Budapest District XIII
Angyalföldi Kertvárosi Könyvtár (FSZEK)
Angyalföldi Kertvárosi Könyvtár (FSZEK) is a public library branch of the Fővárosi Szabó Ervin Könyvtár in Budapest, at Mosoly u. 40a in District XIII. It is li…
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Book launch venues in Budapest
Book launch venues in Budapest sit mostly where the city's reading culture already lives: in the palace libraries of District VIII and District V, in cultural centres out in Kispest and Krisztina tér, and in a concert building on the Pest side of the river. The addresses tell their own story. A launch can take place in a 19th-century gallery hall, a cobbled Tabán courtyard or a 300-seat concert hall, and each setting shapes the tone of the evening more than the guest list does.
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41 published venues
Budapest District V
Belvárosi Könyvtár (FSZEK)
Belvárosi Könyvtár (FSZEK) is a library branch of the Fővárosi Szabó Ervin Könyvtár in Budapest, District V, on Vadász utca. It is listed as a library venue, an…
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Budapest District IX
Bibliamúzeum
Bibliamúzeum is a museum, library and visitor attraction on Ráday Street in District IX, Budapest. Its own description presents exhibition spaces that trace bib…
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Budapest District IX
Budapest Music Center
Budapest Music Center (BMC) is a concert hall and live music venue in District IX, at Mátyás u. 8. Founded in 1996, it moved into its current headquarters in 20…
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Budapest District V
Budapest University Library
Budapest University Library is a public academic library and university archive in District V, at Ferenciek tere 6. Its building, constructed between 1873 and 1…
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Budapest District XIII
Dagály utcai Könyvtár (FSZEK)
Dagály utcai Könyvtár (FSZEK) is a public library branch of the Fővárosi Szabó Ervin Könyvtár in Budapest, at Dagály u. 9 in District XIII. It is a library rath…
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Budapest District VII
Deák Ferenc Könyvtár (FSZEK)
Deák Ferenc Könyvtár (FSZEK) is a library in Budapest, at Rottenbiller u. 10 in District VII. It belongs to the Fővárosi Szabó Ervin Könyvtár network and combin…
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Budapest District X
Fővárosi Szabó Ervin Könyvtár Kőbányai Könyvtár Budapest Szent László tér
Fővárosi Szabó Ervin Könyvtár Kőbányai Könyvtár Budapest Szent László tér is a library branch of the Budapest metropolitan library network, located at Szent Lás…
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Budapest District XII
Fővárosi Szabó Ervin Könyvtár Ugocsa utcai Könyvtár
Fővárosi Szabó Ervin Könyvtár Ugocsa utcai Könyvtár is a public library branch at Ugocsa utca 10 in District XII, Budapest. It belongs to the Fővárosi Szabó Erv…
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Budapest District VIII
Kálvária téri Könyvtár (FSZEK)
Kálvária téri Könyvtár (FSZEK) is a library branch of the Fővárosi Szabó Ervin Könyvtár on Kálvária tér in District VIII, Budapest. It is listed as a library, s…
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Budapest District XIV
Kassák Könyvtár (FSZEK)
Kassák Könyvtár (FSZEK) is a library in Budapest, in District XIV, at Uzsoki u. 57. It belongs to the Fővárosi Szabó Ervin Könyvtár network and is listed as a l…
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Budapest District XI
Kelenföldi Könyvtár (FSZEK)
Kelenföldi Könyvtár (FSZEK) is a library branch of the Fővárosi Szabó Ervin Könyvtár on Etele út in Budapest, District XI. Its own description presents a large …
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Budapest District XIX
KMO Művelődési Központ és Könyvtár
KMO Művelődési Központ és Könyvtár is a cultural centre and library in Kispest, in Budapest's District XIX, at Teleki u. 50. It operates as part of a network of…
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Budapest District III
Krúdy Gyula Könyvtár (FSZEK)
Krúdy Gyula Könyvtár (FSZEK) is a public library in Budapest's District III, at Fő tér 5. It belongs to the Fővárosi Szabó Ervin Könyvtár network and operates a…
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Budapest District VI
Library of the Museum of Fine Arts
The Library of the Museum of Fine Arts in Budapest, District VI, supports the museum's professional work and has a reading room open to interested visitors; it …
