Hírek

“When it comes to humor, I’m not joking” – said Frigyes Karinthy (1887-1938), who started his writing career as a journalist and remained a writer of short, humorous writings until his death. As a matter of fact, the birth of the so-called “light” genre and its operating mechanism are much more complex than one could ever imagine.

Due to technical problems, our service called Hungarian Digital Image Library has been facing a temporary shutdown. We will re-launch our service as soon as our IT staff solves the problem. We regret any inconvenience caused and thank you for your patience and understanding!

Just like last year, this May too, National Széchényi Library will participate in the so-called Summering of Museums, an event held in the garden of the Hungarian National Museum between May 16 and 17.

Dear Readers and Visitors! We would like to inform you that, due to the long weekend, National Széchényi Library will be closed on Saturday May 2, 2015.

We apologize for any inconvenience caused! We are looking forward to seeing you again on Tuesday May 5, from 9 a.m.

National Széchényi Library cordially invites you to its jubilee memorial session to be held on the occasion of the 30th anniversary of NSZL moving in Buda Castle.

In the framework of our ILS presentation series, ExLibris presented its Alma (previously: Aleph) and Primo systems. Presentations of the professional day can be viewed in Videotorium.

Presentations

On the occasion of the 400th anniversary of the publication of Don Quixote, Part 2, Ernesto Sabato Library organized an exhibition entitled The Way of Don Quixote in Hungary, in cooperation with Nationa