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Participants in the fifth edition of the NSK “Heritage at Hand at CroAtrium” programme.

“Heritage at Hand at CroAtrium” spotlights books as works of visual art

29 October 2025

Featuring a lecture-and-exhibition programme themed Art between the covers: Book as a work of art, the National and University Library in Zagreb (NSK) organised the fifth edition of Heritage at Hand at CroAtrium. Held as part of this year’s Croatian Book Month, the programme was prepared as one of the events of the Library’s 2025 programme promoting and popularising Croatian cultural heritage which it preserves as part of CROATICA, Croatia’s national library collection. Book as a medium of expression in visual art ...

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Participants in the meeting of NSK’s staff with the Kosovo delegation.

Albania’s and Kosovo’s ambassadors to Croatia visit NSK

21 & 22 October 2025

This week, the Director General of the National and University Library in Zagreb (NSK) Dr Ivanka Stričević received visits from the members of the diplomatic missions of Albania and Kosovo to Croatia. The Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Albania to the Republic of Croatia Her Excellency Donika Hoxha and the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Kosovo to the Republic of Croatia His Excellency Martin Berishaj visited the Library on 21 and 22 October, respectively. Croatian-Albanian cultural relations and their national libraries’ cooperation Present at the meeting of Ambassador Hoxha, who came accompanied by the Minister Counsellor at the Albanian embassy Alma Kasa, and Dr Ivanka Stričević were also the ...

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Segments of photographs showing the heritage of Croats in the US.

Croatian Fraternal Union of America and NSK presenting a joint project spotlighting Croatian emigrant heritage

4 November 2025, 14.00, CroAtrium, conference hall Judita & online

On 4 November 2025, the National and University Library in Zagreb (NSK) and Croatian Fraternal Union of America will jointly present From Pittsburgh with love: music and written heritage of Croatian emigrants, a project focusing on fostering cultural connections between Croats in the US and Croatia. Starting at 14.00 at CroAtrium (conference hall Judita), our multimedia lab and heritage interpretation centre, the presentation will be held as the last event of Heritage at Hand at CroAtrium, the Library’s 2025 programme aimed at the popularisation of

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Candles among books, a photo from the Pixabay website.

NSK opening hours on All Saints’ Day (31 October & 1 November 2025)

31 October & 1 November 2025

The National and University Library in Zagreb (NSK) will be providing its services at reduced hours on this year’s All Saints’ Day, creating the opportunity for its users and staff to commemorate their loved ones. On Friday, 31 October 2025, the National and University Library in Zagreb (NSK) will close at 16.00 and reopen on Monday, 3 November 2025, resuming its regular opening hours.  

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The visual identity of the fifth edition of the NSK “Heritage at Hand at CroAtrium” programme.

“Heritage at Hand at CroAtrium” #5: “Art between the covers: Book as a work of art”

29 October 2025, 12.00, CroAtrium, conference hall Judita

The fifth edition of Heritage at Hand at CroAtrium, the 2025 programme of the National and University Library in Zagreb (NSK) promoting and popularising the Croatian national library collection, will be held on 29 October 2025, as part of this year’s Croatian Book Month programme. Spotlighting books created as works of art, mainly visual art, the programme will feature a lecture by Professor at the Zagreb Academy of Fine Arts Tanja Dabo, who will present the specific characteristics of artists’ books and other forms of art books.  

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Young male person among bookshelves holding a pile of books hiding his face.

NSK waving late return charges as part of 2025 Croatian Book Month

8 – 15 November 2025

As part of celebrating this year’s Croatian Book Month, the National and University Library in Zagreb will be waiving all late return charges from 8 to 15 November 2025. Overdue titles may be returned where they were issued – at the loan desk on the Library’s Ground Floor or in the reading rooms on Floors 3 and 4. Just return that overdue book and you will completely be let off the hook!

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The visual identity of the 2025 Croatian Book Month.

Croatian Book Month 2025 kicks off in Sisak – with librarians in the spotlight

15 October – 15 November 2025

The 30th edition of the Croatian Book Month organised by the Zagreb City Libraries public library network and under the auspices of the Croatian Ministry of Culture and Media, opened at the Vlado Gotovac Public Library in Sisak. Traditionally taking place from 15 October to 15 November as Croatia’s annual national programme promoting books and reading, the 2025 Month spotlights the essential role of librarians in the contemporary society. After welcome addresses by the President of the Month’s Programme and Organising Committee Dr Sunčica Ostoić and Acting Director of the Sisak library Vesna Ivanković, the 2025 Month’...

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NSK and National and University Library of Bosnia and Herzegovina sign cooperation agreement

14 October 2025

On 14 October 2025, the National and University Library in Zagreb (NSK) and National and University Library of Bosnia and Herzegovina concluded a five-year cooperation agreement. With the Acting Director of the National and University Library of Bosnia and Herzegovina Adisa Žero and NSK Director General Dr Ivanka Stričević acting as the signatories, the agreement’s signing was attended by the head of the Bosnia and Herzegovina's national library’s periodicals and official publications department Anja Mastilović, NSK Library Adviser for International Cooperation Jagoda Ille and NSK Senior Public Relations Adviser Ivana Mirošević. Cooperation aimed at further efforts to gear library services to the requests of modern ...

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The visual identity of the “Marginalia, in the focus” exhibition.

New NSK exhibition: “Marginalia, in the focus” on view by 7 Nov 2025

24 October – 7 November 2025

From 24 October to 7 November 2025, the National and University Library in Zagreb (NSK) will put on Marginalia, in the focus, an exhibition spotlighting the secrets of the notes and other marks in the margins of items in the Library’s collections. Authored by members of the NSK staff art historian and curator Iva Perinić and heritage collections specialist Ivan Volarević, the exhibition was prepared with the support of the Croatian Ministry of Culture and Media and will be held as part of the 2025 Croatian Book Month. It will feature the wealth and diversity of marginalia in various languages and scripts included in a wide variety of the

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Participants in the 2025 Croatian Conference on Public Libraries.

15th Croatian Conference on Public Libraries taking place in Vinkovci by 11 Oct 2025

8 – 11 October 2025

The 15th Croatian Conference on Public Libraries, organised by the National and University Library in Zagreb (NSK) with the support of the Croatian Ministry of Culture and Media, is being held at the Vinkovci City Library. Taking place by 11 October 2025 under the theme Public Libraries in the Digital World, the conference opened on 8 October with a special welcome programme. Director of the Vinkovci library Vedrana Lugić and President of the Croatian Library Association’s ...

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