The aim of the Misiņš Library is to create and manage the collection and services of the historical Misiņš Library, and it has the following tasks:

  • to create, organize and store the Misiņš Library collection, including:
    • a collection of printed works published in Latvia in accordance with the Legal Deposit Law;
    • a collection of printed works published outside Latvia in Latvian, translations of works by Latvian authors into foreign languages and printed works about Latvia and Latvians;
    • documentary evidence about the life and heritage of personalities from the fields of culture, education and science in Latvia;
  • to provide library services to the users of the Misiņš Library;
  • to plan and organize measures for the physical preservation and digitization of the Misiņš Library collection;
  • to plan and organize the popularization of the Misiņš Library collection and to promote their use in the study process and scientific work.


Expert: Gunta Jaunmuktāne

Rūpniecības iela 10, Rīga

+371 67033959;

gunta.jaunmuktane@lu.lv

A visit to the Austrian and Swiss Reading Room, Intercultural Dialogue Centre must be booked: misinabiblioteka@lu.lv or +371 67033956