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2016/05/17
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 on May 21 and 22, 2016. During the Summering of Museums, we will present and sell our materials, souvenirs and publications. Our tent will host museum educational sessions for children.
The exhibition presents covers of journal Magyar Grafika (Hungarian Graphics) from 1957 until present, including works of renowned graphic designers and typographers such as Lajos Lengyel, Tibor Szántó, György Haiman, János Kass, István Murányi, Zoltán Nagy, Péter Virágvölgyi, Zoltán Kemény or Péter Maczó.
2016/05/09
Péter Szilágyi, Deputy State Secretary for National Policy at the Prime Minister’s Office held a press conference on Mikes Kelemen Program. The event was also attended by the directors of the partner institutions.
2016/05/09
We cordially invite you to the presentation of an e-volume entitled Net! Mindenekfelett?  Kompetenciák a digitális univerzumban (Net! Above All! Skills in the Digital Universe) by Anna Magdolna Sipos, Katalin Varga and Dóra Egervári and a subsequent workshop discussion taking place at 3 p.m. on Monday May 23, 2016.
2016/05/06
Options of users searching in periodicals have been expanded. On MATARKA site, you can search in the full text of periodical issues which can be found in both MATARKA and EPA. An article-level search field has also been built in the home page of EPA.
2016/04/29
On April 29, 2016, Mrs. Endre Ferenczy, née Lídia Wendelin, retired staff member of our Library was granted the so-called Bibliothecaria Emerita Award for a lifetime of sacrificing work. Congratulations! During her career, our colleague made research in bibliography and the history of libraries and library science. Results were published mainly as independent items, or in the yearbooks of NSZL and in the journal Magyar Könyvszemle (Hungarian Book Review).  
2016/04/14
For two months, between April 15 and June 15, 2016, the Dictionaries of Akadémiai Kiadó package will contain the Russian-Hungarian and Hungarian-Russian electronic dictionaries, too. At the same time, the so-called MeRSZ, Hungarian Electronic Reference Works Service will also be expanded.
2016/04/29
From now on, you can legally download 15,000 documents and e-books from the Hungarian Electronic Library (MEK). The 15,000th item is a book entitled Fejtorna (Mental Gymnastics) by József Grätzer, one-time secretary of Frigyes Karinthy and author of the so-called SICC! (SHOO!) books.
2016/04/25
His Excellency Dr. Vilayat Guliyev, Ambassador of Azerbaijan to Hungary paid a visit to National Széchényi Library on April 25, 2016. The aim of his visit was to present a large national atlas of Azerbaijan published in 2014 to our collection.
2016/04/26
Hereby we would like to inform you that National Széchényi Library will be closed on May 10, 11 and 12, 2016. The Library cannot be approached on these days because Lion Courtyard has been let to an international event by estate manager Várgondnokság Közhasznú Nonprofit Kft.
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