The library is located in the very center of the capital, in the former Zenkoviči-Tiškeviči palace, dating back to the 15th-16th centuries. reaching history. in 1950 The library established is very popular among Vilnius residents and temporary residents of Vilnius. The library has accumulated almost 500,000 books. books, periodicals, music, films, maps, sheet music and fiction publications of various scientific fields in Lithuanian, English, Russian, German, French and other world languages. About 200,000 people visit the library every year. visitors who borrow about 400 thousand for example publications.
in 1955 in commemoration of the 100th anniversary of the death of the Romantic era poet Adam Mickevičius, the library was named after him. Since then, the activities of the library have been linked to the memory of this poet's personality, work and life, his perpetuation and dissemination. Mickevičiana's collection includes more than 1,000 publications in Polish, Lithuanian, Russian, French and German languages. Most of the publications are the work of the poet. The fund also collects literature about A. Mickevičius: memoirs, biographies, critical literature about his work. The library also has a collection of works of art related to Adam Mickevičius. These are works of painting, graphics, sculpture.
