Libraries are places of welcome and exchange of ideas, they work in favor of civil growth and “they are indispensable agents for promoting peace, democracy and the spiritual well-being of the minds of men and women” (Unesco Manifesto on libraries).
Freedom of expression, universal access to knowledge, culture and information are the values that unite libraries all over the world and allow us to work together, in the national and international institutions that we have given ourselves, regardless of the regimes and ideologies of the States of origin.
The University Library Center intends to give its contribution to support Ukrainian culture and deepen the theme of the conflict by enhancing its physical and digital collections, acquiring new printed volumes and new e-book titles on the MLOL- Media Library Online platform concerning history. , language, literature and in a broader sense the Ukrainian and Russian cultures.
We continue to promote a culture of dialogue and peace, for Ukraine and everywhere in the world.
The National Széchényi Library (NSZL) of Hungary became actively involved in alleviating the difficulties caused by the humanitarian disaster in the aftermath of the war. On 9 March 2022, a fundraising campaign was launched among the staff, and from 16 March onwards, readers and local residents could also participate. As a result of the fundraising, sixty-seven boxes of non-perishable food, sanitary products and bottled mineral water were delivered to the national coordination centre of the Hungarian Interchurch Aid.
Since 21 February 2022, the NSZL has been continuously collecting news about the Russian–Ukrainian conflict and the war as part of its web archiving tasks. Considering that the war may threaten the availability and even the survival of the digital culture in or related to the Hungarian language in Transcarpathian region, the National Library has made the archiving of this web content a priority, with greater depth, scope and frequency than before. The number of websites backed up now stands at 1,370 sites. Some of the collected content will be made publicly available, depending on legal possibilities, while the rest will be available for consultation and research within the NSZL network. In all cases, the metadata is public. The web harvesting undertaken so far is complemented by relevant content from other online sources, primarily social media.
The staff of the Hungarian Library Institute and the National Library of Foreign Literature operated by the NSZL are in constant contact with Hungarian librarians in Transcarpathia. Based on the information received from them and other sources, a weekly update on the situation of libraries in Ukraine is released and is publicly accessible at the following link.
The national library, together with the Móra Publishing House, the Nova Hvylja Association, the Petőfi Cultural Agency and the Alföldi Printing House, released 1,500 copies of the Ukrainian translation of the Hungarian folk tale collectionRibizli a világ végén[Ribizli at the End of the World], which have been distributed to refugee children with the help of the Prime Minister’s Office, the Ministry of Human Capacities, government offices and various humanitarian organisations. The book launch took place on 11 April in the form of a rich cultural event, with the participation of Dr. Zoltán Fürjes, Deputy State Secretary for Church and National Relations of the Prime Minister’s Office, and in the presence of refugee families.
The National Central Library of Florence has launched a campaign to collect Italian web resources relating to the conflict in Ukraine , as part of the Web archiving service .
In this dramatic circumstance, the importance of accessing and sharing information assets online is very evident, and the BNCF has the task, for Italy, of making this access permanent.
We therefore ask the owners of Italian websites and social profiles to join the initiative and to report their resources by filling out the appropriate online form .
Membership is voluntary and free. The archived resources will be made available within the Archive-it BNCF Collection .
For further information, please write to: harvesting@depositolegale.it
The Multilingual Library is a service provided by the National Library of Norway. Our role is to support other libraries in their provision of library services to a multilingual and multicultural population.
The most important way we do this is by acquiring collections in many languages, and by cataloguing and making those collections available for inter library lending.
The Ukrainian collection was created in 2011. The selection of books is limited; we have approx. 200 titles for adults and about 170 titles for children.
Free online resources – books and audiobooks for children and adults / Free e-books and audio books for children and adults
The Russian invasion of Ukraine has triggered an humanitarian crisis across Europe. CILIP – The Library and Information Association – is working to support our professional colleagues in Ukraine and to coordinate support from our members and partner organisations.
This page brings together all of the information we have on the invasion and its impact, as well as how you can support the relief effort across the region.
