21 Jan 2022

We invite you to a series of concert-lectures that reveal the history of the development of classical music!

National Library of Belarus News

19 Jan 2022

The engraving was used by graphic artists since the 15th century and was common in Belarus in the late 16th and 18th centuries. It is now embodied in small forms of graphics, ex-libris.

Book exhibitions

19 Jan 2022

From 19 January to 22 February, a thematic exhibition Diversity of Languages: The Great Achievement of Humanity, dedicated to the International Decade of Indigenous Languages (2022–2032) is on display in the International Organizations Documents Reading Room (Room 207g).

Book exhibitions

17 Jan 2022

In today's reality, you often have to convert all your emotions into text format and express them through emoticons and stickers with screaming cats. But there is a much more proven way to show your interlocutor that you are at the edge of your rope. An exclamation mark! A good old stick with a dot can turn any phrase into a real outcry from the heart. Where did it come from? What incredible story is behind it? And why do we put one or three exclamation marks but never two? There are too many questions in this introduction, so let's look for the answers.

Author's Point of View

17 Jan 2022

From January 17, a literary and visual exhibition is on show in the circular corridor of the 2nd floor. The exhibition is dedicated to the winners of the prize For Spiritual Revival, a special prize of the president of the Republic of Belarus to people of culture and art, as well as a special prize of the president of the Republic of Belarus Belarusian Sports Olympus for 2021.

Book exhibitions

14 Jan 2022

A book and visual exhibition "With a Soul Full of Sunshine", dedicated to the 190th anniversary of the birth of the French painter Édouard Manet (1832–1883) is on show in the Fine Arts Reading Room (room 306) from January 14 to February 9.

Book exhibitions

14 Jan 2022

14 January marks the 80th birthday anniversary of Viera Viarba (1942–2012), a well-known Belarusian poetess, translator, whose works enriched the Belarusian literature of the second half of the twentieth century.

Through the Pages of the Belarusian Calendar

12 Jan 2022

The Rakurs gallery (2nd floor) hosted the grand opening of the exhibition “30 Years of the First Belarusian Gallery”, timed to coincide with the anniversary of the author's non-commercial conceptual gallery Brama on January 12.

Art exhibitions

12 Jan 2022

On 12 January, Kupalinka Folklore Group, led by the People's Artist of Belarus Aliena Cialkova, performed a Christmas programme for the staff of the National Library.

National Library of Belarus News

12 Jan 2022

The exhibition "The Wizard of the Folk Song" is on show in the Music and Audiovisual Documents Reading Room (room 305) from January 12 to February 12, timed to coincide with the 130th anniversary of the birth of the Belarusian choral conductor and folklorist Ryhor Shyrma (1892–1978).

Book exhibitions

12 Jan 2022

A thematic exhibition "The Holocaust: Forever Remembered" dedicated to the International Holocaust Remembrance Day is on show in the Anteroom of the Official Documents Service Department (room 207) from January 12 to February 9.

Book exhibitions

11 Jan 2022

A thematic exhibition “Consumer Protection: Legislation and Practice” dedicated to the World Day of Consumer Protection is on show in the Legal Information Reading Room (room 207 b) from January 11 to March 28.

Book exhibitions

11 Jan 2022

The Belarusian Literature Reading Room (room 205) hosts the exhibition "The Forerunner of Belarusian Science" from January 11 to February 28, dedicated to the 100th anniversary of the founding of the Institute of Belarusian Culture (Inbelkult), the first diversified research institution in the history of Belarus, the predecessor of the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus.

Book exhibitions

10 Jan 2022

There are many personalities in the history of the formation and development of the National Library of Belarus, without whom it is difficult to imagine the process of formation of the country's library industry. Among them is the founder of Belarusian bibliography, Julija Bibila.

Our History: a Portrait Gallery