

We would like to inform our readers and visitors that on 19th and 20th December 2025, exceptionally, only card payments will be accepted in the library: in the book and souvenir shop, as well as at the registration desk.
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.

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.
On 18th November 2025, the 107th anniversary of Latvia’s independence, a temporary exhibition opened on the seventh floor of the National Széchényi Library to mark the 500th anniversary of the publication of the first book in Latvian. The exhibition was realised through the cooperation of the Latvian Embassy in Budapest and the National Széchényi Library, at the initiative of Ambassador Jurijs Pogrebņaks.