The National Library of Latvia invites to register for the readers’ favourite programme “Children, Youth and Parents Jury 2025”

Read and evaluate! The National Library of Latvia invites to register for the readers’ favourite programme “Children, Youth and Parents Jury 2025” One of the central events of the public engagement movement “Restart for Reading” is the reading promotion programme “Children, Youth and Parents Jury 2025” which has been organised by the NLL for 25 years. Libraries, schools, diaspora centres and also individuals can apply for participation in the largest and longstanding State-funded reading promotion initiative.

International conference “Acutus et Argutus: Early Modern Print Culture in Motion” in Vilnius

What makes a book sharp and witty? How did early modern print culture shape the way we read, think, and communicate today? The Martynas Mažvydas National Library of Lithuania and the National Museum of Lithuania invite scholars to unravel these questions at the international conference “Acutus et Argutus: Early Modern Print Culture in Motion.” (8–10 October 2025 Vilnius, Lithuania)

Call for presentations: CENL Books and Audiences Network Group (BANG!) – in person seminar ‘New Directions in Library Exhibitions’

The CENL Books and Audiences Network Group invites you to the seminar “New Directions in Library Exhibitions” on May 8–9, 2025, at the National Library of Latvia, Riga. The call for papers is now open—join curators and experts to explore innovative approaches to book exhibitions!

BANG Webinar “Technology and Innovation in Library Exhibitions – Benefit or Burden?” on 10 December 2024

Join the webinar “Technology and Innovation in Library Exhibitions – Benefit or Burden?” on 10 December 2024 at 14.00 CET, hosted by BANG! (Books and Audiences Network Group). The session will explore how digital technologies are being integrated into library exhibitions, balancing technology with physical collections, addressing challenges, and meeting visitor needs.

2nd Conference on Artificial Intelligence at the National Library of Spain: Heritage Collections in the AI Era: From Strategy to Action in European National Libraries

The National Library of Spain (BNE) offers a new space for conversation, exchange, and reflection on the impact of AI development on our society and on the mission of the BNE and libraries. This time, we have the collaboration of the “AI in Libraries” group from the Conference of European National Libraries, of which BNE is a member.