The services described are available in the Martynas Mažvydas National Library of Lithuania, Gedimino 51, Vilnius, unless the Location field indicates otherwise.
| Location |
The main information desk (2nd floor) |
| Procedure |
In order to obtain a reader’s card, please present an identity document. To get a discount applicable to students, schoolchildren, pensioners or the disabled, please present the appropriate document (student card, pensioner’s or disabled person’s card). The applicant is required to fill in and sign a registration card. |
| Price, EUR |
Reader’s card – EUR 3.60 Discount of 50% applies to (EUR 1.80): Pre-school children and schoolchildren under 16: EUR 0.72 School-age orphans and children from children’s homes: free of charge |
| Location | Portal www.ibiblioteka.lt |
| Procedure | Once you order a reader’s card at www.ibiblioteka.lt, it will be mailed to the address indicated in the order form. You can also collect your reader’s card in the National Library. |
| Price, EUR |
• When collecting in the library: EUR 1.60 |
| Photocopying documents from microforms | |
| Location | Media Reading Room (2nd floor) |
| Procedure |
Documents are photocopied by a Reading Room employee. Copies are issued once payment for the services has been made. |
| Price, EUR | • A4 size: EUR 0.07 |
| Self-service photocopying, printing, scanning | |
| Location |
Information and Registration Desk (2nd floor): user registration and virtual account top-up Self-service machines: 1st floor (Children and Youth Literature Reading Room), 2nd floor and 3rd floor. |
| Procedure |
Photocopying / printing / scanning services are provided using multifunctional self-service machines. The services are available to registered library users who can access the machines using their reader’s card ID (scanned by magnetic card readers), while library guests can access them using PIN codes issued to them. User registration, issue of PIN codes and account top-up are performed at the Information and Registration Desk, 2nd floor. A virtual account is opened for users for them to be able to use self-service machines. |
| Price, EUR |
Black and white copies: |
| Copying of documents from microforms using a self-service microform reader/scanner | |
| Location |
Information and Registration Desk, 2nd floor: entering of a password. Media Reading Room: microfilm readers/scanners. Self-service machines: 1st floor, 2nd floor, 3rd floor. |
| Procedure | The service is open to all library visitors. Accessing the microfilm readers/scanners requires a password to be entered by the staff member of the Information and Registration Desk. The scanned information can be copied to a USB flash drive, sent via email or printed using self-service printing machines. |
| Price, EUR | The prices specified under “Self-service Photocopying, Printing and Scanning” apply to this service. |
| Copying of microfilms | |
| Location | Document Conservation and Restoration Unit of the Information Resources Department |
| Procedure | The service is provided after receiving a written order and can be used by individuals or institutions based in Lithuania or foreign countries. The service is provided subject to payment of an advance invoice. An original microfilm is then taken to a laboratory for photocopying. The client receives a copy by post provided the client has paid postage charges; the client can also collect the copy from the National Library’s Information and Registration Desk, 2nd floor. |
| Price, EUR | • Price per frame: EUR 0.32 |
| Photocopying and scanning, where the service is provided by library staff | |
| Location | Information and Registration Desk (2nd floor), Palanga Summer Reading Room, Vytauto 72, Palanga (summer months only) |
| Procedure |
The delivery deadline is agreed on an individual basis. The services are provided once an advance payment has been made. |
| Price, EUR |
Black and white copies: |
| Scanning of rare, unique documents | |
| Location | Rare Books and Manuscripts Reading Room (5th floor) |
| Procedure |
To ensure protection against the adverse physical effects, restored documents, old books, photo-documents, manuscript documents, old periodicals published/written before the 19th century (inclusive) may be digitised only. Only the documents that are in good condition may be digitised. The services are provided once payment has been made. |
| Price, EUR |
Prices of the digital copies depend on the age of the original document: • Documents of the 15th–16th century: EUR 6.00 |
* Price per one copy of a page. Photocopying, printing and scanning must be carried out in compliance with the Law on Copyright and Related Rights of the Republic of Lithuania.
| Copying sound recordings from digital or analog media (shellac, vinyl records, tapes) to digital media | |
| Location |
Music and Visual Arts Reading Room (5th floor) |
| Procedure |
The services are provided in accordance with the Procedure of the Copying Services of Audio Documents. The services are provided after filling in the application and paying for the services. |
| Price, EUR |
The price depends on the length of the recording being copied. |
* Photocopying, printing and scanning must be consistent with the Law on Copyright and Related Rights of the Republic of Lithuania.
| Drawing up lists of bibliographic references | |
| Location |
Social Sciences Reading Room (3rd floor), Humanities Reading Room (3rd floor), Music and Visual Arts Reading Room (5th floor). |
| Procedure |
Lists of bibliographic references are drawn up based on an individual request or for commercial purposes. Information is collected from the National Library sources (databases, card catalogues, bibliographic and other publications, internet) and checked de visu. Topic and scope of the list as well as its delivery deadline and form are to be agreed on with the staff member of the reading room (department) by filing out a free request form. The list is delivered printed on paper or saved to the user’s storage device. The services are provided once an advance payment has been made. |
| Price, EUR |
Price per 1 bibliographical entry: |
| Internships for specialists | |
| Location |
Document Conservation and Restoration Division of Information Resources Department |
| Procedure |
Internships are organised upon receipt of an official letter of the institution sending its employee for internship specifying the purpose, duration, preliminary time of the internship and the name, surname, position and qualification of the trainee. Having received affirmative reply regarding the internship, the institution issues a guarantee letter for payment to the National Library. At the end of internship, National Library issues VAT invoice and presents it to the trainee or mails it to the institution. |
| Price, EUR |
Price, VAT excluded: |
| Sending documents from Lithuanian libraries | |
| Location |
The main information desk (2nd floor) |
| Procedure |
The service is organised via the Interlibrary Lending Department (ILD). ILD Service Agreements are signed with the ILD (libraries). ILD subscribers pay for the service under an invoice issued by the National Library. ILD subscribers (readers) pay for the service once the documents are received. |
| Price, EUR |
Sending 1 document: EUR 0.30 + postage costs (postage costs depend on the parcel weight; fees of Lietuvos Paštas (Lithuania Post) apply) |
| Sending documents from foreign libraries | |
| Location | The main information desk (2nd floor) |
| Procedure |
The main information desk (3rd floor)Payments to foreign libraries are made under the issued invoices. The ordered documents are handed over once payment for the service has been made. |
| Price, EUR |
• Sending a document: EUR 0.30 + postage costs (postage costs depend on the parcel weight; fees of the relevant foreign post offices apply) • Lending a document from the National Library’s collection to foreign libraries: EUR 8.00 • Photocopying a document/article from the National Library’s collection for foreign libraries (up to 20 pages; A4 size): EUR 8.00 Payment for the services can be made in cash or by IFLA vouchers: Up to 10 additional pages: 0.5 IFLA voucher. |
| Organising live broadcasts | |
| Location |
Communication and Marketing Department |
| Procedure |
Orders are accepted by the National Library’s employee organising live broadcasts; orders should be e-mailed to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. Agreements are signed with the customers. The topic of the broadcast must be linked to the mission and goals of the National Library. Live broadcasts take place in Lithuanian public libraries, while recorded material is published on Youtube account of the National Library (and on the Library’s website or social networks, if necessary). |
| Price, EUR |
Price, VAT excluded: |
