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Public Library (Budapest)

Coordinates: 47°29′42″N 19°03′47″E / 47.494893°N 19.063117°E / 47.494893; 19.063117
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Public Library
Közkincs Könyvtár
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47°29′42″N 19°03′47″E / 47.494893°N 19.063117°E / 47.494893; 19.063117
LocationRákóczi út 11, Budapest, Hungary
TypeSpecial library
Established2015
Collection
Size15,000 volume (2023) Edit this on Wikidata

Közkincs Könyvtár (Hungarian pronunciation: [ˈkøskint͡ʃ ˈkøɲftaːr]; transl. Public Library) is a feminist library and community space in Budapest. The library's collection is primarily composed of English-language works in the categories of fiction, poetry, art, and sociology, with a heavy emphasis on topics of race, gender and class.[1]

Other activities

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The library also hosts community events, lectures, workshops and various projects.[2][3][4]

References

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  1. ^ "Közkincs Könyvtár". LMBT Történeti Hónap (in Hungarian). Hungarian LGBT Alliance. 25 January 2020. Archived from the original on 20 September 2023. Retrieved 20 September 2023.
  2. ^ "A felfedezetlen kincs – a Közkincs Könyvtár bemutatkozik" [The undiscovered treasure - the Public Treasure Library presents itself]. juratus.elte.hu (in Hungarian). Eötvös Loránd University. 16 May 2019. Archived from the original on 28 March 2023. Retrieved 20 September 2023.
  3. ^ Gábeli, Csenge; Cziegler, Kitti (4 August 2017). "The Milestone Book Club's Journey to the Közkincs Library". Milestone Institute. Archived from the original on 25 September 2021. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
  4. ^ "Sikeresen zárult a tanév a Nőkért Szabadegyegyetemen" [The academic year at the Free University for Women has ended successfully] (in Hungarian). Archived from the original on 2019-02-14. Retrieved 2019-02-13.
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