Openbare Bibliotheek Amsterdam Review

Oba is a nice place with very nice view and a lot of good books. Service is really good as well. However, if you want to study in silence don't go there it's so loud.. Everywhere.

Nice big quiet place to learn with your students or on your own and or to read something. I often go to the Amsterdam Public Library library on the Oosterdokkade to kill some time and also learn something. That's why it's nice that they are open until 10 p.m. Only it is often busy around the time of the exams. The library is also a great place to take photos. Or to drink a cup of coffee on the ground floor or to eat something delicious on the 7th floor.

This is a library. On 6 floors for young and old on all topics.

Nice place to spend an afternoon to read books, newspapers, movies or just sit here doing your own thing. There are bars to grab a soft drink and simple meals. The entrance is free. An awesome Dutch design.

Plenty of space for young people studying, but also for those who want to relax a little and enjoy the view is free Wi-Fi,

Nice big library. They have a large bicycle shed where you can park your bicycle for free and there is always space.

When you enter, it is very clear in terms of categories so that you can go straight to the department where you need to be.

There is a very wide selection of books so that there is almost always the book you need. If the book is not there, it is always a good place to study or to relax. There are also always plenty of seats, although some seats are not as comfortable as others. Furthermore, it is almost always quiet and everyone is super friendly, you can always ask where to find a book.

The restaurant is a downside because at first there was a nice La Place but now there is a restaurant that is nice, but that is super expensive. If you want to have lunch there you better go to the Italian restaurant on the ground floor.

It is also very easy to rent a book there and it generally does not cost a lot, but it is better to return the book on time because if you return it too late you will receive a large fine.

The OBA Library is recommended for those who are tired of the bustle near Amsterdam Central Station. There is also a cafe on the top floor, and you can also eat affordable rice. There is also a balcony overlooking the city of Amsterdam.
Of course, various books in the hall are also unlimited. (It is necessary to register as a member for lending.) It is next to Central Station, so please go.

All floors have spectacular views.
Wi-Fi is available through simple phone authentication (every three days). Ideal perfect library. Personally, I recommend a work space on the third floor.

I study well for two months. / Toilet in the basement and the 7th floor (free use)

Just for kids area: a bit disappointing. Large and nice looking, but lacking any toys or other things to interact with that I'm used to at a library. They had some iPad-like devices but half were not working. For a city that is 50% non-Dutch they have a really small section of books in other languages.

About the restaurant on the 7th floor: studentesque athmos, limited choice of self service, great smoothies, if the balcony is opened a nice photo opportunity. Nicely located next to central station and parking.

The place is beautiful and close to Centraal Station, the youth section brilliant, the rest pushes to ask and read or read the press (including French). The 7th floor offers a more than adequate cafe restaurant with a great view of Amsterdam.

It is a very beautiful place but little visited by Italian tourists. In the basement, if you have children you'll have a lot to turn between shelves filled with books and comfortable sofas as well as specially designed games for the little ones. My 5-year-old daughter no longer wanted to come away.
On the seventh floor there is a great self-service with different options for vegetarians / vegans. From the restaurant terrace it is also possible to see Amsterdam in all its breadth. If you want to leave the usual tourist circuit, relax without paying an entrance fee, the central library is definitely for you.

One of the best library's, I've ever been
7 floors, all of then unique, they have an area just for children, they have and amazing view of Amsterdam river/city

I love studying/working from here but please fix your wifi!! It only works in a few areas and the login process is poor.

Nice place to work on the new business of tomorrow and to complete plans and projects. Find out more at OBA Amsterdam. Get inspiration

#Every deserved luck anyway!

The children's section on the bottom floor is the best one I have ever seen in my life! And the food in the restaurant on the top flor is excellent and very reasonably priced.

This is a very large public library that has a restaurant at the 6th floor and somewhat of a visitor area on the 0 and -1 floors.
each floor has dedicated topics.

If you are coming there to learn note that you can get a subscription for the internet, but the internet at times can be extremely slow, so watching videos (for example: university lectures) can be a challenge at times.

In addition unless you are in the quiet several booths on the 5th floor, you'll find it's hard to get absolute quite as the noise from the restaurants on the 6th floor and the noise from the piano on the ground floor can be distracting.

