We kindly inform our readers and visitors that our opening hours and services will change during the holiday period as outlined below.
Processing of copy requests submitted online will be suspended from 7th December 2025 to 12th January 2026. During this period, document preparation services will be available via the self-service scanners located in the reading rooms.
We inform our partners that the Legal Deposit and Publication Identifier Management Department will be closed between 20th December 2025 and 4th January 2026. During this time, we will not accept legal deposit copies, and the allocation of international publication identifiers (ISBN, ISMN, and ISSN) will also be suspended.
Between 22nd December 2025 and 5th January 2026,
the library will be closed.
We wish everyone a Christmas full of blessings and peace and a happy New Year!
The National Library of Foreign Literature will reopen on Monday, 5th January 2026,
and the National Széchényi Library on Tuesday, 6th January,
from 10:00, according to our usual opening hours.
Please note that the book and souvenir shop will be closed due to stocktake on 6th and 7th January 2026. Thank you for your understanding.
Registering for a Reader Pass:
- Tuesday–Thursday: 10.00–17.00
- Friday and Saturday: 9.00–18.00
Reading Rooms of the General Collection:
- Tuesday–Thursday: 10.00–18.00
- Friday and Saturday: 9.00–19.00
Repository requests can be submitted: from Tuesday to Thursday and on Saturday until 17.00, on Friday until 18.00.
Special Collections:
- Tuesday–Thursday: 10.00–18.00
- Friday and Saturday: 9.00–19.00
Requests for documents belonging to the Special Collections can be submitted until 16.30 the day before your planned visit during weekdays and for Saturday until 13.00 on Friday.
Historical Photo and Video Collection:
- Tuesday–Thursday: 10.00–18.00
- Friday: 9.00–19.00
Library of Book History, Library and Information Science:
- Wednesday–Friday: 10.00–17.00
- Monday–Tuesday, Saturday: closed
Exhibitions:
- Tuesday–Saturday: 10.00–18.00
Last entry:
Tuesday–Thursday: 17.00
Friday–Saturday: 18.00
Bookshop – Infopoint:
- Tuesday–Saturday: 10.00–17.00
Buffet:
- Tuesday–Saturday: 8.00–17.00
National Library of Foreign Literature: [1]
- Monday: 10.00–17.00
- Tuesday: 10.00–17.00
- Wednesday: 10.00–19.00
- Thursday: closed
- Friday: 10.00–19.00
- Saturday: closed
The book rental machine [2] next to the entrance is permanently available 24/7.