According to NPR September 13, the Vatican's Apostolic Library is about to reopen to scholars on September 20, following a three-year, 9-million-euro renovation. The library, started by Pope Nicholas V in the 1450s, has about 150,000 volumes of manuscripts. Some 4,000 to 5,000 scholars are given permission to conduct research in the library every year; access is generally restricted to academics conducting post-graduate level research. None of the items in the library can be checked out, and rules for working inside are strict: No pens, food or even mineral water are allowed in the manuscript reading room。
据美国全国公共广播电台9月13日报道，梵蒂冈使徒图书馆历经三年整修工作，耗资900万欧元，终于将在9月20日重新向学者开放。该图书馆油教宗尼古拉斯五世于15世纪50年代成立，藏书中手抄本达15万册。每年只许约4000到5000位学者入馆研究，研究内容水平不得低于研究生论文水平。馆内一切物件不外借，进入内部阅读时严禁携带食物和笔，而要阅读手抄本，矿泉水也不得携入。
