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In line with Government Decree No. 279/2020. (VI. 13.), National Széchényi Library and its Library of Book History, Library and Information will open their doors to readers, in compliance with epidemiological rules due to the coronavirus situation as of Tuesday June 16, 2020.

The Hungarian national library will gradually restart its services that have been suspended due to the epidemic situation.

On the occasion of the 100th anniversary of the signing of the Treaty of Trianon, National Széchényi Library will commemorate the event with one hundred digitized publications throughout the year.

The order interface of Mikes Kelemen Program, now in its seventh year, has been renewed.

Organized by the State Secretariat for National Policy, National Széchényi Library and the National Archives of Hungary, the program was launched on January 1, 2014, in line with the ideas worded in the Final Declaration of the 3rd Meeting of the Diaspora Council.

Under the title The War is Over, National Széchényi Library just published a documentary made by its Collection of Historical Interviews 15 years ago. Guided by expert historian Mária Ormos, the film presents what happened in Hungary in the spring of 1945, by pictures of period newsreels, excerpts from life interviews and via personal stories of witnesses.

The offer of NSZL's successful book publishing program has been expanded with new high-quality and informative books. All three of our recent publications are based on the unique treasures of the Hungarian national library and/ or its rich history. The publications were based on the history of the Music Collection, on the representative collection of a unique private library and on the cultural historical significance of our corvinas.