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The grand lobby of NSK, the National and University Library in Zagreb.

Revolutionising access to knowledge: NSK transitions to advanced Alma library services platform and Primo VE discovery service

e-Universities project

Opening a new chapter in the digital transformation of the Croatian library system, on 12 November 2025 the National and University Library in Zagreb (NSK) transitioned to the Alma library services platform and the Primo VE discovery service. NSK made this historic transition within the e-Universities project, funded as part of Croatia’s National Recovery and Resilience Plan 2021-2026. Significantly improving the search-and-discovery experience, this latest digital library services platform now offers unified access to print, electronic and digital resources, available both in open access and through subscription. A ...

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The participants in the 2025 General Assembly of the Croatian Library Association.

Croatian Libraries Day: Croatian Library Association presents Library of the Year Award 2025

50th General Assembly of the Croatian Library Association

At its 50th General Assembly and as part of the celebration of the Croatian Libraries Day, traditionally marked during the Croatian Book Month, the Croatian Library Association announced the winners of the 2025 Library of the Year Award. Celebrated on the Association’s initiative since 2010, the Croatian Libraries Day is marked on 11 November, on the anniversary of the passing in 1960 of the first Croatian library act, which set the legal framework necessary for a planned and systematic operation and development of all types of libraries in Croatia and all key elements making up the Croatian national library system.

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Black-and-white photo showing a white rose and a burning candle.

NSK closing for the memorial day in honour of Vukovar, Škabrnja and all the victims in the Croatian Homeland War

17 & 18 November 2025

As part of Croatia’s nationwide commemoration in honour of Vukovar and Škabrnja, the cities symbolising all the victims of the aggression against Croatia during the Croatian Homeland War, the National and University Library in Zagreb (NSK) will be closed. After closing its doors on 17 and 18 November 2025, the Library will resume its regular opening hours on Wednesday, 19 November 2025. In 2019, the Croatian Parliament declared Vukovar Remembrance Day – which after 1998 Croatia marked as a memorial day for the victims killed in the battle of Vukovar, the most bitter armed conflict of the

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Bookshelves and relaxation area in one of NSK’s reading rooms.

Availability of NSK collections and services during its transition to Alma library services platform and Primo VE discovery service (8 – 12 November 2025)

e-Universities project

As part of the e-Universities project, the National and University Library in Zagreb (NSK) is completing its transition to the Alma library services platform and the related Primo VE discovery service, owing to which its services will not be fully available between 8 and 12 November 2025. Transitioning to Alma as the most advanced cloud-based library services platform and the related discovery service Primo VE, the Library will provide its users with a unified access to print, electronic and digital resources. Closing the era of the Library’s use of the Aleph ...

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Triptych showing the greats of Croatian heritage Marco Antonio de Dominis, Faust Vrančić and Marin Getaldić.

Exhibitions on Croatia’s greats in Australia and New Zealand

November and December 2025

This November and December, the National and University Library in Zagreb (NSK) and Croatian Academy of Sciences and Arts (HAZU), supported by the Croatian Studies Foundation, are bringing to the Australian and New Zealand audiences exhibitions highlighting the legacy of three great scholars in Croatian history. Authored by the Senior Research Associate at the Division for the History of Natural and Mathematical Sciences at the Academy’s Institute for the History and Philosophy of Science Dr Marijana Borić, the exhibitions spotlight three world-famous Croatian intellectual figures at the turn of the 17th century – ...

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Participants in the final "Heritage at Hand at CroAtrium" event.

Final “Heritage at Hand at CroAtrium” event showcases Croatian emigrant heritage

4 November 2025

On 4 November 2025, the National and University Library in Zagreb (NSK) organised the last event of Heritage at Hand at CroAtrium, its programme aimed at the popularisation and promotion of the CROATICA collection, which NSK assembles and curates. Held at CroAtrium, the Library’s multimedia lab and heritage interpretation centre ideal for presenting its collections to a wide range of audiences, the event showcased the results of a 2024 project which the Library ran in cooperation with the Croatian Fraternal Union of America.

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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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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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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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