Overall it's a good place to come to study as long as you come early to get a good spot and don't have to rely on a fast internet connection.

Modern, complete library. The atmosphere is very good and on the 7th floor there is a restaurant with an amazing terrace

Fantastic library, good views and fantastic section for children

Really the place is comfortable and cozy, on the 7th floor has a buffet for breakfast very expensive! If you say that a small croissant has 2 euros, a smoke a small glass of 5euro and 1 sandwich literally 2 bites 5 euros .. Comoid .. General food outside in the Netherlands is expensive and very low quality compared to Greece the main dishes begin from 16-18 eur

A really nice library, very multimedia and complete of all kinds, a beautiful view on the top floor and an excellent coffee shop!

Very nice structure. Great view from the terrace on the sixth floor where you can stop at the bar. Beautiful the children's compartment in the basement. To be seen

Amazing views from the top floor. Great library with modern architecture. Entrance is free. Highly recommended for people of all ages.

You can spend time doing whatever you like reading drinking coffee eating pizza and meeting people's

There are far too few outlets. I think that of the 750 study places, maybe a maximum of 200 have an electrical outlet. At 9 o'clock they are already full.

The internet in the oba is very unreliable. Although you do not pay much for an oba membership, it is annoying when you come to study and are thrown off the internet. This is not only a problem for this oba, but for public libraries in general

The largest library in Amsterdam with the most books.

Prachtige bibliotheek en op de bovenste etage een mooi terras met spectaculair uitzicht over Amsterdam

Very careful as to contamination danger (COVID-19). Directions for walking path indicated. Ethanol product at entrance. Recommendations indicated as to escalators. 1.5 metres advice at several other places, policy elucidation etc. Excellent indication as to books available to take home for a three week period plus extension option for non reserved materials.

This library is amazing. It looks great, it's comfortable, has many floors, great views. If you're a tourist, you should come here for the views, it's free. Don't disturb people who are studying, though. We loved it, I wish we had something like this in my hometown.

Beautiful building, beautiful views. I wasn't there long enough to read anything but based on the size of the building, I'd wager they have a great collection, too.

WiFi requires you to create a sign in, but all you really need is a name and a phone number. International phone numbers work fine.

Went once to Amsterdam just to visit this place. Love it.

The book collection is impressive. On the top floor there is a cafe that you cannot miss, it has a beautiful view.

Excellent library, huge structure and very beautiful. Great to visit.

Renovations, a lot of noise from workmen, talking loudly to each other or on the phone, throwing boxes and the like, unnecessary noise, of course some noise is normal during renovations, but this is unnecessary and very disturbing

Amazingly clean and well designed for a public library. It has the high quality feel of a modern university library. Must take a look for the architecture, interior design and art works inside as well as seeing how the books are treated like pieces of art and specially lit up on the shelves. Also a great city view from the top floor that has a restaurant. The only negative is you have to pay to use the restroom.

Was here yesterday. Far too quiet. I could concentrate too well.

Bibliotheek Amsterdam. Or more specifically, the Central Library, cause Openbare Bibliotheek Amsterdam (OBA) refers to the full network of public Amsterdam libraries. This one is just a lil way along from Amsterdam Centraal railway station, and it s a stunning building with a cool exhibition space.

lovely modern library with some good food inside. Sadly the cuts last years made it a less public plac. no free use of computers, overcomplicated log in procedures and a lot of bureaucracy. Always felt proud to be a member, now i think about terminating my membership.

Calm and focused surrounding, so perfect to work there. The architecture is modern and not distracting at all.
There is no free wi-fi for non-members of the library, but you can buy a wi-fi-access for 12 per year.
Around lunchtime, it s really full, so it takes a while to find a nice place.
And if you study there for more hours it can get a little bit cold. I always bring a second sweater.
All in all alright!

Just a wonderful place to have a coffee or to study and read.. Beautiful building. Library 2.0

The view from the top floor, where there is a confectionery is unique. Vision.de Amsterdam.from the.Otra rivera. Vale.la.pena.ir. Admission is free

My favorite OBA. Nice people, nice location and they have everything you want!

