Timeless Archives, Timely Connections: Preserving Endangered Documentary Heritage and Inspiring Collaboration is a conference to be held on 31 October – 1 November 2024, organised by the Endangered Archives Programme (EAP) and the British Library’s International Office. This will be a hybrid conference to be held at the British Library, London and online.
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.
We encourage national libraries to join the network and contribute to the exchange of practices and approaches, helping to create a shared perspective on modern library exhibitions and the challenges faced by libraries today.
On the occasion of the architectural design competition for the fifth extension building, the German National Library will be displaying the competition entries and presenting the prizewinners in an exhibition to take place from 18 September to 1 October 2024.
The National Library of Ireland (NLI) welcomed the family and friends of Richard Hayes to a special event in August to celebrate the official launch of the Richard Hayes Room at the NLI. Richard Hayes (1902-1976) lived many remarkable lives ¬– he was an academic, the Director of the National Library of Ireland from 1940-1967, a loving father, and one of World War II’s most successful Nazi codebreakers.
The new exhibition Miłosz. Return opened on Friday, 28 June 2024 in the Palace of the Commonwealth. It features original manuscripts, books, photographs and objects that came to the National Library of Poland from the poet’s home in Berkeley and his flat in Kraków.
Applications are currently opened for the Courants du monde (individual long format) programme, coordinated by the French Ministry of Culture. During their stays, visiting professionals carry out a concrete cooperation project, focus on the study of a specific topic or collection, or on a project related to the holdings or current activities of the BnF.
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