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Three-colour visual identity of the 2026 Croatian Book Month,

Croatian Book Month 2026: Stories – a path to discoveries

15 October – 15 November 2026

Bringing into spotlight natural sciences and scholarly books and calling for their popularisation, the slogan of this year’s Croatian Book Month is From stories to discoveries (Od priča do otkrića). As Croatia’s major national programme promoting books and reading, it is traditionally organised by the Zagreb City Libraries under the auspices of the Croatian Ministry of Culture and Media and its rich programme will open on 15 October 2026 at the Virovitica City Library. Libraries – where science is ...

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Participants in the third 2026 meeting of the representatives of Croatia’s central library development offices.

Advances in sustainable development of Croatian public and school libraries network

21 September 2026

On 21 September 2026, the National and University Library in Zagreb (NSK) hosted this year’s third meeting of the representatives of the Central County Offices Committee for Public and School Libraries and the directors of central public libraries at county level. Held as part of the activities of the Croatian Institute for Librarianship and Libraries and Librarianship Development Centre, both operating as part of NSK, the meeting was organised by the NSK Library Adviser for Public Libraries Dunja Maria Gabriel and NSK Library Adviser for School Libraries Dr Kristina Romić. Cooperation aimed at gearing library services to the requirements of all user groups The meeting participants, which were welcomed to the ...

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Speakers at the closing of the 2025 Croatian Book Month.

“Superlibrarians”: Croatian Book Month 2025 closes with its quiz awards ceremony

14 November 2025

The National and University Library in Zagreb (NSK) once again hosted the awards ceremony of the national online quiz taking place every year as part of the Croatian Book Month, Croatia’s annual national programme supported by the Croatian Ministry of Culture and Media and successfully spotlighting books and reading for the last thirty years. In her welcome address, the Head of the NSK User Services Department Dorja Mučnjak greeted on behalf of the NSK Director General all present at the ceremony, thanking the Zagreb City Libraries public library network for successfully organising yet another Month, ...

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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 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’s ...

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Participants in the 2024 Croatian Book Month quiz awards ceremony.

“Big Small Stories”: Croatian Book Month 2024 closes with its reading promotion quiz awards ceremony

15 November 2024

On 15 November 2024, the National and University Library in Zagreb (NSK) hosted the awards ceremony of Big Small Stories, this year’s edition of the national online quiz aimed at the promotion of reading and held as part of the Croatian Book Month, Croatia’s annual national programme successfully spotlighting books and reading for almost thirty years. The awards ceremony also marked the closing of the Month’s this year’s edition, themed I will listen to your story…. Organised by the Zagreb City Libraries public ...

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