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The 5th Forum of Belarusian Librarians "Humanitarian and Educational Activity of Libraries in the Context of Human Values and Belarusian Statehood" will take place on May 30 – June 1, 2018.

Organizers:
Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Belarus
Belarusian Library Association
National Library of Belarus

Topics to discuss:
Normative legal support of the library sphere
General network of libraries in the information infrastructure of Belarus
Corporate interaction of Belarusian libraries
Information technology in libraries
Libraries in the social & cultural environment of the regions
Profession of Librarian, human resources, education

Location:
May 30, 2018: National Library of Belarus (Minsk, Niezaležnasci Ave. 116)
May 31, 2018: workshops in Minsk libraries and the Zhodino Central City Library
June 1, 2018: National Library of Belarus (Minsk, Niezaležnasci Ave. 116)

Main Forum Events:
May 30, 2018
The grand opening of the Forum, the plenary session where representatives of the Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Belarus, the chairman of the Belarusian Library Association, heads and leading specialists of the largest libraries of Belarus will address the audience.
May 31, 2018
Outdoors Forum events: workshops in the Minsk Regional Library named after A. Pushkin, the Fundamental Library of the Belarusian State University, the Scientific Library of the Belarusian National Technical University, the National Library of Belarus, the Centralized Public Library System in Minsk, the Centralized System of Children's Public Libraries in Minsk, the Central City Library in Zhodino.
June 1, 2018
Summing up the results of the Forum, adoption of the resolution.

Cultural Program:
May 30, 2018
Concert of the Camerata vocal group (after the plenary session for all Forum participants);
May 31, 2018
Visiting of the BelAZ plant (by preliminary registration, cost: tour – 10 BYN, lunch – up to 10 BYN)

Invited to participate:
Heads and specialists of libraries of all systems and departments of the Republic of Belarus, representatives of scientific and educational institutions, legislative and executive authorities, public associations and organizations.

Conditions of participation:
To participate in the Forum, it is necessary to take an online registration before May 1, 2018.
Meals, lodging and transportation fees are paid by participants of the conference.

The transfer to the outdoors event in the Central City Library in Zhodino is paid by the centralized means of the Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Belarus.

Coordinators:
Dolgopolova Elena
Tel: (8 017) 293 25 07
E-mail: dolgopolova@nlb.by

Pshibytko Marina
Tel: (8 017) 266 37 70
E-mail: m_pshibytko@nlb.by