Check out the contents of Czech Central Library Board (Ústřední knihovnická rada) new website,
For example:
* The Concept for the development of libraries in the Czech Republic for
2011-2015
* Standpoints and documents of the Central Library Board
* Minutes
All documents are in Czech
Eva Bartunkova
Department Head of Information Centre for Librarianship
Czech Republic
The Czech Librarianship Portal (National Library) started a new column focused on volunteers in libraries. The topic is widely discussed by the Czech librarians. It is a part of the Library Development Framework in years 2011-2015. The column brings information about legislation, terminology, list of libraries that can share their experiences in cooperation with volunteers and recommendation of the Ministry of Culture concerning volunteers in libraries.
Materials are in Czech.
Eva Bartunkova
Department Head of Information Centre for Librarianship
Czech Republic
Posted in Czech Republic
Tagged Czech Librarianship Portal, Development, library, volunteers
Svět knihy (Book World) is the book fair that takes place annually in Prague. The photo shows a mobile library in ownership of the Municipal Library in Prague. This mobile library traditionally arrives to meet its (potential) patrons 
visiting the book fair. The offer was targeted on comics, in accordance with the big topic of this year book fair. Patrons could lend comics and / or return books. A poster on doors announced a birth of the Superlibrian presented by the amateur theatre group Vý (Výtržníci, the Troublemakers) during the book fair.
Eva Bartunkova
Department Head of Information Centre for Librarianship
Czech Republic
Three e-book sellers (e-Reading.cz, Kosmas and Palmknihy) acting in Czechia started the portal “kvalitaknih.cz”. The portal is aimed to provide publishers with standards of producing quality e-books, but it is opened to all experts and professionals dealing with e-books, include librarians. The portal was introduced during the book fair Svět knihy (World of Books) held on the 17th -20th May in Prague.
The Portal is accessible on URL: http://www.kvalitaknih.cz
Eva Bartunkova
Department Head of Information Centre for Librarianship
Czech Republic
EUROPEANA Workshop took place on Thursday 10.5.12 in Prague in the National Library. The workshop was focused on activities of Czech institution on the field of digitization of European cultural heritage. Lecturers presented digital library of historical collections Manuscriptorium as an agregating service for Europeana, project eSbirky.cz (platform for presentation digitized museum objects) and the European project CARARE.
Source: http://www.nkp.cz/files/tz_europeana2012.pdf
Eva Bartunkova
Department Head of Information Centre for Librarianship
Czech Republic
Today Eva Bartunkova’s presentation in NAPLE Assembly is available to read clicking here. It shows the range of digitization and e-books in Czech Republic currently.
Last week on Sister Libraries Blog, Romana Horvat, Director of Public Library in Daruvar, Croatia, published a post explaining the first joint project developed with Municipal Library Český Těšín, its Sister Library from Czech Republic.
The project title was ‘Night with Andersen“, if you want to know more about it click here.
Posted in Croatia, Czech Republic
This news comes from a little village of Klučov (Central Bohemia, district Kolín). The library was founded in the year 1920 and the writer Alois Jirásek (historical novels and plays, a classic) permitted to give the library his name. Jirásek Library in Klučov announced an interesting programme for children. The library in cooperation with a kindergarten and with a support of the local council prepared “Sweet Reading”, an afternoon with reading activities. Children listened fairy tales, narrated tales according to pictures and contested. The home-made cheesecake was a sweet bonus. The recipe was also made public.
Sources:
http://www.klucov.cz/
http://www.jkk.estranky.cz/
http://www.jkk.estranky.cz/clanky/jak-si-hrajeme-s-detmi/2012-brezen—sladke-cteni.html
http://www.jkk.estranky.cz/file/195/2012_sladke-cteni-.swf
Eva Bartunkova
Department Head of Information Centre for Librarianship
Czech Republic
Posted in Czech Republic
The Jiří Mahen Library (Municipal Library) in Brno, South Moravia, was nominated for the price MOSTY (Bridges) for the year 2011.
This prise was created by the Czech National Disability Council to appraise an uncommon achievement in favour of disabled people. The Library was nominated for the barrier free access to library services for people with different levels and sorts of handicaps.
As an example we can mention the Blind and Weak-eyed Library, a division of the Jiří Mahen Library. It was founded in the year 1976 on the basis of an agreement between the Macan Library for Blind in Prague and the Jiří Mahen Library. The interior of the library was interconnected with the interior of the Music library after the reconstruction in the year 2011.
Another example is the grant project Hand in Hand aimed at the integration of children with various disabilities.
To get more information click on this links:
http://www.kjm.cz/projekt-ruku-v-ruce
http://www.kjm.cz/knihovna-pro-nevidome-a-slabozrake-handicapovani
http://www.nrzp.cz/projekty/cena-mosty.html
Eva Bartunkova
Department Head of Information Centre for Librarianship
Czech Republic
Last week in Sister Libraries Blog there were important novelties! First of all, Valença Municipal Library from Portugal and Kuusamo City Library from Finland have decided to accomplish a sister relationship.
Furthermore, there is a new participating library in the Programme: Municipal Library Český Těšín from Czech Republic. And it has already found a sister library in Daruvar Public Library from Croatia. You can check all the sisterships made so far here.
Posted in Croatia, Czech Republic, Finland, Portugal
Tagged Blog, Sister libraries
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