VI International Forum of Young Librarians of the Ukrainian Library Association. April 20, 2023.

The Youth Section of the Ukrainian Library Association invites you to take part in the VI International Forum of Young Librarians of the ULA, which will be held online on the Zoom platform.

Forum organizer: Youth Section of the Ukrainian Library Association.

The topic of the Forum: ‘Library: Our Space for Change’

The full-scale invasion to Ukraine by Russian occupation forces has been going on for more than a year. Unfortunately, the invaders have been ruthlessly destroying civilian infrastructure, including our cultural front - libraries. Some of them have been destroyed to the ground, some are beyond reparations, and some have been partially destroyed or heavily damaged.

But we, librarians, like the whole Ukraine, are confidently fighting and defending our book front and continue to work in the libraries that have remained and those that need to be restored. It is the work and development of libraries in the context of military operations that will be the main issue of the Forum.

During the Forum we will talk about:

- library space as a territory of change - services, functions, events and adaptation to new realities during martial law in Ukraine;

- Ukrainian librarians who were forced to go abroad due to the invasion of the occupants and work at libraries abroad;

- what adjustments the Russian-Ukrainian war has made to the work of libraries abroad and whether the temporary residence of Ukrainian citizens has made any impact on their sphere of library activity.

Are you ready to talk about it? If you are a young librarian who is directly or tangentially related to the list of these issues, then be sure to share with us your experience and suggestions that can be implemented in the future activities of Ukrainian libraries.

Don’t miss this opportunity and register for the VI International Forum of Young Librarians in the form

This Forum aims to bring together young librarians to discuss new and relevant trends of activity. This is a great chance to discover new opportunities in the profession, exchange ideas and results of library initiatives, meet colleagues from Ukraine and abroad, and establish new partnerships.

The programme of the event includes reports, presentations, discussions and debates, networking and informal communication.

Forum languages: Ukrainian, English.

P. S. We are open, so we will be happy to welcome experienced members of the Ukrainian Library Association (over 35 years old inclusive) at the Young Forum! Do not hesitate and register in the form.

The deadline for submitting a report to the Forum is April 4. Based on the results of the selection, the organizing committee may include your report in the main programme or reject it. The notification of inclusion (rejection) of the report in the Forum programme will be sent to your personal e-mail address on April 5.

Requirements for the report: 15 minutes for speech + 5 minutes for questions and presentation. Presentations will be posted in a special section of the website of the Ukrainian Library Association.

Registration for participants is open until April 16, 2023 by the following link.

Participants of the Forum may be full members or representatives of official partners of the Association.

- online participation of young people of the Ukrainian Library Association (under 35 years old inclusive), includes consecutive interpretation from English, certificate.

- online participation of members/representatives of official partners of the Ukrainian Library Association (over 35 years old), includes consecutive interpretation from English, certificate.

The Forum will be held online on the Zoom platform free of charge.

See you at the Forum of Young Librarians of the Ukrainian Library Association!

Contacts of the Organizing Committee: smb-uba@ukr.net,

tel. 093 817-59-37, 095 014-85-87 (Kateryna)