Opening hours (changed)
- 29 August: closed.
- 31 August: 10.00-20.30. Celebration of the NLL's Centenary. Reading rooms will be closed.
News
Opening hours from 1 July until 31 August
Mon. Reading rooms are closed. Exhibitions are open 10.00–17.00 on Level 1.
Tues., Thurs. 9.00–17.00
Wed., Fri. 12.00–20.00
Sat. 10.00–17.00
Sun. closed
Baltic Sea Festival at the National Library of Latvia
On 25 August you are kindly invited to the Baltic Sea Festival at the National Library of Latvia, in Rīga, Mūkusalas iela 3!
Knut Djupedal's guest lecture
A guest lecture by Norwegian researcher Knut Djupedal is expected at the Archives of Latvian Folklore (Level 5) on August 14, 2019, at 15.00. Mr. Djupedal's lecture is entitled "World View, Culture, and Folklore". The lecture will discuss the relationship between these three concepts. At the end of the lecture, Mr. Djupedal will discuss some of the practical uses that an education in folklore – in his experience – can provide when studies are finished, a degree is achieved, and a living must be made. Free admission.
The People's Bookshelf will receive a book by Herbert Grant Watson
On 26 June at 12.00 professor Mark Watson-Gandy will present to the People's Bookshelf a copy of An Account of A Mission to the Baltic States by Herbert Grant Watson (1881−1971). The ceremony will take place at the National Library of Latvia.
Exhibition "The Early Years of Lithography"
The The Early Years of Lithography exhibition will be opened in the Level 4 gallery of the National Library of Latvia (NLL) at 16.00 on 18 June. Visitors will have the opportunity to see valuable graphic-art works made with the lithography technique in the first half of the 19th century, from the collection of the K. Ubāns Art Reading Room. These will be complemented by video stories portraying the technical process of lithography and assessing the place classic lithography holds and its ability to coexist with contemporary technologies. Free admission.
International conference: Digital approaches in cultural heritage
From 21 to 22 May 2019, an international conference – Digital approaches in cultural heritage: towards a pan-Baltic cooperation network – will be held at the National Library of Latvia (Rīga, Latvia, Mūkusalas iela 3). It will explore digital heritage-related topics that are of common interest in the Baltic Sea region – existing and potential networks of collaboration, joint projects for research, digitization, digital repatriation, and the development of digital tools that could foster consistent development of institutions in the region and beyond.
Collection "Publishing statistics of Latvia 2018" released
For the first time the annual collection of the National Library of Latvia (NLL) "Publishing statistics of Latvia 2018" is released also in English and contains information on the number and print runs of publications of 2018 in an aggregate form.
Exhibition "Invisible Libraries"
From 31 August 2019 until 1 March 2020, the National Library of Latvia (NLL) Level 1 atrium will feature the NLL's centenary exhibition Invisible Libraries. It will be dedicated to 14 of the NLL's historical collections, which comprise the foundation of the Library's collection.
Exhibition "The Steffenhagens of Jelgava 1769–1919"
Johann Friedrich Steffenhagen (1744–1812) became the court printer for the Duke of Kurzeme (Courland) in 1769. By introducing new business principles he soon also became the leading publisher in the region and especially a leading figure in publishing books in Latvian. His and his descendants' ability to choose which books to print and perceive readers' wishes, to keep up with the latest in contemporary printing and book design, as well as his energetic, entrepreneurial temperament made the Steffenhagen publishing and printing house one of the success stories of its time.
