Aušrinė Žilinskienė, Director General of the Martynas Mažvydas National Library of Lithuania, organised a meeting of the heads of the national libraries of the three Baltic States. The directors of the Lithuanian, Latvian, and Estonian libraries agreed to strengthen their strategic partnership, emphasizing the importance of neighbourliness in addressing geopolitical challenges, protecting cultural heritage, as well as the need for regional representation in European institutions.

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. 

On 25 March at 6 pm join us for a screening of the documentary Searching for Sugar Man, followed by an informal post-film discussion. 

Lithuanian Language Days are being held in Lithuania and abroad from February 16 to March 11 – it’s a great opportunity to start or continue learning Lithuanian.

Commemorating the fourth anniversary of Russia’s war against Ukraine, we invite you to pause and take look at books that help understand this period more deeply than news headlines. War is not just about timelines, front lines, or political decisions. It is about people’s stories, choices, losses, resistance, and everyday life that continues even under the hardest circumstances.

The upcoming 26th Vilnius Book Fair invites visitors to engage in dialogue on the theme “Žodis ieško savo žmogaus” (“The Word is Looking for Its Person”). The Martynas Mažvydas National Library of Lithuania has responded to this invitation with a rich program: here, words are not only looking for their people, but also invites them to seek new knowledge and engage in discussion.

On February 23, the Martynas Mažvydas National Library of Lithuania will open its doors to the international illustrators’ exhibition “Magical Forest”.The exhibition is organized by the National Library’s Children’s and Youths Literature Centre in collaboration with the Estonian Children’s Literature Centre and the Estonian Graphic Designers Association.

A friend in need is a friend indeed. As they took their first steps toward freedom, Lithuania and the other Baltic states received comprehensive support from democratic countries. 

There are sea peoples and forest peoples, there are desert peoples. Estonians are a people of both sea and forest – we find the woods to be intimate and dear. We ourselves aren’t always able to appreciate the treasure that surrounds us. Even nations with few remaining wooded areas still feel their attraction. The forest simultaneously intimidates and draws one in. 

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 January 29, the library building will be closed. 

From January 30 the library will resume its usual opening hours. 

We apologize for any inconvenience. 

On January 22, at the Martynas Mažvydas National Library of Lithuania (LNB), its Director General Aušrinė Žilinskienė and Gilles Pécout, President of one of the world’s largest libraries, the National Library of France (Bibliothèque nationale de France, BNF), signed a memorandum of cooperation. In it, both institutions agreed to strengthen professional exchanges, promote joint projects, and develop cultural ties between Lithuania and France. The Minister of Culture and the ambassadors of Lithuania and France attended the ceremony.

A friend in need is a friend indeed. The unified narrative of the exhibition tells us that freedom is the best way to build strong bonds – it is a story about people who believed in Lithuania's restored independence.

Journalism plays a crucial role in supporting democracy, transparency, and informed public debate. Free press is a powerful symbol of liberation from authoritarian rule. But today, journalism is facing new and profound challenges. 

The Martynas Mažvydas National Library of Lithuania has officially launched the Library Specialist’s Space, a strategic online platform based on the “one-stop shop” principle, designed to consolidate the country’s library community and systematize professional knowledge.

Dear Visitors,

please be informed that due to scheduled maintenance work, internet service disruptions are expected in the following areas of the National Library:

Dear visitors, on January 6, the library will be open until 3 p.m.  

Dear visitors, please note that the National Library is closed on public holidays and closes one hour earlier on the day before public holidays.

We would like to inform you that in order to ensure a cozy and orderly environment and to carry out necessary maintenance work, some of the library’s reading rooms will be temporarily closed.

On December 15-16, 2025, the Martynas Mažvydas National Library of Lithuania in Vilnius will host an international conference entitled “Imperial Experiences in Family Violence: Crimes and Criminology in the 19th–20th Centuries”, organized by the Aleksanteri Institute of the University of Helsinki and the Lithuanian Institute of History.