Author Archives: Kerstin Meinel
PAIDEIA (European Institute of Jewish Studies in Sweden) Alumni Conference at the Lithuania National Library
National Library of Moldova organized the scientific Symposium “The Bibliophile Values”
On June 15, 2023 in Chisinau, Moldova, took place the 32nd edition of the scientific Symposium (with international participation) “The Bibliophile Values”. It’s a scientific event, one of the most important events in the field of bibliophile and book history within the country. It was organized by the National Library of the Republic of Moldova (NLRM) in partnership with the League of Librarians of the Republic of Moldova “Alexe Rău” and the Scientific Society of Bibliophile and Ex-libris “Paul Mihail” of Moldova.
Exhibition “Degas in black and white” presented at the BnF
Lithuanian and Ukrainian Libraries Forum – shared experiences, community, and discussion
The Martynas Mažvydas National Library of Lithuanian, the Association of District Public Libraries and the Ukrainian Library Association organised the Lithuanian and Ukrainian Libraries Forum “The Role of Libraries in Strengthening the Democratic Society” on 7-9 June in Vilnius, Kaunas and Klaipėda.
Andris Vilks message to the CENL community on the occasion of the 30th CENL AGM attendance anniversary
30 years have passed since my first participation in CENL Annual General Meeting events. All three directors of Baltic national libraries were invited to CENL right after our countries joined the Council of Europe. I started working in the National Library of Latvia in 1989 at the age of 32. That was the time when upcoming projects were still at the stage of ideas and EU funding had only began. I can attest that the birth of Europeana is attributed to a CENL initiative.
Call for Applications Now Open: Hidden Stories Fund 2023
Another Turkish book donation to the National Széchényi Library
In May 2023 the National Széchényi Library (NSZL) received the Ambassador of the republic of Türkiye, who presented the gift of the Presidential Library to the NSZL, a book donation of 225 volumes of books on various subjects. The book donation will enrich the collection of the National Library in the future.
Aleksandra Majdzińska wins 2023 Marek Nowakowski Literary Award
This year’s Marek Nowakowski Literary Award was been won by Aleksandra Majdzińska for her book Szalom bonjour Odessa, an evocative portrait of the city before the Russian aggression against Ukraine, described by the author in a series of short, realistic pictures.
Donation by George Windsor to the National Library of Poland
During his visit, Earl of St Andrews gave the Library a very valuable early printed work which belonged to the first Polish National Library in the eighteenth century, opened in Warsaw in 1747 by Józef and Andrzej Załuski.