Army Library
Thu Vien Quan Doi
83 Ly Nam De
Hoan Kiem, Hanoi
M-S 8:30 t0 11:30am and 1:30 to 4:30pm
Copy of your passport, letter from your employer

British Council
20 Thue Khue
Dong Da, Hanoi
T: (04) 3843 6780
F: (04) 3843 6763
www.britishcouncil.org/vietnam    
Student (136,000d) and public (192,500 vnd) research library.
Take your passport with 2 copies. Good  for 6 months.

Cervantes Centre for Spanish Language and Culture
Hanoi University of Foreign Studies
Building D1
Nguyen Trai, K 9
Dong Da, Hanoi
T: (04) 3553 0730
Aula.hanoi@cervantes.es
www.cervantes.es

Dante Alighieri
54, Ngo 4, Dang Van Ngu
Dong Da, Hanoi
T: (04) 3945 4839
M: 093 610 7871
www.ladante.it
dantealigheirihanoi@yahoo.it
Italian. Some books and DVDs. Fees apply for non-students of the school.

Friends of Vietnam Heritage Library
c/o Hanoi Library
47 Ba Trieu
Hoan Kiem, Hanoi
2nd floor has books of Friends of Vietnam Heritage. 

Goethe
56-58 Nguyen Thai Hoc
Ba Dinh, Hanoi
T: (04) 3734 2251
F: (04) 3734 2254
info@hanoi.goethe.org
www.goethe.de/hanoi
German
50,000 vnd for 3 months
Bring your passport
10am to 12 noon and 2pm to 5pm

Hanoi Library
47 Ba Trieu
Hoan Kiem, Hanoi
Great collection of books about Hanoi and photos. 4th floor has some children’s books in English. 2nd floor has books of Friends of Vietnam Heritage. 

Japan Foundation Centre
27 Quang Trung
Hoan Kiem, Hanoi
T: (04) 3944 7419
F: (04) 3944 7418
http://www.jpf.org.vn 
Tue - Sat 9:30 to 11:30 and 12:30 to 6pm
Copy of ID card, passport or permanent residence card, 2 recent photos. 60,000vnd/year non refundable and deposit of 200,000vnd
Books in Japanese, Vietnamese and English 

L’Ecole Francaise Extreme Orient
5A Xom Ha Hoi
Hoan Kiem, Hanoi
T: (04) 3822 0623
F: (04) 3822 0625
Open M-F 8am to 12 and 2 to 5:30
The best library in Hanoi with books from the 19th century. In English, French, Vietnamese, Chinese
Bring a copy of your passport, fill out a form

L’Espace – Mediateque
24 Trang Tien
Hoan Kiem, Hanoi
T: (04) 3936 2164
F: (04) 3936 2165
mediateque@espace-ccfhanoi.org
www.mediateque.espace-ccfhanoi.org
Mai oui ! A French Library with 22,500 books, 1,000 DVDs and 70 periodicals
300,000 students to 600,000 vnd year; families 1.000.000 vnd 
10 to 12:30and 1:30 to 7pm Tuesday to Friday; 10 to 12:30 and 1:30 to 6pm Monday and Saturday

National Library of Vietnam (1919)
31 Trang Thi
Hoan Kiem, Hanoi
T: (04) 3825 4927
www.nlv.gov.vn
Once the grounds for the Mandarin Examinations.

Social Sciences Library
Thu Vien Xa Hoi
26 Ly Thuong Kiet
Hoan Kiem, Hanoi
T: (04) 3826 4243
M-Th 8am-4:30pm, F-Sa 8-11:30am
Letter of introduction needed. Thousands of photos of old Hanoi !

United Nations International School of Hanoi
Lac Long Quan
Tay Ho, Hanoi
T: (04) 3758 1551
F: (04) 3758 1542
info@unishanoi.org
www.unishanoi.org  
For use by students.

Vietnam Development Information Center
NGO Resource Centre
Friends of Vietnam Heritage Library
63 Ly Thai To
Hoan Kiem, Hanoi
T: (04) 3934 6845
F: (04) 3934 6847
info@vdic.org.vn
www.vdic.org.vn
8am to 12 and 1 to 5pm