saturday, March 25, 2023 in observance of the National Holiday (March 20, 2023)

  • Check out our new acquisitions for February (March 1, 2023)

  • Blegen library will be closed to visitors on Monday, February 27th, in observance of the Clean Monday Holiday.

  • Students and teachers from the 4th High School of Alimos visited our library on Jan. 27 (February 1, 2023). Read more