As part of the NAPLE Sister Libraries program -where the Public library "Viktor Car Emin" Opatija actively participates and has so far achieved successful cooperation with the Public libraries in Krakow and Galway- the Librarians have attended the first congress for public libraries in Galicia. (Xornada de bibliotecas Públicas de Galicia). The congress took place... Continue Reading →
Every 24th October since 1997 the Day of the Library is celebrated in Spain. It's an innitiative from the National Association of the Books for Children and Young Adults in collaboration with the Ministry of Culture and Sports. It seeks to give recognition to the public libraries and their work towards becoming a cultural meeting... Continue Reading →
We are very happy to announce a new sistership in the Program: Public Library Lúcio Craveiro da Silva (Portugal) is now connected with Ricardo León Municipal Library (Spain). They are the latest incorporations from their respective countries to the program. Surely this will be a very fruitful partnership. With this new sistership, NAPLE Sister Libraries has reached... Continue Reading →
A few weeks ago we achieved 100 public libraries in the program. to commemorate it, we asked all the libraries in the program to send us a video that'll show their thoughts about the program, their personal experience or a message to encourage others to join in and get involved. We recieved these 6... Continue Reading →
This is one of the longest partnership within the program: Viana Public Library “Francisco Navarro Villoslada” (Spain) joined the program in January 2014. That very same year, Viana started 3 partnerships, with a Czech, a Croatian and a Polish library. The one with Public Library in Aleksandrow has been the most fruitful of them all. Public... Continue Reading →
We are very happy to announce a new sistership in the Program: Panevėžys County Library Gabrielė Petkevičaitė-Bitė (Lithuania) is now connected with Huesca Municipal Libraries (Spain). Panevėžys County Library is he last Lithuanian library to join the program, and Huesca Municipal Library has more experience, having been with us since 2013. Surely this will be a... Continue Reading →
As you know, we have recently carried out a survey to check your opinions on the strategy of the NAPLE Sister Libraries program. It was a 4 questions survey about the contents of the blog, the geographic zone this information should cover and so on. The survey was answered by 38 people. We'd like to... Continue Reading →
For a number of years, the Public Library of Pittem offers a platform for local visual artists. This is a result of the intense collaboration with the local art circle 'Ter Cauwe', which has around twenty artists under its wings. Artists will have the opportunity to exhibit their work in the library. This contributes to... Continue Reading →
It is quite common for cities in Finland to have a culture festival event to mark the end of the summer season. The most famous is “Taiteiden yö” in Helsinki but the city of Iisalmi also has a similar event called “Ihmeiden ilta” (the Evening of Wonders), arranged annually in the last Saturday of August.... Continue Reading →
