The rebirth of the Library of the Diocese of Pécs

Abstract

With the opening of its renewed and renovated building on 7 October 2021, a new era began in the life of the Library of the Diocese of Pécs, established in 1968 by the Capitular Vicar, later County Bishop, dr. József Cserháti. After almost 15 years of closed stacks service, the important historical church library of Pécs can finally continue its work in a worthy place in the old and the new library interiors. Very few sources have been preserved on the history of the library; the author has sought them out and arranged them in chronological order, revealing the various periods of the library’s history, from the foundation of the public collection to its accomodation and management, as well as featuring the events and people who were decisive in its life and operation. Following the recent relocation and the stock-organising and cataloguing process, in the future the library will work in coordination with the Museum Department of the Diocese in terms of staff and research. The main objective of the library is to provide researchers and readers with personal and online library services that meet the needs of the XXIst century.