What is it?

It is a necessary process that consists of the removal of documents from the Institution’s collections in order to guarantee their maintenance and sustainable development.

The BNE offers the transfer of lots of books, expurgated and/or dismissed, selected by subjects, to public cultural institutions.

Subjects

The applicant institution may choose the lots among these subjects:

Who can apply for them?

Any public institution, community, local entity or public foundation, for the performance of purposes of public utility or social interest, provided that the activity of the assignee is related to the purposes of the BNE.

How can they be requested?

1. The interested libraries or public institutions must fill out the application form in which they can mark those subjects that are of interest to them in order to be able to apply for a lot appropriate to the needs and purposes of the requesting institution.
2. Complete and submit an affidavit, where you agree to meet a number of requirements.
3. Both papers must be submitted stamped and signed, to the BNE via expurgo@bne.es email. These requests will be met in a strict order of arrival.
4. Once the transfer has been granted and the availability of the awarded lots has been notified, the requesting institution will be responsible for the collection within a maximum period of one month from Monday to Friday from 9:00 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., by appointment.