The history of the library

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Source: Metropolitan Library Yearbook
 
In 1911, the Ferencz Deák Masonic Lodge celebrated its 25th anniversary, the Metropolitan Library, established a few years before, was able to finance the building of its second library (first book loaner) and gathering of its book stock, using the 20 000 Austro-Hungarian Krones donated by the Lodge.
After a lot of wrangling, on 27th December 1913 Ferenc Székács, the grand master of the Ferencz Deák Lodge, gave over the first significant public educational library to mayor István Bárczy representing the public of the capital city. As a result of the Lodge’s further care and the city’s financial aid, a state of the art “public library” started its operation on Almássy square in the 7th District. As a so far completely unknown solution, it welcomed adults and children with not just books, but periodicals and newspapers, the opening hours proper for the readers’ needs.

The insides of the Almássy Square library in the Metropolitan Library Yearbook:


These innovations became popular not just amongst readers, but in the Librarian profession, as well. The justification of their introduction was backed up the large number of new members, because in the first few weeks the registration had to be limited. After many adversities and changes, the library was reborn on 10 Rottenbiller street on 14th February 2004.


Source: Sunday Paper, 1914.
Information

Ferenc Deák Library

1074 Budapest, Rottenbiller utca 10.
Go to
Opening hours
    Today 10:00-16:00
    Tomorrow: Closed-Closed
    Detailed

E-mail: fszek0702@fszek.hu
Phone number:
(1) 342-5362
Manager: Béres Ildikó
Head Librarian
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 1650 / day

Borrowing privileges in one library:
HUF 5400 / 12 months
HUF 4100 / 6 months
HUF 3000 / 3 months

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

Discounts

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