Ar Jūsų anglų kalba nenaudojama „parudijo“? Norėtumėte patobulinti šnekamąją kalbą? Kviečiame į anglų kalbos diskusijų klubą, kuris vyks du kartus per mėnesį, nuo 18 iki 19 val. Lietuvos nacionalinės Martyno Mažvydo bibliotekos Amerikos skaitykloje (II a., 205 kab.).

Dear visitors,

Due to the rally taking place on Independence Square on November 21, it may be difficult to enter or exit the Martynas Mažvydas National Library of Lithuania through the main entrance. We invite visitors to use the side entrance to the library through the Children's and Youth Literature Center.

Do you know how Thanksgiving is celebrated in the United States?

Thanksgiving is one of America’s most important holidays, yet in Lithuania we still know relatively little about it.

On November 24 at 16:00 we invite you to the opening of the poster exhibition “From the First Book to the Castle of Light”, dedicated to the 500th anniversary of Latvian book publishing, at the Martynas Mažvydas National Library of Lithuania. The presentation will be attended by Solveiga Silkalna, Latvian Ambassador to Lithuania, and Aiva Rozenberga, creator of the exhibition.

Dear visitors, 

please be reminded that the National Library is closed during public holidays and the Library’s opening hours are one hour shorter on a day before a public holiday.

Darius Bastys was born in 1967 in the village of Kaimelis, Šakiai district. From 1985 to 1993, he studied sculpture at the Vilnius Art Institute (now the Vilnius Academy of Arts). He is one of the pioneers of Lithuanian interdisciplinary art in the 1970s. He is also one of those who pushed the concept of sculpture towards the “object”. Many visitors to contemporary art exhibitions remember the objects created by D. Bastys in the 1990s – giant “duplicates” of children’s toys or household objects made of straw and canvas, as well as other “unprecious” materials.

We would like to inform you that on October 26, 2025, the ibiblioteka.lt portal will undergo maintenance and will not be accessible.

The YIVO Institute for Jewish Research (YIVO), together with the Martynas Mažvydas National Library of Lithuania (MMNL), are proud to announce the first recipient of the inaugural Award for Advancing Lithuanian–Jewish Relations and Understanding. The award will be presented at a special ceremony on Friday, October 17, 2025, at 4:00 p.m. EEST at the Martynas Mažvydas National Library of Lithuania, Gedimino pr. 51, Vilnius.

The Science and Encyclopedia Publishing Center of the Martynas Mažvydas National Library of Lithuania, in collaboration with the Judaica Research Center, is pleased to announce the publication of Cecile Esther Kuznitz acclaimed monograph’s “YIVO and the Making of Modern Jewish Culture: Scholarship for the Yiddish Nation” translation into Lithuanian - „YIVO ir moderniosios žydų kultūros kūrimas: mokslas jidiš tautai“.

The Students’ Academic Society at VU IIRPS and the Martynas Mažvydas National Library invites to participate in the discussion of young researchers “Exploring the world of the past. The recent past through the eyes of young scientists.”

The Lithuanian Music Business Association invites music creators, performers and managers to a hands-on seminar with international communications expert Rosanna Connolly, where we will explore a strategic planning toward global success.

On October 20, at 6:30 p.m., the fifth lecture of the academic forum dedicated to the centenary of the YIVO Institute for Jewish Research, “Zalmen Reyzen’s and Max Weinreich’s Image of Interwar Vilna” will take place in the Statehood Centre (2nd floor) of the National Library. The lecture will be given by Professor Samuel Kassow, a researcher from the United States. The lecture will be held in the Statehood Hall (2nd floor) of the National Library.

On October 17 at 5 p.m., the Martynas Mažvydas National Library of Lithuania will host a roundtable discussion “Jewish heritage in Lithuania: what connects us, what divides?”.

What lies behind the stories of freedom in Central and Eastern Europe?
The international conference “The Power of the Powerless ”, taking place on October 16–17, 2025 at the National Library in Vilnius, invites you to explore the answers.

What makes a book sharp and witty? How did early modern print culture shape the way we read, think, and communicate? These are the questions to be explored at the international conference Acutus et Argutus: Early Modern Print Culture in Motion, organized by the Martynas Mažvydas National Library of Lithuania and the National Museum of Lithuania, taking place on 8–10 October 2025.

Are your English skills „rusty“? Would you like to improve it? Come to the English Discussion Club, which takes place twice a month in the American Space

On 16 September at 6 pm, the Martynas Mažvydas National Library of Lithuania will host a discussion „Young Voices. YIVO autobiography competitions and their multilingual participants“ with researchers from Poland, Dr. Kamil Kijek and Prof. Małgorzata Litwinowicz. The discussion will be moderated by Dr. Lara Lempertienė, director of the Judaica Research Center.

Dear visitors! Please be informed that from the 1st of September National Library’s opening hours will be as usual.

In 2025, we will celebrate the centennial of the Institute for Jewish Research (YIVO). To mark this significant anniversary, the Martynas Mažvydas National Library of Lithuania is organizing an exhibition entitled “YIVO Centennial: Origins, Journey, Legacy”. The exhibition will be open from September 4 until the end of the year in the Exhibition Hall (3rd floor) of the National Library.

Dear visitors, please be reminded that the National Library is closed during public holidays so it will not be open to the public on the 15th of August. 

The Library’s opening hours are one hour shorter on a day before a public holiday thus our Library will be open until 8:00 pm on the 14th of August.