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National Library of Belarus to Take Part at IFLA 2019

27 Aug 2019

The annual General Conference and Assembly of the International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA) is the main library forum in the world. This organization was created in 1927 in Edinburgh, Scotland. Today it comprises 1400 members from 140 countries, and is a leading international institution representing the interests of library and information services and their users. This is the global voice of the library and information profession.

National Library of Belarus News

This Phenomenon, Pesniary

22 Aug 2019

An exhibition dedicated to the 50th anniversary of the VIA band Pesniary is held from August 22 to November 12 in the Music and Audiovisual documents reading room (305).

Book exhibitions

Exhibition Dedicated to Ales Staver

9 Aug 2019

From August 9 to October 14 the exhibition dedicated to the 90th birthday of the Belarusian poet, prose writer and playwright Ales Staver (1929–1995) is held in the Belarusian Literature reading room (205).

Book exhibitions

Minsk, the Capital of My Country

6 Aug 2019

The city of Minsk was first mentioned in The Tale of Bygone Years, relating to the events of 1067. By decree of the Lithuanian Grand Duke Alexander, on March 14, 1499 Minsk, like other big cities, received the Magdeburg Law, and on January 12, 1591 the city was granted its own coat of arms: the image of Our Lady on a blue background between two angels and cherubs.

Book exhibitions

War and Law

1 Aug 2019

From August 1 to September 11, the thematic book exhibition “War and Law”, dedicated to the 70th anniversary of the 1949 Geneva Conventions, is opened in the Documents of International Organizations room (207g).

Book exhibitions

Events

Intellectual property: the 21st century

23 Apr 2024

From April 23 to May 28, the book exhibition "Intellectual Property: the XXI Century" dedicated to the International Intellectual Property Day is open in the Documents of International Organizations reading room (room 207g).

Connoisseur of Belarusian Antiquities

23 Apr 2024

April 18, 2024 marks the 210th anniversary of the birth of Yevstafiy Tyshkevich, a famous archaeologist, historian, ethnographer, local historian and museologist. His research has raised whole layers of the historical past, he was one of the first Belarusian authors of local lore. To mark the anniversary of the scientist, an exhibition "Connoisseur of Belarusian Antiquities" has been organized in the Book Museum of the National Library of Belarus.

A Look into Eternity

23 Apr 2024

Anniversary book exhibition "A Look into Eternity", dedicated to the 90th anniversary of the birth of the Belarusian scientist, literary critic Vladimir Mikhailovich Konon (1934–2011), takes place from April 23 to May 20 in the Belarusian Literature reading room (room 205).