Since 1st October we have been waiting for everyone providing expanded services in our overhauled and renewed spaces. The new Music Space is also the venue of inspiration where you can listen to music and watch films besides the use of creative softwares and databases. 

In the last few years, the habits of music listening changed radically. The video sharing services of social media and streaming service providers became primary music sources for several people; use of CD is pushed into the background, though it was quite popular for decades. Black records (LPs) became popular again; it can be taken in hand with its nice cover - it is nostalgic as well as modern. However, CDs do not fade in popularity because numerous albums are made in this format, especially in the genres of jazz and classical music; audiofil version of the CD which is SACD provides high-resolution sound quality by the suitable disc player. Moreover, several albums mainly the ones of Hungarian light music (pop music) are not available online, they were released on CD, so you can listen to them on disc.


Monitor billentyűzettel, Bach cd borító, fejhallgató, hifi és lemezjátszó csendélet

 
Our new workstations called Music Space offer not only creative softwares and databases but CD players and record players as well, so it is good for listening to music and watching films. You can listen to about 15 000 CDs and nearly 15 000 LPs (black records) in our library;  the collection covers a wide range of genres including classical music, jazz, pop, rock, blues, metal, country, folk, soul, operetta, folk music, world music, etc.  CDs can be borrowed, the loan fee is HUF 200/disc/week; besides it DVDs of music films can also be borrowed and hundreds of opera DVDs as well as any DVD of the Central Library (not only the music related ones).  Black records can be listened to only in the library. Besides CDs, LPs and DVDs available on open shelves there are several ones on stocks, so, if you search for a particular performer, work, album or film, it is worth using the  catalog or asking for librarian's help.


The services of Music Space are available for all readers with a membership card in opening hours.

► The services are available maximum for four hours on one occasion.

The services are available without making an appointment, if one of the 4 workstations is free; it is also possible to make an appointment on bandoli@fszek.hu email address on the day before requested date at the latest.

We provide assistance in the use of hi-fi apparatus and technical devices on demand.

If you want to listen to a black record (LP), please push button 2; when watching DVD please push button 8; if two readers want to listen to a CD together, button 4 should be pushed. If any problems, technical malfunctions or questions raise, we are ready to help. 
Now, due to pandemic situation, listening to music or watching films is possible with your own headphones taken from home, as a precaution.

Everyone is welcome.

Photo: MESZL (Metropolitan Ervin Szabó Library)

Information

Music Collection

1088 Budapest, Szabó Ervin tér 1.
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Opening hours
    Today 10:00-20:00
    Tomorrow: 10:00-20:00
    Detailed

E-mail: zene@fszek.hu, zenei.konyvtarkozi@fszek.hu
Phone number:
(1) 411-5011
Manager: Bándoli Katalin
Head of department
Beiratkozás

Registration for natural and legal persons:
free of charge / 12 months
Administration fee of registration reader card:
HUF 400 / 12 months

Daily card: HUF 1700 / day

Borrowing privileges in one library:
HUF 8100 / 12 months
HUF 5600 / 6 months
HUF 4100 / 3 months

Establishment of membership for using all branches simultaneously:
HUF 10000 / 12 months
HUF 7700 / 6 months

Discounts

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