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  [ Wikidata ] ^[1]
• Comic Book Library  [ Wikidata ], Budapest (Hungarian: Képregénykönyvtár)
• Corvinus University of Budapest University Library ^[1]
• Franz Liszt Academy of Music Library ^[2]
• Hungarian Academy of Sciences Library and Information Centre  [ Wikidata ] ^[1]
• Hungarian Central Statistical Office Library  [ Wikidata ] ^[1]
• Library of the Hungarian Parliament  [ Wikidata ] ^[3]
• Metropolitan Ervin Szabó Library ^[3]
• National Széchényi Library ^[3]
• 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) ^[4]

Central Transdanubia

• Cathedral Library of Esztergom  [ Wikidata ]
• University of Pannonia, University Library and Knowledge Center, Veszprém ^[2]
• Gyula Krúdy Municipal Library  [ Wikidata ], Várpalota
• Vörösmarty Mihály Library  [ Wikidata ], Székesfehérvár

Northern Great Plain

• Debrecen City Library ^[4]
• Ferenc Verseghy Library and Public Cultural Institution  [ Wikidata ], Szolnok ^[5]
• University of Debrecen University and National Library  [ Wikidata ] ^[1]

Northern Hungary

• Miskolc City Library  [ Wikidata ]

Southern Great Plain

• Justh Zsigmond Municipal Library  [ Wikidata ], Orosháza
• Katona József Library  [ Wikidata ], Kecskemét ^[5]
• Somogyi Károly City and County Library  [ Wikidata ], Szeged
• University of Szeged, Klebelsberg Library and Archives  [ Wikidata ] ^[1]

Southern Transdanubia

• Csorba Győző Public Library  [ Wikidata ], Pécs ^[5]
• László Bertók Municipal Library  [ Wikidata ], Nagyatád
• Klimo Library, Pécs
• PTE University Library  [ Wikidata ], Pécs ^[1]

Western Transdanubia

See also: Libraries in Szombathely (in Hungarian)

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

See also

• 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

1. "List of LIBER Libraries", libereurope.eu, Netherlands: Association of European Research Libraries/LIBER Europe, retrieved 2026-02-05
2. "Könyvtárak" [Libraries], ekk.org.hu (in Hungarian), Hungary: Egyetemi Könyvtárigazgatók Kollégiuma / College of University Library Directors, retrieved 2026-02-05
3. "IFLA Members" (PDF), ifla.org, Netherlands: International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions, 2026-01-06
4. "Magyarországi Könyvtárak Adatbázisa" [Hungarian Libraries Database], ki.oszk.hu (in Hungarian), Budapest: Könyvtári Intézet, retrieved 2026-02-05
5. "Institutions: Hungary", europeana.eu, Netherlands: Europeana Foundation, retrieved 2026-02-05

This article incorporates information from the Hungarian Wikipedia.

Further reading

in English

• 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.
• Elod Nemerkenyi (March 2004). "Cathedral Libraries in Medieval Hungary". Library History. 20. UK. doi:10.1179/lib.2004.20.1.7.

in Hungarian

• Bela Toth (1981), "Debrecen konyvtari kulturaja a 18. szazadban" [Library Facilities in 18th century Debrecen], Magyar Konyvszemle  [ hu ] (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

• 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