The Eötvös Károly Library in Veszprém throws open its doors with a busy lineup of talks, concerts, exhibitions, language clubs, and family programs across the main building and branches. Beyond the joy of reading, there’s space for language learning and science too, so everyone can find something inspiring and useful. Venue for most events: 8200 Veszprém, Komakút Square (Komakút tér) 3.
May 26: Music Club Extra celebrates Miles Davis
Tuesday, May 26, 5:00 PM, Dr. László Nagy Hall (old building, 1st floor). A special Music Club Extra marks 100 years since the birth of Miles Davis, a figure whose influence stretches far beyond jazz into classical and contemporary music. His work still feels alive, thought‑provoking, and a shared musical language. Expect selections featuring collaborators and peers like Charlie Parker, Sarah Vaughan, John Coltrane, Gil Evans, Quincy Jones, and Marcus Miller. Host: Krisztián Kindler. The session spotlights items available in the library’s collection. Photos may be taken. Everyone’s welcome.
May 27: The state of Jewish cemeteries in Hungary
Wednesday, May 27, 5:00 PM, Kisfaludy Room. Speaker: Miksa Winkler, coordinator for Jewish cemeteries, on preservation, challenges, and current conditions nationwide.
May 28: Conversation Club at the American Corner
Thursday, May 28, 4:30–5:30 PM. Prepping for a language exam, using English at work, or just keen to talk? Join the free Conversation Club for high school age and up. Topic: drama. Location: American Corner, Eötvös Károly Library.
May 29: Silent Book Club lands in Veszprém
Friday, May 29, 4:00–6:00 PM, ZUG (at the library). Silent Book Club is the no‑pressure book club: bring your current read, enjoy quiet reading together, then share your thoughts if you like. No assigned book, no deadlines, conversation only if you want, communal reading while keeping your own space, and a chance to meet fellow introverted book lovers nearby.
May 30: Two languages, three events
10:00–11:30 AM, Kids’ Corner at the American Corner (3rd floor). A playful morning where children learn or practice English through activities. Topic: movies. Registration requested.
2:30–3:30 PM, American Vibes at the American Corner. A relaxed meet‑up for high school students who love speaking English, exploring new cultures, and meeting new people. Games, quizzes, and interactive activities dive into American culture, traditions, and student life. It’s not a class, it’s a community—practice English, share ideas, laugh, and build confidence in real conversation. Low‑key fun, high‑key USA.
2:30 PM, Kis Gallery: opening of painter Julianna Holányi’s exhibition, Painted Moments. Hosted by Zonta Club Veszprém and the library. Welcome by Erika Csirszka, president of Zonta Club Veszprém; opening by art historian Dr. Viktória Herth. Music by students of the Csermák Antal Elementary Art School. On view during library hours through June 26, 2026.
June 4: Conversation Club on the Founding Fathers
Thursday, June 4, 4:30–5:30 PM, American Corner. Free session for high school age and up. Topic: the Founding Fathers.
June 13: Summer Starter Carnival
Saturday, June 13, 10:00 AM–3:00 PM, Children’s Library. 10:00–12:00 PM Summer‑welcoming craft workshop with Éva Nemes. 1:00–3:00 PM Family Seven‑Trial, a reading‑development team challenge for all ages.
June 29–July 3: Red, White & Cool minicamp
A five‑day, free English minicamp at the American Corner Veszprém, led by an American and designed for teens aged 12–16 to speak naturally while having fun. Not a traditional course—no textbooks, no boring lessons. Expect games, teamwork, creativity, and confidence. Each day explores a U.S. theme: History, Geography, Culture, Sports, Innovation. Students speak every day, work in teams, create projects, present ideas, and build confidence while having fun.
July 18: MiniPianoFest under the summer sky
Saturday, July 18, 7:00 PM, Eötvös Károly Library inner courtyard. A special summer evening where pianos and poets shape the mood. Modern classical pieces, slow melodies, and delicate harmonies fill the open courtyard, where nature, silence, and music meet. Sink into a beanbag with a drink, listen to gentle electronics, sketch, read, or simply daydream as the city noise fades and time slows. If it rains, the concert moves indoors. Free entry.
Three exceptional pianists set the tone, and literature steps onstage too. The goal: blend contemporary piano performance with literary interludes to create a cross‑genre evening. Between musical sets, brief readings echo the mood and themes of the pieces, deepening the library’s cultural mission.
Performers include CHARMEY (Marc Charmet), a Paris‑trained, Budapest‑based French pianist‑composer whose modern classical and ambient work carries the spirit of Erik Satie, Yann Tiersen, and Nils Frahm—minimal yet emotionally rich, full of space and silence. His debut, Monotonies, arrived in 2024, followed by Délicates in March 2025 on Siril Records. Founder of the Le Salon de Musique concert series, he often improvises live, guided by the audience’s quiet focus and the room’s atmosphere. Reading: Anna Bognár—ELTE and University of Debrecen alumna, scholar of Giacomo Leopardi, prize‑winning poet and researcher, contributor to the Babits critical edition, author of the 2016 collection Nem dajka dal (Not a Lullaby), currently a Hungarian Academy of Arts fellow studying Miklós Hubay’s oeuvre.
Also featured: Vienna‑based pianist‑composer and media composer Flora Kapeller, inspired by Hania Rani, Tigran Hamasyan, Hildur Guðnadóttir, and Ludwig Göransson. And contemporary pianist‑performer Andor Sanderson leads a music‑literature evening—piano and ambient textures inviting inner quiet, presence, and a gentle inward journey where words and sounds merge into a softly undulating shared space. Reading: Mercédesz Kónya.
Veszprém keeps it cultural—talks, tunes, pages, and play—all season long at Komakút Square (Komakút tér) 3.
