The ELTE University Library and Archives was represented at the unveiling of a memorial plaque in Sopron, the hometown of Dr. Marianne Czeke, the first Hungarian librarian who worked at our institution for two decades, on the occasion of the 150th anniversary of her birth.
At the initiative of Zalán Biczó, local librarian and historian, the valuable and substantial life's work of Marianne Czeke, PhD was commemorated in the library of the Evangelical Parish of Sopron, by her biographers Klára Gráberné Bősze and Edit Fabó. Judit Gerencsér, Deputy Director General of the National Széchényi Library and President of the Association of Hungarian Librarians, gave a speech on behalf of the Association of Hungarian Librarians in front of the memorial plaque unveiled at her birthplace in Sopron. In his speech, Mayor Ciprián Farkas also praised the work of the librarian and thanked the sponsors of the plaque.
The supporters of the memorial plaque are Zalán Biczó, librarian of the Széchenyi István University University Library and Archives, the Association of Our Homeland Győr, the Association of Librarians and Libraries of the Kisalföld Region and the Association of Hungarian Librarians.
For more details on the life and work of Marianne Czeke, please visit our website.