Adam mickiewicz university library

Being one of the main libraries in the country and an unquestionable leader in Wielkopolska Region, the University Library in Poznań can pride itself on an extraordinary collection of books.

Established in 1902 under the name of Kaiser Wilhelm Bibliothek (KWB) was taken over together with the existing seat and the book collection in 1919 by the emerging Institution of Higher Education  - the then Wszechnica Piastowska, later known as the University of Poznań.

The University Library was inaugurated on 1 October 1919. Working in close collaboration with  the University units over the course of 100 years, in the fifties of the twentieth century the University Library has become part of the Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań.

At its core, the mission of University Library in Poznań, an interdepartmental unit of Adam Mickiewicz University, has always been to advance the University learning and research in pursuit of scientific progress