On February 10, within the framework of the Library Day and the XVIII Minsk International Book Fair a round table session “The role of educational institutions, publishing houses and libraries in reading development” took place at the National Library of Belarus.
The event organizers were the Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Belarus, the Ministry of Information of the Republic of Belarus and the National Library of Belarus.
Representatives of the Ministry of Information of the Republic of Belarus, the Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Belarus, the Ministry of Education of the Republic of Belarus, the Ministry of Communication and Informatization of the Republic of Belarus, the Ministry of Commerce of the Republic of Belarus, the national postal service “Belpochta”, scientists of the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus, heads and specialists of publishing houses and bookseller organizations, writers, directors and employees of libraries participated in the event.
During the round table session participants considered and summarized the experience of the basic organizations involved in reading maintenance and development (educational institutions, libraries, publishing houses, bookseller organizations), and also examined the questions concerning their professional communication and social partnership development.
Within the framework of the round table session public libraries were awarded for active work in acquisition of socially significant editions for library stacks in 2010.