Success of the 3rd bibnet.lu Network Day at the BnL
Success for the 3rd bibnet.lu Network Day at the National Library of Luxembourg (BnL), a day dedicated to sharing knowledge and reflecting on best practices in library science. Photo: Brainplug
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Exhibition “Is a Library a Birthright?”
From February 2025, the exhibition “Is a Library a Birthright” is on display at the National Library of Latvia. The exhibition reveals the culmination year of the “500 Years of Latvian Books” series of events. Illustration: Kristians Luhaers, National Library of Latvia
Book Year launched in Estonia
2025 marks the 500th anniversary of the first known mention of a book in Estonian. This milestone is celebrated nationwide with the Year of the Book, which runs from 30 January 2025 to 14 March 2026. Photo: Aron Urb / National Library of Estonia
Presentation of the Baroque Bestseller of Maciej Kazimierz Sarbiewski at the Exhibition
Exactly four centuries have passed since the first publication of Sarbiewski’s poetry collection “Three Books of Lyrics” in Cologne, Germany, in 1625, which made him famous in Europe. The first single-exhibit exhibition is dedicated to this work.
Photo: Vygaudas Juozaitis, National Library of Lithuania
New: Actionbound – explore the DNB interactively
Discover the German National Library by taking part in exciting digital scavenger hunts and guided tours or by solving puzzles in the Actionbound app. Photo: Carl Götz
Research team at National and University Library of Slovenia (NUK) is using the new generation DESI-LC-TOF tool
NUK researcher Špela Pok will analyse paper samples with verdigris pigment and iron-gall ink on the new generation DESI-LC-TOF analytical tool. Reaserach will be performed during the NextGenHS project.
Photo: NUK
Where We Come From. Literature and Origins at the Austrian National Library
The special exhibition at the Literature Museum of the Austrian National Library: “Where we come from. Literature and Origins” – on show from April 23, 2025 to Feb. 15, 2026 – tells of identity, of origins and reinventing ourselves – expressed in literature and a gallery of things.
Together for a better Internet: Safer Internet Day 2025 at the National Library of Moldova
In February 2025, the National Library of the Republic of Moldova (NLRM) celebrated Safer Internet Day 2025, by organising a series of events aimed at promoting a safe and responsible digital environment for all users, with a special focus on children and young people.
Sunbeam House donates digital time capsule to the National Library of Ireland
The National Library of Ireland (NLI) has received a special donation from Viewpoint, an advocacy group within Sunbeam House Services. The born-digital video, recorded in 2022, captures members’ reflections on life during the Covid-19 pandemic as part of the Time Capsule Project, supported by the Creative Wicklow Grant Scheme.
An event dedicated to the 100th anniversary of the people’s poet Bakhtiyar Vahabzadeh was held at TURKSOY
On 21 February, an event was held at the headquarters of the International Turkish Culture Organization (TURKSOY) in Ankara, organised jointly by the Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Azerbaijan, TURKSOY, and the National Library of Azerbaijan, to mark the 100th anniversary of the birth of the prominent Azerbaijani poet and playwright, Bakhtiyar Vahabzadeh (1925-2009).