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.
The “Data Pearl” competition was initiated by the Statistical Office of Estonia in 2021 to promote the use and interpretation of data and to improve data literacy in the society.
The exhibition dedicated to the centenary of the Slavonic Library, which is a unit of the National Library of the Czech Republic, is available from 5 September to 31 October 2024 in the Clementinum – the main building of the library.
In September 2024, the CENL “AI in Libraries” Network Group will host three webinars on various uses of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in national libraries.
The National Library of Spain (BNE) has updated its library management system, enhancing the online catalogue with new features such as a personal user area, faceted and voice search, and upgraded functional design. A user guide is available, detailing how the new system works.
Chrysa E. Nikolaou has been appointed Director General of the National Library of Greece (NLG), by decision of the Minister of Education, Religious Affairs and Sports, Kyriakos Pierrakakis.
For the first time, the National Library of Luxembourg has used a cutting-edge AI tool to transcribe a handwritten document. Louis Joseph Zelle’s “Myn wedervaren” offers a rare, critical glimpse into 19th-century Luxembourg and the Dutch colonial army. It is now fully digitised and available on eluxemburgensia.lu for all to access.
For all countries, regardless of anniversaries, there is a year that stands as a landmark in their recent historical journey. In the 20th century, for the countries of Western Europe, that year was 1945, the end of World War II, the Liberation. It could be the same for Greece, if it hadn’t been followed by the Civil War.
The German National Library’s German Exile Archive mourns the loss of Dr. Ruth K. Westheimer. The famous US-American sex therapist died on 12 July 2024 in New York City. She was 96 years old.
