Garage Library

All library books are available only by request and must be consulted in the reading room.

To visit the library and have access to the books in the collection, please send a request using the registration form a day before your visit.

When registering please provide a list of required publications, including those that are not in the online catalogue. Librarians will check the availability of the books in the collection and send confirmation. You can request up to 15 items.

Once your request has been submitted, you will receive a message confirming your visit or offering an alternative time slot. Make sure you have received your confirmation before visiting the library.

To enter the library, please request a ticket at the Museum information desk. You will be asked for your full name. If your plans have changed, please inform us in a separate email.

To arrange a visit on a different day/in a different time slot, please make a new request.

Register

GARAGE cardholders and visitors to the project Open Storage. A Prologue can come to the library without advance registration. Books can be reserved in advance or requested from the librarian during the visit. GARAGE cardholders can pick up tickets granting access to the library at the Museum information desk. The library is open to visitors to the project Open Storage. A Prologue on the same day as their entry ticket is valid.

If you have any further questions please contact us at library@garagemca.org. In the message you can also ask about:

• the availability of a particular book, catalogue, article, journal issue;
• the availability of books or periodical articles by a particular author;
• the availability of books about specific people, groups, and associations.

Please note that librarians do not make bibliographic lists on any topic and do not make selections by chronological periods, art movements, cultural phenomena, countries or regions.

• Please leave outerwear, wet umbrellas, and large personal items in the cloakroom.
• Please do not leave your personal items unattended.
• Silence must be observed in the library.
• Please wear headphones when playing the electric piano so as not to interfere with the work of other library visitors.
• No food in allowed in the library. Drinks are allowed only in sealed containers: bottles, thermos mugs, and tumblers with tightly closing lids. Smoking, including of electronic cigarettes and vapes, is not allowed.
• Please do not move large furniture such as tables, chairs, and sofas in the library.
• Please treat books with care: do not bend pages or make notes. After you have finished working, please return the books to the librarian or leave them on the special trolley. Do not take books outside the reading room.
• Books are available upon request from all collections, including the rare and fragile book collection. Visiting the rare book collection is possible only as part of an organized tour. You can find the schedule on the Events page.
• Some books and magazines are age labeled «18+». Before fetching such publications, the librarian may ask you for ID. In the absence of a document or if the visitor is under 18 the librarian has the right to refuse access.
• Editions marked «Closed Access» cannot be brought to the reading room.

In the event of violation of the rules or disrespectful behavior toward other visitors or Museum staff, visitors may be banned from the library.