International Organization
CDNL statement on Ukraine / March 2, 2022
Dear colleagues,
As the board of the Conference of Directors of National Libraries (CDNL), and in concert with the International Federation of Library Associations and Blue Shield, we stand united with the staff of the Vernadsky National Library of Ukraine in Kyiv, charged with caring for their nation’s precious intellectual and cultural heritage.
We condemn the current military aggression against Ukraine, which threatens this heritage as surely as it threatens Ukrainian lives and communities.
With warm regards,
Chair: Lily Knibbeler, Director General of the National Library of the Netherlands
Vice Chair: Janne Andresoo, Director General of the National Library of Estonia
Vice Chair: Marie Louise Ayres, Director General of the National Library of Australia
