Exactly four centuries have passed since the first publication of Sarbiewski’s poetry collection “Three Books of Lyrics” in Cologne, Germany, in 1625, which made him famous in Europe. Researchers of ancient literature claim that the topics the poet wrote about are still relevant today. After the Seimas of the Republic of Lithuania declared 2025 the Year of Maciej Kazimierz Sarbiewski and Baroque Literature, the Martynas Mažvydas National Library of Lithuania prepared a series of events for visitors: five single-exhibit exhibitions and two events.

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 11th of March. 

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 10th of March.

On March 11, 1990, when the Supreme Council of Lithuania adopted the Act on the Restoration of an Independent State, the Soviet Union employed various tactics of intimidation, isolation, political and economic pressure, and engaged in subversive activities.

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.

On 27 January, we commemorate the International Holocaust Remembrance Day and invite you to the opening of the personal exhibition of the artist Jonas Kulikauskas “I Often Forget” at 12:00 in the Exhibition Hall of the Martynas Mažvydas National Library of Lithuania (3^rd floor). The exhibition is organised by the “Vilnius – Lithuanian Jerusalem” Jewish Community. The violinist Algimantas Peseckas will perform at the opening.

The Vilnius Short Film Festival not only invites people to celebrate cinema but also presents open events for the members of the audiovisual industry.

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 (2nd floor, room 205).

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.

Dear visitors,

On Thursday, 19th December, the National Library closes at 3 p.m.

We apologise for the inconvenience.

The two-year project “Conservation and Restoration of the Personal Book Collection of Matas Strašunas”, implemented by the Martynas Mažvydas National Library of Lithuania, was completed on 1 October. The aim of the project was to restore and conserve the personal print collection of M. Strashun (1640 items) over a period of two years and to open it to readers and researchers. Matas Strašunas (Mattityahu Strashun, 1817-1885), an eminent Jewish scholar, a renowned bibliophile, an avid collector, a patron and one of the most influential members of the Jewish community in Vilnius, bequeathed his unique collection of printed books to the Jewish community in an effort to preserve it and to establish the first public library in the Jewish Community. This unique documentary heritage, which survived the Second World War, was not accessible to researchers and readers due to its poor condition.

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.

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 (2^nd floor, room 205).

Thursday, November 7 at 6 p.m. we invite you to the lecture of Svetlana Panich, a scientist from Canada, „Discovery of Jewish Jesus. From Moses Mendelsohn to Marc Chagall“.  The lecture will take place at the Vilnius Jewish Public Library (Gedimino av.24). Entrance is in the courtyard of Vilnius Small State Theatre.

Monday evening, 4 November at 6 pm, our library invites you to the lecture by Dovid Katz „Cultures of the Litvaks“. The lecture will take place at the Vilnius Jewish Public Library (Gedimino av.24). Entrance is in the courtyard of Vilnius Small State Theatre.

The Martynas Mažvydas National Library of Lithuania is celebrating its 105th anniversary and is organizing an international conference titled “Memory Institutions and the State: Connecting History, Understanding the Present, and Building a Future”. This event, organized by the Statehood Centre of the National Library, aims to explore the dynamic relationship between memory institutions, the nation, and the state from various historical and other perspectives.

“From Leipzig, With Love”. This is an exhibition of artists living and working in Leipzig, Germany.

For those who want to improve their professional skills, make valuable contacts and get valuable advice for their first steps into new territories, the Lithuanian Music Business Association is organising two exclusive workshops in English on 11 and 22 October.

For those who want to improve their professional skills, make valuable contacts and get valuable advice for their first steps into new territories, the Lithuanian Music Business Association is organising two exclusive workshops in English on 11 and 22 October.

We invite you to a free creative writing workshop with US author Laima Vince at the Martynas Mažvydas National Library of Lithuania.

The National Library has acquired the personal library and archives of Dr. Vincas Bartusevičius (1939-2020), a prominent member of the Lithuanian-German community and long-time director of the German-Lithuanian Cultural Institute (LCI).