The facility is fine but something is really drive me crazy.
1. There is no free public Wi-Fi, if you r not a member
2. It's a library, not an open market, there are many annoying tourists and guide person there everyday, they talking and laughing very loud. And children are running/playing around.
3. The library locked all the toilet , u must pay for the toilet in the 7th floor.
4. There are no power plugs under tables( only some of them near the window).

Good air, comfortable armchairs, clean toilets, great views, great entertainment for the kids and everything for low

Awesome building, with lots of areas for sitting, reading and working. Awesome views from the rooftop terrace.

Impressive library full of books if you can read dutch (which I can't), but the view from the top was pretty good and the cafe there has some really good food

Nice place to visit even if you arent planning to use it directly for reading/studying/borrowing books. It has a buffet on the top floor with very affordable prices and a nice open terrace with a view over Amsterdam.

Very modern and spacious. Its cafe has great views although the food is substandard

Modern, large and fully equipped! None of the dusty image you may have from a library.

Gigantic library. Many sectors with every subject. There is a bar on the top floor. It is wonderful to breathe the atmosphere of daily university study. There are areas with free WiFi. The view from above over the city is beautiful. Alternative visit to Amsterdam, but also a place to relax with a good book.

This Oba is a very nice and quiet place to study, read but also to be just there. It is (almost) always very quiet, the staff is very polite, you can easily find everything through all the information, and even if you can not find it the staff help you, but it is also a nice place for children, there are on the ground floor a lot of sitting / playing places for children and also a lot of suitable books for them. I have heard that children are sometimes also read aloud.

Also occasionally have art exhibitions in the library. The building is also beautiful and freely accessible.

I always came and I learned many many...............

Beautiful library with an incredible view of the center of Amsterdam.

Nice large library with vewl books. Also a nice view of Amsterdam ...

I'm a visiting library director from NY and I was just blown away by this place. The design elements are simple and clean with so much natural light. Artificial light is artfully placed on the top and sides of the stacks. Technology is everywhere and friendly, there are so many options to sit and use your own laptop or a library pc.
Also, there are tons of different places to sit, study, reflect, read, work in groups and enjoy internal and external (beautiful) vistas. I loved the fact that their were multiple restaurants, including a ground floor one with a bar. Amsterdam is a fabulously progressive city and their library reflects their values. Great job!

I great library, Is very close of Van Conservatory of Music of Amsterdam.

A great library with plenty of facilities. The library really has everything to offer that you might need. The only thing that's unfortunate is that there often are very obnoxious high school students running around and talking loudly.. I would suggest coming here before 12:00 or after 17:00.

Huge open library. You can freely go read books. On the top floor of the cafe with panoramic views.

If you do not have a schedule after dinner, here! The building from the outside is nice and the inside is cooler. Don't miss the top floor viewpoint!

The open library is large in size and elegant in environment. There is also a reading space for people, and there are many books, which is very good.

Wonderful views of the city from the top floor, where there's also a nice cafe to grab a bite to eat. They serve delicious smoothies, sandwiches, chocolate and more :)

I'm really surprised reading opinions... 5* because of restaurant and coffee...is it this, what a library should be? Maybe it's comfortable for people who have library card, but not for someone who is in Amsterdam few days and wants to read something new... Big disappointment for me (although coffee and view is really nice).

Wonderful collection of LPs and CDs. I did not want to leave!

It s more than just a public library! There s a cafe and a section for kids to read and play. You just have to grab a good spot and sit there to read, study or work. There s pin drop silence and it makes for a great atmosphere to focus and do quality work. OBA also has a good collection of books in English. It s definitely a must-visit!

Beautiful and modern library. worth a visit even when you are not looking for anything. the restaurant roof-terrace (Open in summer) has a great view over the city

Truly a fascinating building. No matter how busy it gets, there is always space for you to sit down and read

Good place for neonomad working, quiet corners, fast (video conference grade) wifi (permanent wifi access for 20 EUR/year), good resaturant/cafe on top floor with stunning view of Amsterdam. security personnel could be more polite.

Best building in the city hands down. Free internet, toilets and absolute silence without asking you to spend a single euro

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