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Budapest District XVIII
Lőrinci Nagykönyvtár (FSZEK)
Lőrinci Nagykönyvtár (FSZEK) is a public library in Budapest, at Thököly út 5 in District XVIII. It belongs to the Fővárosi Szabó Ervin Könyvtár network. The bu…
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Budapest District I
Magyar Mezőgazdasági Múzeum és Könyvtár | Mezőgazdasági Könyvtár
Magyar Mezőgazdasági Múzeum és Könyvtár | Mezőgazdasági Könyvtár is a library in Budapest, District I, at Attila út 93. It is listed as a library and announces …
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Budapest District I
Márai Sándor Könyvtár (FSZEK)
Márai Sándor Könyvtár (FSZEK) is a public library in Budapest, in District I, on Krisztina krt. It is part of the Fővárosi Szabó Ervin Könyvtár network. The lib…
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Budapest District I
Márai Sándor Művelődési Ház
Márai Sándor Művelődési Ház is a cultural centre at Krisztina tér 1 in District I of Budapest. It runs cultural programmes, concerts and arts events, and its ro…
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Budapest District VIII
Metropolitan Ervin Szabó Library
Metropolitan Ervin Szabó Library is a large public library complex in Budapest, with its main building housed in an ornate 19th-century former palace on Reviczk…
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Budapest District I
MNM Semmelweis Orvostörténeti Múzeum, Könyvtár és Adattár
MNM Semmelweis Orvostörténeti Múzeum, Könyvtár és Adattár is a museum in District I of Budapest, at Apród u. 1-3. Its collection covers Hungarian medical and ph…
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Budapest District XI
Móricz Zsigmond Könyvtár (FSZEK)
Móricz Zsigmond Könyvtár (FSZEK) is a library in Budapest, District XI, at Nagyszeben tér 1. It is a branch of the Fővárosi Szabó Ervin Könyvtár and is listed a…
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Budapest District XIV
Museum of Etnography - library
The Museum of Etnography - library is a library within Budapest's Museum of Ethnography, located on Ötvenhatosok tere off Dózsa György út in District XIV. It pr…
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Budapest District I
National Széchényi Library
National Széchényi Library is a national library in Budapest, District I, at Szent György tér 4-5-6. Founded in 1802, it holds extensive collections and present…
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Budapest District III
Óbudai Platán Könyvtár Ezüsthegyi Könyvtára
Óbudai Platán Könyvtár Ezüsthegyi Könyvtára is a branch library on Ezüsthegy utca in District III, Budapest. It presents itself as a community space with cultur…
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Budapest District XVIII
Pestszentimrei Könyvtár (FSZEK)
Pestszentimrei Könyvtár (FSZEK) is a public library branch of the Fővárosi Szabó Ervin Könyvtár in Budapest, at Vasút u. 48 in District XVIII. It is listed as a…
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Budapest District XIII
Radnóti Miklós Könyvtár (FSZEK)
Radnóti Miklós Könyvtár (FSZEK) is a public library branch of the Fővárosi Szabó Ervin Könyvtár in Budapest, at Pannónia u. 90 in District XIII. It is listed as…
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Budapest District XVII
Rákoskeresztúri Könyvtár (FSZEK)
Rákoskeresztúri Könyvtár (FSZEK) is a library branch of the Fővárosi Szabó Ervin Könyvtár in Budapest, at Pesti út 167 in District XVII. It is listed as a libra…
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Budapest District XXI
Sétálóutcai könyvtár (FSZEK)
Sétálóutcai könyvtár (FSZEK) is a public library branch in Budapest, District XXI, at 106 II. Rákóczi Ferenc út. It is part of the Fővárosi Szabó Ervin Könyvtár…
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Budapest District II
Török utcai Könyvtár (FSZEK)
Török utcai Könyvtár (FSZEK) is a public library branch in Budapest, District II, at Török u. 7. It is part of the Fővárosi Szabó Ervin Könyvtár network and ope…
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Budapest District IV
Újpesti Könyvtár (FSZEK)
Újpesti Könyvtár (FSZEK) is a public library branch at Király u. 5 in Budapest's District IV. Its own programme includes a series of grief-processing conversati…
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Budapest District XIX
Üllői úti Könyvtár (FSZEK)
Üllői úti Könyvtár (FSZEK) is a library branch in Budapest, at Üllői út 255 in District XIX. It belongs to the Fővárosi Szabó Ervin Könyvtár network. The buildi…
