Every historic document, manuscript, or book has its own story: who read it, where it was kept, and what marks were left behind by their owners. With this knowledge, we can better understand our cultural past and its place in Europe, more easily distinguish facts from myths, and become more resilient to misinformation. The public learns about these stories through the activities of cultural organizations, including library exhibitions, educational programs, and publications, in which experts transform complex data into easily understandable narratives.

Dear visitors,  

please be reminded that the National Library is closed on public holidays and closes one hour earlier on the day before public holidays.

Dear visitors, 

pease be informed that from 1st of July to 31st of August the National Library will switch to summer opening hours. 

From June 10–12, representatives from the national library communities of Lithuania, Latvia, and Estonia gathered in Lithuania. The long-standing Baltic seminar “LiLaEst 2026” took place there. This year’s meeting focused on themes of heritage and identity, which are particularly important in today’s geopolitical context. The seminar reaffirmed that national libraries are an important part of our region’s national identity and democratic resilience.

Dear visitors,  

please be reminded that the National Library is closed on public holidays and closes one hour earlier on the day before public holidays.

On July 2nd at 6 p.m., the National Library of Lithuania invites you to the opening of the exhibition “10 Years: Documenting Ukrainian Resolve and Resistance”. As part of the opening, artist and author Sarah Lippett will be in conversation with NARA contributing writer Polina Tolpygina about the creation of the comic book series over the past 10 years. 

On June 19, 2026, at 5 PM, the Martynas Mažvydas National Library of Lithuania invites visitors to the discussion “My Time as a Pilot: Danish–Lithuanian Artistic Connections, 1991–2026.” 

The exhibition of the model of the Palanga Summer Reading Room is moving to the Palanga Summer Reading Room itself!  

Dear visitors,  

please be reminded that the National Library is closed on public holidays and closes one hour earlier on the day before public holidays.

The Martynas Mažvydas National Library of Lithuania, in collaboration with Vytautas Magnus University, the Faculty of Architecture at Vilnius Gediminas Technical University, the Institute of Educational Sciences at Vilnius University, as well as the Embassy of the Kingdom of Denmark in Lithuania and the Danish Cultural Institute in Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania, is organizing an international academic conference on October 1–2, 2026.  

To celebrate the 35th anniversary of Denmark’s decision to recognize Lithuania’s restored independence, the National Library of Lithuania – in collaboration with the Embassy of the Kingdom of Denmark in Lithuania and the Danish Cultural Institute in Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania – is organizing a series of events titled “A Year with Denmark”. As part of this series, the single-exhibit exhibition “Stories of Danish History” invites visitors to explore Denmark's past through historical texts and imagery.

On May 12, Alain Berset, Secretary General of the Council of Europe, visited the Martynas Mažvydas National Library of Lithuania. During the event held there, an information point of the Council of Europe (CoE) dedicated to the people of Belarus was symbolically inaugurated. This step marks the implementation of Lithuania’s key commitments undertaken during its 2024 chairmanship of the CoE Committee of Ministers. The information point at the National Library will begin operations this year. 

We invite you to the American Space birthday concert featuring the New Orleans jazz group The Schwings Band. 

The mind often feels like a given — it allows us to think, feel, decide, and create. Yet we rarely pause to ask: what actually is the mind, and where are its boundaries? Are we our mind or are we separate?

Dear Visitors,

We would like to remind you that the National Library is closed on public holidays, and on the day preceding a public holiday it operates one hour shorter.

On May 9 as we celebrate the Year with Denmark, we invite you to an event for children aged 5–12 and their adults, where we will immerse ourselves in the world of stories by the famous Danish fairy-tale writer.

The National Library’s exhibition spaces host contemporary art exhibitions and projects that highlight documentary heritage and archival research. 

In 2025, the Judaica Research Centre at the National Library of Lithuania received a unique gift—the archive of the renowned Trachtenberg family of Vilnius and their descendants, who live in various countries around the world.

On April 20 at 6 p.m., we invite you to join us for a briefing with Zsuzsanna Kovacs from New York University Abu Dhabi! During the event you will learn: 

On April 15 at 6 p.m., we invite you to the opening of Daiva Ložytė’s ceramics exhibition “Dead Words” at the Martynas Mažvydas National Library of Lithuania. The ceramic works conceptually explore the theme of human existence—the artworks contain “dead”, ancient Lithuanian words that preserve the nation’s historical and cultural experience.