The Cinemateket Library sits comfortably in the top end of the list of Danish university libraries, although the pointy end of that list is crowded.* That mean is high is what I’m saying and I recommend all of them. With time, I trust, explicitly. Hence the ambitious numbering.
First off, it sports a great location and view overlooking The King’s Garden and is populated with quality furniture. It is a library suited for reading.
The library features an impressive collection of international media magazines and journals on display. If you need inspiration beyond the intensely vapid public relations filtrate properly idiotically-named “muuhvies”, this is your lightsaber. Qualified film recommendations from the full range of production in a blacksmith’s handful of languages.
The book collection is world-class and possibly the world’s best collection of media-related books. The shelf browsing experience is off the chart. I dare you not to step into the Narnia book closet in ten seconds flat if you are or could be interested in any area of film or TV. (or youtube’ing!)
The librarians are always helpful and knowledgeable, present during regular hours 10AM to 5PM. If you hold a Danish health care card you can sign up, just by asking, for off-hours access until 9PM. I highly advise doing that if you can. Nothing like that closed library feeling to facilitate one’s humble part in The Great Conversation.
The patrons of this library, I suspect mostly film students, has very high library Bildung. They respect the silence of the library. Hats off to you, my fellow users of this magnficient little library.
And welcome to you, new user of this little gem of a Danish culture pearl, hidden away on the first floor just 10-ish steps out of sight, smack in the middle of the great Copenhagen cake-throwing contest.
*) Yes, prioritized lists of preferences turn triangular in proportion to length. (one-dimensionality gets old real’ fast)