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Budapest District I
Virág Benedek Ház
Virág Benedek Ház is an event venue and historical landmark at Döbrentei utca 9 in Budapest's District I. The building dates from the 1800s, constructed directl…
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Budapest District XIX
Wekerlei Kultúrház és Könyvtár
Wekerlei Kultúrház és Könyvtár is a community centre and library on Petur utca in District XIX of Budapest. Its programme includes seasonal workshops such as Ch…
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Budapest District VI
Metropolitan Ervin Szabo Public Library, Boulevard Library
Metropolitan Ervin Szabo Public Library, Boulevard Library is a public library on Teréz krt. 2-4 in District VI, Budapest. It opened on 1 September 2021 and hol…
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Budapest District VIII
Zenei Gyűjtemény (FSZEK)
Zenei Gyűjtemény (FSZEK) is a music collection belonging to the Fővárosi Szabó Ervin Könyvtár, located at Szabó Ervin tér 1 in District VIII, Budapest. It is li…
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Budapest District V
Library of the Hungarian Parlament
Library of the Hungarian Parlament is a library venue at Kossuth Lajos tér 1-3 in Budapest, District V. It holds a 4.7 rating from 168 reviews and lists wheelch…
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Budapest District VIII
Magyar Nemzeti Múzeum Központi Könyvtár
Magyar Nemzeti Múzeum Központi Könyvtár is a library in Budapest, at Múzeum krt. 14-16 in District VIII. It is rated 4.5 from 8 reviews. The library does not st…
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Budapest District V
National Library of Foreign Literature
National Library of Foreign Literature is a library in Budapest, District V, on Molnár u. 11. It has a wheelchair-accessible entrance and holds a 4.9 rating fro…
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Budapest District I
Virág Benedek kertmozi
Virág Benedek kertmozi is a cinema venue in Budapest, District I. Its own information presents its venues as suitable for a wide range of family and corporate e…
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Budapest District XV
Pestújhelyi Könyvtár (FSZEK)
Pestújhelyi Könyvtár (FSZEK) is a library in Budapest's District XV, at Szűcs István u. 45. It belongs to the Fővárosi Szabó Ervin Könyvtár network and is liste…
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Event services in Budapest
Matching the room to the reading
Room size decides the format. Budapest University Library's smaller reader rooms take 20–30, 14 and 15–30 guests, while its Nagyolvasó suits a larger invited audience. KMO Művelődési Központ és Könyvtár in Kispest, District XIX, offers 12 rooms across two cultural sites, with facilities for groups from a few people up to several hundred.
Ask each venue what technical support comes with the space. Budapest Music Center lists sound, light, projection and IT equipment with flexible layouts, and its rooms include the concert hall and foyer, the library, a corner room and a rooftop room. Confirm in writing whether the date you want is free and what the hire covers.
Access and arrival in the city
Most of these addresses are in the inner districts, so guests arrive on foot or by public transport rather than by car. The Metropolitan Ervin Szabó Library, Márai Sándor Művelődési Ház, KMO Művelődési Központ és Könyvtár and Budapest Music Center all have wheelchair-accessible entrances; the last three also have accessible toilets.
Virág Benedek Ház is reached through a large arched gateway down a few steps, which is worth mentioning in the invitation. Budapest University Library has a wheelchair-accessible car park. Tell the venue the expected number of guests and ask how the entrance and the room are reached.
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Planning questions
Can a book launch be held in a library reading room?
Several of these libraries hire out rooms, but each sets its own conditions. Budapest University Library lists its Nagyolvasó and smaller reader rooms with capacities, and the Metropolitan Ervin Szabó Library network rents spaces in several buildings. Confirm the date and what the hire includes.
Is catering available at these venues?
The supplied listings do not describe catering at any of these venues. Ask whether food and drink can be brought in or arranged, and whether a standing reception is possible; Budapest University Library's aula, for example, is described as suited to standing receptions for 50–80.