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It has been six years since photographer Vincent Tremeau started asking children the question "What do you want to be when you grow up?” whenever he was on assignment overseas. Mostly aged between 6 and 18 years old, the children featured at the exhibition have dressed up to show us who they want to be when they grow up, using costumes and props from their immediate surroundings. By tapping into each child’s vision for the future, we get a unique glimpse of their current circumstances and challenges - and all this you can see on the photo exhibition "One day I will".

Starting from next Monday, all students preparing for their exams and for their final theses can work at the library until midnight. The Nigh Library, organized together with the UT Student Union, will be open from Monday to Friday 9-24 and on Saturday and Sunday 12-24.

Dear readers! Due to the national holiday, the UT Library is closed on Sunday, 23 May.

UT Library invites everyone to participate in the contest to find great photos of the library. The event is a part of the big photo contest, announced by the University of Tartu in March. The photos of the library may be taken inside or outside, there may be books or people – just any emotion or moment in the library is very welcome.

Starting from Monday, 10 May the UT Library is open on regular hours. Up to 250 readers are allowed to study in the library at the same time. The library is open on workdays 9-21 and Saturday and Sunday 12-18. RARA reading room on the second floor is open from Monday till Friday 10-19, on Saturday 12-18, the Music Department on workdays 9-19 and on Saturday 12-18. Group work rooms can also be booked online (free for UT students and lecturers), but one should take into account that, no matter how large the room is, only two persons can use it at the same time.

Due to the situation regarding the spread of coronavirus, up to 100 persons are presently allowed to study at the same time in the reading rooms of UT Library. The real time number of visitors present in the building can be seen on the library’s website. Group work rooms can also be booked online, but you should take into account that, no matter how large the room is, only two persons can use it at the same time.

An online platform named Collected Courses of the Hague Academy of International Law is open for trial, which lasts until 2th June. Courses at the Hague Academy are published in the Collected Courses, the Academy’s flagship collection. These contributions by prestigious authors deal with the theoretical and practical aspects of the subject, including legislation and case law.

Starting from Monday, 12 April, a limited number of people will be allowed to study in the Univerity of Tarty (UT) Library reading rooms. This opportunity is primarily meant for students who are writing their theses and need materials that can be used only in the library. People who have rented a private work room can also come to the library from Monday.

Dear readers! UT LIbrary is closed on 2 April. All books requested on Thursday, 1 April will be available for picking up on Monday. Happy Easter!

Find a book in the e-catalogue ESTER (www.ester.ee) and check whether the book can be borrowed and its status is AVAILABLE. Request the book from the e-catalogue by using the button REQUEST. Mark the ‘Smart Locker in the lobby’ as the pick-up location. Due to the limited size of the lockers, you can request up to five (5) books at a time. The due date in the emergency situation will be set starting from 12 April.

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Due to the increasing risk of coronavirus and nationwide restrictions, the library can have up to one hundred visitors at a time from Monday, 1 March. The number of visitors in the building can be seen in real time on the library’s website. “We are doing everything we can right now to avoid closing the library completely,” said Krista Aru, Director of the UT Library. “Of course, it is essential that only people who are healthy and wear a mask come to the library. I therefore once again urge all our readers to follow that rule.”

The exhibition "Mordor 89", showing photos taken in the non-renovated part of the Narva mnt 89 student dormitory, is open in the UT Library.

Friedrich Puksoo Prize 2020 was awarded to the catalogue With Work and Devotion. 500 years from the birth of the most famous publisher of the Netherlands Christophe Plantin, compiled by Ülle Mölder, Janika Päll and Kaspar Kolk and designed by Lilian Mengel. The catalogue is accompanied by the online exhibition under the same title.

Dear readers! On 23 February, the day preceding the anniversary of the Republic of Estonia, the library is open 9-12. On Wednesday, 24 February, the library is closed.

The photos in the exhibition "REDISCOVERED", made by Gunnar Toomemets during the last ten years, depict detailly the Estonian nature in different times of the year. “In my photos I have focused on the nature which came closer to us last year which was quite special," said Toomemets. “I wanted to show that the moments of nature and beauty are just nearby." Among other photos there are also some that have captured the moments in Tartu and in its surroundings.

The exhibition “Winners of the Friedebert Tuglas Short Story Award” on the 3rd floor of the UT Library presents the first printed editions of the short stories which have been awarded the prize named after one of the best short stories writers in Estonia.

From 4 January until 17 January UT Library organizes a traditional Night Library. During these two weeks the library is open until midnight.

The collection of articles “Karl Morgenstern 250. Qui vult, potest" about the life and work of Johann Karl Simon Morgenstern has been published.

UT Library celebrates the 250th anniversary of the world famous composer Ludvig van Beethoven with a mini-exhibition of the letter, written by Beethoven himself to a German musician Bernhard Heinrich Romberg. Bernhard Heinrich Romberg (1767–1841) was a composer and cellist, but also a good friend of Beethoven. In the letter Beethoven complains about his poor health, particularly aching ears, due to which he could not meet his friend who was on a tour in Vienna.