The minimum amount is 16 CZK. Below that, the system will no longer allow printing/copying.

After you place an order request, the document (if it is not currently on loan) is found in closed stacks and ready for you to pick up at the circulation desk, the order is valid for 5 working days. However, if the document has already been loaned to someone else, you must place a reservation. In this case, two things are important to you: the time up to which your reservation is valid and the order in the queue waiting for that book. This is because when the book is returned, the first person in the queue will automatically receive an email notification that the book is ready for them to collect. The book is then ready for that reader for 5 working days at the circulation desk. If the reader does not pick it up within this time, the next reader in the queue will get their turn. Your reservation must still be valid on the day your email is sent.

An overview of your own reservations and orders can be found, after logging in, in our online catalogue.

Most documents can be picked up within an hour of ordering them. In the online catalogue this is always specifically stated. Documents placed in non-Brno depositories will be delivered within a week. If you have provided your e-mail address when registering, you will be notified by this method if your request is successful or unsuccessful.

Books maybe studied in two ways:

• by being borrowed home (known as an absence loan)
• studied directly inside the library building (known as an on site loan)

The most effective way to search for books is through the online catalogue. Most of our books are stored in closed stacks and it is necessary to order them through the online catalogue.

To find out if a book is available or where it is located, see its status

If the book may be taken home (an absence loan)

• the loan period is one month, it could be extended up to three months (provided it is not reserved by another reader).

If the book is located in the closed stacks (its status will read: “Month”)

• Most of our books are located in closed stacks
• Books located in closed stacks may be ordered through the online catalogue – the order remains valid for 5 working days
• Books are usually prepared within one hour
• Books that should be retrieved from the closed stacks on the day of order have to be ordered prior to 6 p.m., on Saturdays prior to 1:30 p.m
• Retrieve books at the Loans counter located on the ground floor. The book will be located on a shelf organized according to the last two digits of your library card.

If the book is located in the open stacks (its status will read: “Open St. Month”)

• Use the open stacks collection on the 1^st floor and ground floor where you can choose from our newest and most frequently borrowed books  
• Search according to shelf location 2  - collect your book at the Registration and Loan Counter located on the ground floor.

If the book may only be studied in the MZK building (an on-site loan)

From reading rooms (its status will read: “Study Room”) 

• Anyone may come and study books placed on shelves in reading rooms
• Search according to shelf location no 2 (signatura2)

From the stacks (its status will read: “Study Room”)

• If you want to study books located in closed stacks you need to have a yearly or one-time registration
• Order via the online catalogue
• Books are usually prepared for readers in 1 hour
• Books and music materials that should be retrieved from the closed stacks on the day of order have to be ordered prior to 6 p.m.
• Loans are collected and returned at the On-site Loan Counter located on the 4th floor.

In the depository (its status will read: “Dep.”)

• Books are located in a depository outside Brno and will usually be prepared in one week.

You have probably already exceeded the maximum loan period (in which case the books must be brought to the library) or the work has been reserved by another user. Alternatively, you may have an expired registration (the system will block the possibility of renewal if there is less than one month left until the end of the registration validity period) or an unpaid fee. Check your account status, any fees can be also paid online. You can also register renew online - then the renewal option will be unlocked again.