List of libraries in Hungary

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This is a list of libraries in Hungary.

Libraries by region

Budapest

• Bibliotheca Corviniana (active 15th-16th c.)
• Budapest University Library
• Comic Book Library, Budapest (Hungarian: Képregénykönyvtár)
• Corvinus University of Budapest University Library
• Franz Liszt Academy of Music Library
• Hungarian Academy of Sciences Library and Information Centre
• Hungarian Central Statistical Office Library
• Library of the Hungarian Parliament
• Metropolitan Ervin Szabó Library
• National Széchényi Library
• Public Library (Budapest) (Hungarian: Közkincs Könyvtár)

Central Hungary

• Cegléd City Library (Hungarian: Ceglédi Városi Könyvtár)
• Zoltán Csuka Municipal Library, Érd (Hungarian: Csuka Zoltán Városi Könyvtár)

Central Transdanubia

• Cathedral Library of Esztergom
• University of Pannonia, University Library and Knowledge Center, Veszprém
• Gyula Krúdy Municipal Library , Várpalota
• Vörösmarty Mihály Library , Székesfehérvár

Northern Great Plain

• Debrecen City Library
• Ferenc Verseghy Library and Public Cultural Institution, Szolnok
• University of Debrecen University and National Library

Northern Hungary

• Miskolc City Library

Southern Great Plain

• Justh Zsigmond Municipal Library , Orosháza
• Katona József Library , Kecskemét
• Somogyi Károly City and County Library, Szeged
• University of Szeged, Klebelsberg Library and Archives

Southern Transdanubia

• Csorba Győző Public Library , Pécs
• László Bertók Municipal Library , Nagyatád
• Klimo Library, Pécs
• PTE University Library , Pécs

Western Transdanubia

See also: Libraries in Szombathely (in Hungarian)

• Dr. Pál Kovács County Library and Community Space, Győr (Hungarian: Dr. Kovács Pál Megyei Könyvtár és Közösségi Tér)
• Huszár Gál Municipal Library, Mosonmagyaróvár

See also

• Hungarian literature
• List of archives in Hungary
• Mass media in Hungary
• Open access in Hungary

in Hungarian

• Hungarian book publishing in the 20th century (in Hungarian)
• Hungarian Librarians Association, est.1935 (in Hungarian)

References

This article incorporates information from the Hungarian Wikipedia.

Further reading

in English

• Edward Edwards (1859), "Libraries of Hungary", Memoirs of Libraries: Including a Handbook of Library Economy, vol. 2, London: Trübner & Co., p. 529+ – via HathiTrust
• Allen Kent; et al., eds. (1974). "Libraries in Hungary". Encyclopedia of Library and Information Science. Vol. 11. Marcel Dekker. p. 84+. ISBN 978-0-8247-2023-0.
• Y.M. Sharma (July–October 1988). "Development of Libraries in Hungary". Herald of Library Science. 27. India.
• Edward Kasinec; Robert H. Davis Jr. (2001). "Central and Eastern European Libraries". In David H. Stam (ed.). International Dictionary of Library Histories. Vol. 1. Fitzroy Dearborn. p. 39+. ISBN 1579582443. (includes section about Hungary)
• Elod Nemerkenyi (March 2004). "Cathedral Libraries in Medieval Hungary". Library History. 20. UK. doi:10.1179/lib.2004.20.1.7.
• "Hungary". World Guide to Libraries 2017. Vol. 1 (32nd ed.). Germany: De Gruyter Saur. 2017. ISBN 9783110517514 – via Internet Archive.
• John D. McDonald; Michael Levine-Clark, eds. (2017), "Hungary: Libraries, Archives, and Museums", Encyclopedia of Library and Information Sciences, vol. 3 (4th ed.), US: CRC Press, p. 1917+

in Hungarian

• Bela Toth (1981), "Debrecen konyvtari kulturaja a 18. szazadban" [Library Facilities in 18th century Debrecen], Magyar Konyvszemle (in Hungarian), vol. 1–2
• László Szögi, ed. (2003). Egyetemi könyvtárak Magyarországon [University Libraries in Hungary] (in Hungarian). Budapest: Egyetemi Könyvtárigazgatók Kollégiuma/College of University Library Directors. ISBN 963 212 517 7.

External links

• "Bibliography Search: Hungary", Bibliography of Library History, 1990-Present, US: American Library Association Library History Round Table – via Penn State University Libraries
• Csongrád Megyei Könyvtárosok Egyesülete [Csongrád County Librarians Association] (in Hungarian), Hungary, est.1991
• Egyházi Könyvtárak Egyesülése [Association of Church Libraries] (in Hungarian), Hungary
• Kisalföldi Könyvtárosok és Könyvtárak Egyesülete [Kisalföld Librarians and Libraries Association] (in Hungarian), Hungary, est.1990
• "Library Map of the World: Hungary", ifla.org, Netherlands: International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions
• Magyar Orvosi Könyvtárak Szövetsége [Hungarian Medical Libraries Association] (in Hungarian), Hungary