– Does it look like I need a fork? No shadow darkens my conscience, my hands are clean as spring water.

Ragana eats the scrambled eggs voraciously with her hand. Meanwhile, Vladas brings Saulė some letters and a parcel box. Saulė shows no interest in the letters, but keeps the box and reads the postcard.

– “Don’t forget to call us. Warm wishes, Crater Constellation.”

Saulė opens the box and finds a tongue in it.

– Clever!

– Stupid.

– Who is short of words?

– We are short of the body!

“Tens of thousands of Lithuanians were driven from their homeland by the Communist terror. It was so terrible that Lithuanians left their home, their savings, and their farms they had inherited from their parents, everything they had, just to save their lives and the lives of their families,” writes the Lithuanian-American journalist and priest Juozas Prunskis in the introduction of his memoirs “We Fled the Terror,” published in Chicago in 1980.

Dear visitors, the National Library is closed on public holidays. On the last working day before the public holiday the library will close one hour earlier. 

The Martynas Mažvydas National Library of Lithuania is celebrating its 105th anniversary and is hosting an international conference MEMORY INSTITUTIONS AND THE STATE: Connecting History, Understanding the Present, and Building a Future on November 7-8^th, 2024. Hosted by the library’s Statehood Centre, this event aims to explore the dynamic relationship between memory institutions, the nation and its government through various historical and contemporary perspectives.

Please be informed that from 1^st of July to 23^th of August the National Library will switch to summer opening hours.

On 26 June at 18:00 join us for a session dedicated to the topic of Student Life in the U.S.!

The Martynas Mažvydas National Library of Lithuania and the Embassy of Spain invites you to the Spanish Cinema Club screening and discussion. This time we‘ll be watching a dramedy by the renowned Spanish director Gracia Querejeta “Seven Billiard Tables” (Siete Mesas de Billar Francés, 2007, Spain), about how it’s never too late to make changes in life and pursue different ways to happiness.

The Martynas Mažvydas National Library of Lithuania has published a book in Ukrainian ­– a methodology that presents guidelines for bibliotherapeutic activities in libraries. The book is a translation into Ukrainian of the book “Bibliotherapy Methodology” (Biblioterapijos metodika) by Dr. Daiva Janavičienė, a methodologist-researcher at the National Library, published by the National Library in 2020.

Savanorių Avenue curves through the southwest part of Vilnius and eventually crosses the city border. Before entering the centrifugal maze of the roundabout, the road passes through a short but distinctive stretch called Krasnucha. How many locals or visitors have heard this name but have never felt the need to stop, look around, and explore what the facades of buildings and beliefs conceal?

On 28 May at 17:00 we invite you to the opening of the exhibition “Jūra – Yura” by the contemporary Japanese photographer Kodo Chijiiwa (born in 1976, Japan) at the Martynas Mažvydas National Library of Lithuania.

Do you want to find out what is Memorial day and how it is celebrated in the USA?

Dear visitors,

Are your English skills „rusty“? Would you like to improve them? Come to the English Discussion Club, which takes place twice a month in the American Space (2^nd floor) at the Martynas Mažvydas National Library of Lithuania.

The #mES20 exhibition, marking the 20th anniversary of Lithuania’s accession to the European Union, tells the story of the long and difficult path Lithuania has taken since regaining independence and integrating into the European Community.

As part of the commemoration of the 20th anniversary of Lithuania’s accession to the EU, the Embassy of Ireland in Vilnius is hosting a special performance of Irish dancing and music with Lenka Fairy and supporting musicians.