Friends of the University Library

A library needs friends. This is most definitely true of  Leuven's University Library, for it has been maltreated through the centuries: plundered by the French in 1797, burnt to the ground by the Prusians in 1914, burnt down again in 1940 and, as if that were not enough, split in two, with half its holdings transferred to the offshoot university, Louvain-la-Neuve, in 1968. In short, it has been ill-used by politicians and soldiery alike. Leuven's University Library, however, is by no means an impoverished war widow. Like the proverbial phoenix it has risen from its ashes time and again. Having a tradition three and a half centuries long and possessing 4.2 million books spread over numerous subsidiary libraries, the Leuven University Library is one of the principal libraries of Belgium. It is a repository laden with treasures, memorabilia, rariora and preciosa, ranging from the Anjou Bible in the Theology (Godgeleerdheid) Library to the Central Library's Cranevelt correspondence containing letters from Erasmus and Thomas More. Librarians, to be sure, are not primarily treasure-hunters, yet a library serving 3.000 academics and some 25.000 students will inevitably acquire a significant patrimony. Outreach is essential for a library such as this. Therefore the Leuven University Library produces publications, exhibitions, catalogues and also its own house organ, Ex officina. Friends, too, are essential - friends who will provide moral support, donate books, contribute financially.

Ex officina

	- NEWSLETTER OF THE FRIENDS OF THE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
	[ALL FILES IN PDF]
	2008
	Jg 21/1, 2008
	2007		2006
	Jg 20/3, 2007 Jg 20/2, 2007 Jg 20/1, 2007		Jg 19/3, 2006 Jg 19/2, 2006 Jg 19/1, 2006 (extra katern)
	2005		2004
	Jg 18/3, 2005 Jg 18/2, 2005 Jg 18/1, 2005 (extra katern)		Jg 17/3, december 2004 Jg 17/2, september 2004 Jg 17/1, april 2004
	2003		2002
	Jg 16/3, december 2003 Jg 16/2, september 2003 Jg 16/1, april 2003		Jg 15/3, december 2002 Jg 15/1-2, april-sept 2002
	2001		2000
	Jg 14/1, apr 2001 Jg 14/2 sept  2001		Jg 13/1, april 2000 Jg 13/2, sept 2000 Jg 13/3, dec  2000
	1999		1998
	Jg 12/1, april 1999 Jg 12/2, sept  1999 Jg 12/3, dec  1999		Jg 11/1-3, dec 1998