With the fall of communism in Eastern Europe in the late twentieth century, the Slovak Institute today serves a somewhat different purpose and role in the Slovak-American community than it previously had. The Institute continues to support translations of important Slovak books in its library collection and has microfilmed many of its archival materials. It also maintains ties with scholars in both the United States and Slovakia. The Institute's extensive collections remain accessible to the Slovak-American community, to scholars, and to the general public.
