The Rotterdamsch Leeskabinet (RLK)

Inside view of the Erasmus University Library

The Rotterdamsch Leeskabinet is private association library located within the University Library. The Leeskabinet has an extensive and continually expanding collection (ca. 250.000 volumes) in the fields of literature, poetry, art, history, culture, fiction, and a vast collection of weekly and monthly periodicals. Current novels, detective fiction, major biographies, and popular works in various subject fields are in the open shelves in the University Library, which makes browsing easy. Furthermore, the Leeskabinet organises literary lectures and cultural activities. Students and staff of Erasmus University Rotterdam are entitled to borrow books free of charge. For alumni the special introductory membership price for the first year is € 15,00.

Become a member: directly at the Leeskabinet circulation desk (University Library) or via e-mail to leeskabinet@eur.nl.

Alumni news

  • Is Aya Nakamura "French enough" to perform at the Olympics?

    Pauwke Berkers responded on RTL Nieuws to the controversy surrounding singer Aya Nakamura's potential performance at the Olympic Games.
  • "Take the night seriously"

    Thys Boer discovered his passion for Rotterdam nightlife at a young age and turned it into his work. In this interview, he explains what drives him in his work.
    Portrait of Thys Boer
  • In Memoriam Jan Bunt

    It is with sadness that we share the passing of Professor Emeritus Jan Bunt, the former head of the marketing department at Erasmus School of Economics.
    ESE - Jan Bunt

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