Persons who fail to comply with the Royal Library Lending Code risk suspension of borrower and user privileges. Rules for reading room loans Material which forms part of the Swedish collection may only be borrowed for use in the reading rooms. Reading room loans that are checked out at the circulation desk must be checked in and returned to the circulation desk. The borrower may not remove the material from the Special Reading Room. Reading room loans are day loans, which should be handed in for overnight storage or checked in before the reading rooms close.
Special rules apply to persons with access to lockers.
A reading room loan can be retained upon request for five consecutive days. Reading room loans are subject to recall after 14 days. The number of reading room loans handed in for overnight storage may not exceed 7 per borrower. Up to 7 volumes are delivered per borrower and day. A book on home loan from the Royal Library may not be taken out of the country.