Kadrioru library
Open today
10–17Opening hours
Museum ticket rental
You can borrow a joint ticket to the Tallinn Literary Centre and Tallinn City Museum or a ticket to the Estonian Health Museum from the Kalamaja and Kadriorg li...You can borrow a joint ticket to the Tallinn Literary Centre and Tallinn City Museum or a ticket to the...
OverDrive e-Library
In the Tallinn Libraries OverDrive eLibrary, you can read foreign language e-books and magazines and listen to both Estonian and foreign language audiobooks for...In the Tallinn Libraries OverDrive eLibrary, you can read foreign language e-books and magazines and li...
Services
- You can borrow a ROMOSS sailing 3 battery bank for on-site use to recharge the batteries of your mobile phone and other digital devices.
- There are two computer workstations. All computers are equipped with OpenOffice software and ID card readers. Computer time can be booked in advance by e-mail or phone.
You can borrow e-readers from Tallinn Libraries for 21 days without the possibility of extending the return period.
You can borrow the BOOX C65ML and BOOX Go Color 7 (Gen II) e-readers from the Kadrioru library.
We offer free individual and group training in Tallinn Libraries. We will agree on the time and place of the training together. The topics can be adapted and combined. We’ll find the right option for you.
Training topics, venues and more information can be found here.→
At the Kadrioru library
we offer the following training courses (in Estonian):
- Basic computer training
- Basic Facebook training
- Artificial intelligence for beginners
- Text and spreadsheet editing in MS Office for beginners
- Internet and information sources
- Private sector e-services (online banking, online shops, etc.)
- Using ID-card, mobile-ID and Smart-ID
- National e-services and websites
- Tallinn city e-services
- Counselling for jobseekers
Copies and printing
(black and white A4 only)
- Text, single-sided – 0,10 €/ page
- Text, double-sided – 0,20 € / sheet
- Image, single-sided – 0,40 €/ page
- Image, double-sided – 0,80 € / page
Scanning
Scanning by the librarian and sending to the reader’s e-mail address 0,20 € per page.
You can play various board games at the library.
From the Kalamaja library and Kadrioru library you can borrow a joint ticket to the Tallinn Literary Centre and Tallinn City Museum or a ticket to Estonian Health Museum which gives you the opportunity to visit these museums free of charge. You can borrow both individual and family tickets.
You can use a microwave and a kettle in the youth area.
We invite kindergarten groups, classes and teachers to visit us for library hours.
- Library hour is an educational and participatory non-formal educational program in the library.
- It lasts about 45 minutes.
- Educational programmes are free of charge for Tallinn educational institutions! (except Culture Ticket classes). For institutions outside Tallinn, the library’s price list applies (except via Culture Backpack). ↓
Tallinn Libraries sell fiction (including children’s literature and poetry) and non-fiction books that are out of date, in large print or in new editions. Book prices start from € 0,15. The books on sale can be consulted at the library. The proceeds of the sale will be used to buy new books.
Libraries occasionally organise book fairs, keep an eye on our news, events calendar or join our newsletter. We also share information on our social media channels on Facebook and Instagram.
Kadrioru library has a silence box – a bright and cosy space where you can concentrate on your work undisturbed. The room is equipped with a power socket and seating for two.
Booking and more information: kadrioru@tln.lib.ee, tel 601 3420 or visit the library.
For visitors with special needs
- You can enter the library in a wheelchair or stroller.
- We have an accessible toilet.
- The service counter has hearing aid’s hearing loop, which you can use with your hearing aid in hearing loop mode.
- You can borrow a magnifying glass from the service counter.
→ See the library’s accessibility in the LIPS information system
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Home service. If you are a resident of Tallinn and are temporarily or permanently disabled and unable to visit the library, you can use the library’s free home delivery service→
Public transport and parking
Public Transportation
- L. Koidula Stop: Trams 1, 3; Buses 1, 5, 8A, 34, 35, 38, 40, 44, 60, 63
- Coming from downtown, get off at the Uus-Sadama stop; buses 8, 20, 25, 66
- Coming from Lasnamäe or Pirita, get off at the Tallinna Ülikool stop; trams 1 and 3
- You can view public transportation schedules at transport.tallinn.ee
Parking
Parking on the streets near the library is charged according to the tariffs of the city centre parking zone.