#everynamecounts challenge commemorates people stripped of their German citizenship

The German National Library’s German Exile Archive 1933-1945 and the Arolsen Archives are announcing a new #everynamecounts challenge. Volunteers can take part in the crowdsourcing initiative from 4 to 17 November 2024. The aim of the challenge is to digitize the so-called expatriation card file (Ausbürgerungskartei) – and raise awareness of the names and stories of people who were stripped of their German citizenship.

National Library of Moldova: Public discussion “Women Ambassadors of the European Union: Leadership and impact in the community”

The National Library of the Republic of Moldova  in partnership  with the European Institute of Political Studies from Moldova with the support  of the Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Moldova and the Electronic Government Agency (EGA) Estonia organized on Friday, September 27, 2024, the public discussion “Women Ambassadors of the European Union: Leadership and impact in the community”.

Dagnija Baltiņa takes up the position of Director of the National Library of Latvia

On 3 September 2024, Dagnija Baltiņa took up the position of Director of the National Library of Latvia (NLL). Previously, Baltiņa was the Director of the Special Collections Department of the National Library of Latvia, a researcher, lecturer at the Latvian Academy of Culture, and former Secretary General of the Latvian National Commission for UNESCO.