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Croatian Culture Corner opens at the National Library of Bulgaria

Director of the National Library of Bulgaria Krasimira Aleksandrova and NSK International Cooperation Officer Jagoda Ille at the opening of the Bulgarian national library’s Croatian Culture Corner. Source: National Library of Bulgaria.

On 23 January 2024, the St. Cyril and Methodius National Library of Bulgaria opened its Croatian Culture Corner, on which occasion the Bulgarian national library and the National and University Library in Zagreb (NSK) signed a two-year cooperation agreement.

The opening programme included addresses by the Director of the National Library of Bulgaria Krasimira Aleksandrova, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Croatia in the Republic of Bulgaria Jasna Ognjanovac and NSK International Cooperation Officer Jagoda Ille, who all emphasised the importance of maintaining the two libraries’ successful cooperation, while H. E. Ognjanovac presented Women and Diplomacy — Ambassador for a Day, an initiative of the Bulgarian Ministry of Foreign Affairs aimed at generating interest among young women in Bulgaria in entering diplomatic service.

Ambassador of the Republic of Croatia in the Republic of Bulgaria Jasna Ognjanovac, NSK International Cooperation Officer Jagoda Ille and Director of the National Library of Bulgaria Krasimira Aleksandrova at the opening of the Bulgarian national library’s Croatian Culture Corner.
Ambassador of the Republic of Croatia in the Republic of Bulgaria Jasna Ognjanovac, NSK International Cooperation Officer Jagoda Ille and Director of the National Library of Bulgaria Krasimira Aleksandrova at the opening of the Bulgarian national library’s Croatian Culture Corner. Source: National Library of Bulgaria.

Reported on by the Euronews Bulgaria channel and other Bulgarian news agencies and media, the programme of the opening of the Croatian Culture Corner was attended by some 60 participants – diplomats, professors at and students of the St. Kliment Ohridski Sofia University, the representatives of Croatian-Bulgarian NGOs, library colleagues and members of the public.

Croatian Literature Corner at the National Library of Bulgaria.
Croatian Culture Corner at the National Library of Bulgaria. Source: National Library of Bulgaria.

Croatian Culture Corner is one of currently 26 similar corners featuring the representative publications and national souvenirs of various countries showcased in the Bulgarian national library’s area for the public. Along with the reproductions of Croatia’s cultural monuments and historical postcards from the Print Collection of the National and University Library in Zagreb, the resources displayed in the Croatian corner section also include selected items from the Croatian national library’s donation to the Bulgarian national library. All the donated material, consisting of altogether 74 books and CDs, will be included in the Bulgarian national library’s collections and made available to its users.

Both cooperation initiatives were in different ways supported by the Croatian Ministry of Culture and Media, Embassy of the Republic of Croatia in the Republic of Bulgaria, Vatroslav Lisinski Concert Hall and the Croatia Records record label.