Dear Readers,
We kindly wish to inform you that the reading room services of the National Széchényi Library will not be available from 20 to 24 August 2026.
Our reading room services will resume as usual at 10.00 am on Tuesday, 25 August,
when we look forward to welcoming you back to the National Széchényi Library.
Thank you for your kind understanding.
SUMMER OPENING HOURS
13 July–19 August 2026
Registration Desk
- Monday: closed
- Tuesday: 14:00–18:00
- Wednesday–Friday: 10:00–16:00
- Saturday: closed
General Collection Reading Rooms
- Monday: closed
- Tuesday: 14:00–19:00
- Wednesday–Friday: 10:00–17:00
- Saturday: closed
Submission of requests from library storage
- Tuesday: 14:00–18:00
- Wednesday–Friday: 10:00–15:00
Special Collections Reading Room
- Monday: closed
- Tuesday: 14:00–19:00
- Wednesday–Friday: 10:00–17:00
- Saturday: closed
Requests for special collection documents must be submitted by 16:30 on the last working day prior to your planned visit.
Historical Photography and Interview Collection
- Monday–Tuesday: closed
- Wednesday–Friday: 10:00–17:00
- Saturday: closed
Library of Book History, Library and Information Science
- Monday: closed
- Tuesday: 14:00–17:00
- Wednesday–Friday: 10:00–17:00
- Saturday: closed
- Closed: 28 July–7 August 2026
Exhibitions
- Monday: closed
- Tuesday: 14:00–19:00 (ticket office closes at 18:00)
- Wednesday–Friday: 10:00–17:00 (ticket office closes at 16:00)
- Saturday: closed
Bookshop
- Monday: closed
- Tuesday: 14:00–19:00
- Wednesday–Friday: 10:00–17:00 (lunch break: 13:00–13:30)
- Saturday: closed
Café
- Tuesday: 14:00–17:00
- Wednesday–Friday: 10:00–17:00
National Library of Foreign Literature
- Monday–Tuesday: 10:00–17:00
- Wednesday: 14:00–19:00
- Thursday: closed
- Friday: 10:00–17:00
- Saturday: closed
The self-service book lending machine is available 24/7.