About

Congress organizers:
Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Belarus
The National Library of Belarus

Co-organizers of the Congress:
Interstate Fund for Humanitarian Cooperation of the CIS member States

Topics scheduled for discussion at the plenary and breakout sessions:

• Libraries during the Great Patriotic War
• Library collections during the Great Patriotic War
• Library collections as a source for fighting falsification of the history of the Great Patriotic War
• The role of libraries in patriotism education
• Librarians-participants of the Great Patriotic War. War events in the memory of generations
• Publications and electronic information resources about the Great Patriotic War
• Children’s libraries during the Great Patriotic War
• Military topics in a library research projects
• Library functions transformation in the digital era
• New information technologies use in libraries
• Experience and prospects of using the internet space to popularize the work of libraries
• International cooperation in culture, science and education
• Libraries, archives, museums: partnership experience and opportunities of digital resources integration
• The role of book and reading in the modern society
• Information and analytical support for the activities of specialists in science, education and culture
• Bibliological science: state and prospects
• Traditions and innovations in the field of library user services
• Library sociocultural potential
• Regulatory legal support for the library field
• Formation of users information culture
• Modern children’s libraries – the territory of creativity, education and leisure
• Popularization of books and reading in children’s libraries
• Design, construction and operation of library buildings: history and modernity
• New formats of library space organization
• Means and technologies for safety and security in a library
• Engineering infrastructure and development of modern libraries

Working languages:
Belarusian, Russian, English

Specialists from libraries, museums, archives, research organizations, educational institutions, publishing houses, representatives of government agencies and public organizations are invited to participate in the congress.

Exhibitions:
The opportunity to demonstrate products and services is provided.

Terms of participation:
The Congress will be held in a hybrid format, participation is possible in person and remotely, online broadcasts and discussions are provided.

To participate in the congress, you must register online no later than October 10, 2025.

Accommodation, meals, and transportation costs are at the expense of the participants.

Time limit:
Reports at the plenary session – up to 20 minutes, at breakout sessions – up to 10 minutes.

Reports requirements:
Original works of scientific and applied importance, corresponding to the thematic areas of the congress and not published anywhere before, are accepted.
Surname, first name, patronymic (in full) of the author / co-authors, position, academic degree, academic title, full name of the organization, city, country, title of the report; surname, first name, patronymic (in full) of the person who will present the report at the congress.
The volume of the report, including the abstract, illustrations and appendices, is no more than 6 A4 pages, Times New Roman, size 13, one and a half line spacing, file type – .doc, .docx or .rtf.
The list of sources used is arranged after the main text in alphabetical order. References to sources are placed in square brackets, for example, [3, p. 15].
The summary in Russian and English is no more than 400 symbols (including spaces).
It is planned to publish a collection of congress materials.
The Organizing Committee is authorized to select reports for the Congress and their further publication in the collection.

Requirements for video-reports:
The orientation of the video is horizontal. The video recording should be created with a microphone, in good lighting, with no side noise. The video duration is no more than 10 minutes.
The file with the text of the report should be sent to the email secretary@nlb.by no later than September 12, 2025.

Presentation requirements:
The file type is ppt Microsoft PowerPoint.

The file with the video report or presentation must be sent to the email secretar@nlb.by no later than October 10, 2025.

Congress venue:
The National Library of Belarus
Nezavisimosti Ave, 116, 220114, Minsk, Belarus

Contacts:
Ms. Natalia Esis
Tel.: (8 017) 293 28 02, e-mail: secretar@nlb.by

Ms. Irina Kuketa (for participants from the Republic of Belarus)
Tel.: (8 017) 368 97 70, e-mail: bibved@nlb.by

Ms. Anna Kovalenko, Ksenia Nikulina (for foreign participants)
Tel.: (8 017) 293 27 64, e-mail: ird@nlb.by