Opening hours

1. The Library is open to the public every day from Monday to Saturday from 8.30 a.m. to 1 p.m. The Director orders the closure to the public for 15 days between the 10th and 31st of August for revision, rearrangement and dusting. The opening and closing are normally carried out by the Director or by one of the two employees of the Monastic Community, guaranteeing the maximum security of the premises and of the patrimony kept therein.
2. Any interruption or reduction in service to the public will be immediately communicated to the Ministry of Cultural Heritage and Activities and to users.

Admission

1. Users may access the catalogues or any type of consultation after having filled out the admission card. The minimum age for admission to the Library is sixteen.
2. Before entering the consultation room, users must deposit their bags, folders and other objects in the appropriate lockers at the entrance; they must also comply with the rules governing the use of public places, taking care, in particular, not to damage the Institute’s heritage, not to write or make marks on books or documents, and not to disturb study and work activities. Smoking is forbidden in the Library premises.

Consultation

1. Book or documentary material for consultation must be requested by filling in a form provided by the Library.
2. The user may request up to three (3) texts for consultation, after which he may request others.
3. It is forbidden to consult documents that are not in good condition.
4. Rare and valuable manuscript material is given for reading only to users over eighteen (18) years of age, after careful evaluation of the applicant’s motivations and always in the presence of a Library assistant. When making a request, the user must hand in an identification document, which will be returned at the end of the consultation. Only one request at a time may be made for such material. If the Library has a reproduction of the material requested for reading, this will be given in place of the original.
5. The public is allowed access to the magazine exhibition room and the reading room, where the filing cabinets are also located. Access to the other rooms and repositories is therefore forbidden.
6. Material received for reading may, at the user’s request, be kept in storage for no more than two consecutive days.

Reproduction service

1. It is possible to request photocopies of bibliographic material published since 1900, subject to the limitations necessary to guarantee the integrity of the works and in compliance with current copyright legislation. For bibliographic material prior to 1900 and for material after 1900 that is not suitable for photocopying due to its state of preservation, digital photocopying may be used, the service of which is, however, temporarily suspended. The Director’s explicit permission is required for reproductions from rare and valuable texts. For the reproduction of memorabilia, the request will be addressed to the competent Ministry, accompanied by the Director’s opinion.
2. When requesting reproductions of manuscripts, the applicant must declare whether the material reproduced will be used for study or editorial purposes, and must also undertake to provide the Library with a copy of the study or publication he intends to make.
3. For reproductions for editorial purposes and for film and television filming, the rules set forth in Law no. 4 of 14 January 1993 and its regulations and tariffs apply.

Lending Service

1. Direct lending is permitted in accordance with Presidential Decree 417/95.
   Excluded from direct lending are manuscript, antique, periodical, miscellaneous material bound in volumes, general reference material, including dictionaries and encyclopaedias.
2. The maximum duration of the loan is thirty days.
3. The user, in possession of a loan card, is required to notify the Library of any change of residence or domicile.
4. A register of proposed purchases is available to users.

Sanctions

1. Any user who fails to return a borrowed book, or damages it, or lends it to others, is subject to the sanctions provided for in Article 58 of the Regulations on State Public Libraries (D.P.R. 5 July no. 417).