The Library will be closed between the 23rd of December and 1st of January 2023. Our library's services will be available from the 2nd of January 2023.
We wish all our dear readers a very merry Christmas and a successful New Year!
The opening hours of the ELTE University Library and Archives will be changed from the 5th of December 2022. Our library is open on weekdays between 9.00 and 15.00 to offer our readers a full range of services, on Saturdays our Reading Hall is available between 9.00 and 15.00 for study and reading. Borrowed books may be returned using our Bibliobox in the lobby until 18.00 on opening days.
Thank you in advance for your understanding and supportive cooperation.
The ELTE University Library and Archives will be closed on the 25th of November 2022 due to a university event. From Saturday (from the 26th of November 2022) we are waiting for our visitors according to the usual opening hours.
In the frame of the Autumn Festival of Museums, between the 3rd of October and the 13th of November 2022, we invite all science and book lovers to visit our exhibition entitled Janus Pannonius from Humanism to the Baroque – A Selection from the Collection of the University Library and Archives.
Our guests can take part in interactive guided tours of the Eötvös exhibition, guitar concerts by Ádám Kovács, guided tours of the restoration workshop and library history. Our book presentations will give you an insight into the special treasures of our library. All visitors are welcome!
3 October 2022 – 13 November 2022
Secrets of pages – Book presentation from our museum collection
Fridays 16.30–17.00 (except the 14th and the 28th of October 2022)
Restorer's workshop presentation
Fridays 10.00–11.00 and 17.00–18.00 (except the 28th of October 2022)
Library tour
Mondays and Thursdays 17.00–18.00
Guided tour at the Eötvös exhibition
Mondays 18.00–18.45, Thursdays 16.00–16.45
Janus Pannonius from Humanism to the Baroque – A selection from the collection of the University Library and Archives
Monday–Friday, 10.00–15.00
Concerts:
István Ádám – Guitar Concert I. – 7 October 2022, 18.00
István Ádám – Guitar Concert II. – 11 November 2022, 18.00
Programme available online:
Virtual Autumn Walks in the ELTE University Library and Archives (continuously available online programme).
Photo, audio and video recordings will be made of the events. The recordings will be published on the websites, publications, forums and social media of the participating institutions.
In order to increase the efficiency of library services, according to Article 137/A of the Student Requirements Regulation, effective from the 1 st of October 2022, the condition for taking endof-semester examinations and registering for the next semester is the payment of the library overdue fee in the libraries of the University Library Service. Final examinations may only be taken after the return of borrowed books by the deadline and the payment of library debts.
We hope that the modification of the Student Requirements System will contribute to a more efficient service of our libraries and of the required and recommended literature.
You can check your borrowings and outstanding debt by using the access link here.
Borrowed library documents can also be returned to the libraries by personal delivery or by post. For information on the opening hours and addresses of ELTE libraries, please visit the websites at eltekonyvtarak.elte.hu/en. For more information on settling overdue fees by bank transfer, please, click here.
Several convenience services are available for monitoring loan periods and overdue fees:
All of our member libraries offer multiple options (in person, email, phone, web, app) to indicate a renewal request and pay an overdue fee, helping to avoid overdue loans and increased late fees.
Thank you in advance for your understanding and cooperation.
For technical reasons, the smaller reading rooms of the library will be closed until 16.00 on the 26th of September 2022.
On-site use will be offered in the Reading Hall and the services of the lending desk (borrowing, book return, registration, purchase of printer and photocopier cards) will be available at the information desk on the ground floor.
After 16.00, our readers will be able to enjoy the full range of services as usual.
Due to the Cultural Heritage Days, the library services of the ELTE University Library and Archives will be inaccessible on Saturday, on the 17th of September 2022.
More details about our event are available on our website. All visitors are welcome!
Due to maintenance work on the integrated library system, the ELTE University Library and Archives and the Eötvös Exhibition will be closed on Saturday, on the 10th of September 2022. From Monday, from the 12th of September 2022, we will be open again with the usual opening hours and services.
At the start of the autumn semester, we are opening our doors with a new community space. The round room in the Journal Reading Room welcomes you with armchairs and sofas, bean bags, laptop tables and cushions.
The community space is suitable for studying, relaxing, resting, learning together and playing board games. We are constantly expanding our amenities and wish our visitors a pleasant and useful stay!
On Saturday, the 17th of September 2022, as part of the Cultural Heritage Days, we will open our library doors to the public again.
We would like to draw attention to the protection of our cultural heritage, with a wide range of activities for all ages, including library tours, calligraphic and bookbinding craft programs, presentation of our restorer workshop and old books, interactive Eötvös exhibition, university history display, violin and Coquette duo concerts.
As part of this year's programme, the Gospel Book of Janus Pannonius and our chamber exhibition will also be presented. For a detailed programme, please, visit our homepage or the official website of the Cultural Heritage Days. All visitors are welcome!
The event is supported by the Belváros-Lipótváros Municipality of the 5th district of Budapest and the University Library Foundation.
Photo, audio and video recordings will be made of the events. The recordings will be published on the websites, publications, forums and social media of the participating institutions.