Library of Cesta domů

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Library of Cesta domů is a public library with a specialized collection. It serves all those interested in end-of-life literature, end-of-life care or palliative medicine, professionals and students, and interested lay people. It allows absentee borrowing by readers and offers an interlibrary loan service to other libraries in the country. The library's collection can be browsed through the online catalogue, where renewals and bookings can also be made.

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opening hours

january—december

mon 12:00—17:00  

tue 9:00—14:00  

wed 13:00—18:00  

thu—sun closed  

more about opening hours

opening hours

january—december

mon 12:00—17:00  

tue 9:00—14:00  

wed 13:00—18:00  

thu—sun closed  

Library of Cesta domů, founded in 2004, is the first library in the Czech Republic whose collection is focused on palliative and hospice care in its entirety, i.e. it collects documents from the fields of medicine, nursing, psychology, social work, spirituality, etc.

The library is open to anyone interested in literature on the end of life, care of the dying or palliative medicine. It serves professionals and students of caring professions as well as interested lay persons. The library cooperates with the National Library of Medicine, professional libraries and other public libraries. Through the interlibrary loan service, it provides access to its collection to users from all over the country.

 

The building is accessible from the intersection of Michelská and U Plynárny Streets, a 3-minute walk across the Sue Ryder Bridge to Heleny Kočvarová Street. The nearest bus and tram stops are “Michelská”.

 

The collection currently consists of approximately 4,500 books, audio media and electronic documents. Approximately one quarter of them are purchased abroad; most of them are titles unavailable in domestic libraries. In the library’s collection you will find not only specialist books in the medical, nursing and psychosocial fields, but also fiction and audiobooks.

The entire catalogue is available online. Books can be reserved and renewed via the Internet. Most books are borrowed by absentee (home), some books and electronic media are borrowed by attendance only (to the study room).

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