Kazakhstan and Belarus expand cooperation between national libraries

The countries’ national libraries will exchange resources and work on joint projects.

Kazakhstan’s National Academic Library and the National Library of Belarus signed a strategic cooperation memorandum at an international congress in Minsk. It provides for resource sharing, joint exhibitions and projects, and professional exchanges.

Author: Робот Source: Ministry of Culture and Information of Kazakhstan

Participants at the 13th International Congress “Library as a Phenomenon of Culture” in Minsk — Representatives of the national libraries of Kazakhstan and Belarus sign a cooperation memorandum in Minsk. Illustrative photo. Photo: Ralf Roletschek / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 3.0

The 13th International Congress “Library as a Phenomenon of Culture” is taking place in Minsk on October 29–30. During the event, the National Academic Library of the Republic of Kazakhstan and the National Library of Belarus signed a memorandum on strategic cooperation.

The document provides for the exchange of book and information resources, joint exhibitions and projects, and professional exchanges between specialists.

At the plenary session, National Academic Library Director Kumis Seitova presented a report on the role of libraries in developing a reading culture and fostering a nation of readers, drawing on Kazakhstan’s experience.

Her remarks also addressed the modernization of library infrastructure, support for domestic literature and initiatives to promote reading. The session reviewed research on reading habits, ways to encourage regular reading, and the digital transformation of libraries.

At the close of the event, the parties confirmed their readiness to strengthen the partnership and carry out joint initiatives under the memorandum.

Translated from Russian using artificial intelligence. Source: Ministry of Culture and Information of Kazakhstan

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