{"id":103098,"date":"2026-10-15T14:35:11","date_gmt":"2026-10-15T12:35:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nsk.hr\/?p=103098"},"modified":"2026-10-15T16:59:07","modified_gmt":"2026-10-15T14:59:07","slug":"croatian-book-month-2026-opens-in-virovitica","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nsk.hr\/en\/news\/croatian-book-month-2026-opens-in-virovitica\/","title":{"rendered":"Croatian Book Month 2026 opens in Virovitica"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"is-style-lead wp-block-paragraph\">This year\u2019s edition of the <a href=\"https:\/\/nsk.hr\/en\/events\/croatian-book-month-2026-stories-a-path-to-discoveries\/\">Croatian Book Month<\/a>, traditionally organised by the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kgz.hr\/hr\/about-us\/zagreb-city-libraries-today\/523\">Zagreb City Libraries<\/a> public library network under the auspices of the <a href=\"https:\/\/min-kulture.gov.hr\/en\">Croatian Ministry of Culture and Media<\/a>, opened at the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.knjiznicavirovitica.hr\/\">Virovitica City Library<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Its over 2,000 events organised by more than 300 institutions will be taking place all across Croatia by 15 November.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-2 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"103101\" data-src=\"https:\/\/nsk.hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Croatian-Book-Month-2026_Virovitica-City-Library-1-1024x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-103101 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/nsk.hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Croatian-Book-Month-2026_Virovitica-City-Library-1-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/nsk.hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Croatian-Book-Month-2026_Virovitica-City-Library-1-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/nsk.hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Croatian-Book-Month-2026_Virovitica-City-Library-1-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/nsk.hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Croatian-Book-Month-2026_Virovitica-City-Library-1-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/nsk.hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Croatian-Book-Month-2026_Virovitica-City-Library-1.png 1080w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1024px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1024\/1024;\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"103103\" data-src=\"https:\/\/nsk.hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Croatian-Book-Month-2026_Virovitica-City-Library-2-1024x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-103103 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/nsk.hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Croatian-Book-Month-2026_Virovitica-City-Library-2-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/nsk.hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Croatian-Book-Month-2026_Virovitica-City-Library-2-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/nsk.hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Croatian-Book-Month-2026_Virovitica-City-Library-2-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/nsk.hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Croatian-Book-Month-2026_Virovitica-City-Library-2-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/nsk.hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Croatian-Book-Month-2026_Virovitica-City-Library-2.png 1080w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1024px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1024\/1024;\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"103105\" data-src=\"https:\/\/nsk.hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Croatian-Book-Month-2026_Virovitica-City-Library-3-1024x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-103105 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/nsk.hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Croatian-Book-Month-2026_Virovitica-City-Library-3-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/nsk.hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Croatian-Book-Month-2026_Virovitica-City-Library-3-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/nsk.hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Croatian-Book-Month-2026_Virovitica-City-Library-3-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/nsk.hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Croatian-Book-Month-2026_Virovitica-City-Library-3-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/nsk.hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Croatian-Book-Month-2026_Virovitica-City-Library-3.png 1080w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1024px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1024\/1024;\" \/><\/figure>\n<figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-caption wp-element-caption\">President of the Month\u2019s Programme and Organising Committee Iva Lorkovi\u0107, Director of the Virovitica library Robert Fritz and the 2026 Month\u2019s Ambassador Lana Ceraj.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The opening programme included addresses by the President of the Month\u2019s Programme and Organising Committee Iva Lorkovi\u0107, Director of the Virovitica library Robert Fritz, the 2026 Month\u2019s Ambassador Lana Ceraj, Vice Mayor of the City of Virovitica Vlasta Honjek-Golinac, Prefect of Virovitica-Podravina County Igor Androvi\u0107 and the Envoy of the Speaker of the Croatian Parliament Vesna Bedekovi\u0107.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-3 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"103107\" data-src=\"https:\/\/nsk.hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Croatian-Book-Month-2026_Virovitica-City-Library-4-1024x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-103107 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/nsk.hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Croatian-Book-Month-2026_Virovitica-City-Library-4-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/nsk.hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Croatian-Book-Month-2026_Virovitica-City-Library-4-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/nsk.hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Croatian-Book-Month-2026_Virovitica-City-Library-4-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/nsk.hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Croatian-Book-Month-2026_Virovitica-City-Library-4-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/nsk.hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Croatian-Book-Month-2026_Virovitica-City-Library-4.png 1080w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1024px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1024\/1024;\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"103109\" data-src=\"https:\/\/nsk.hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Croatian-Book-Month-2026_Virovitica-City-Library-5-1024x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-103109 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/nsk.hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Croatian-Book-Month-2026_Virovitica-City-Library-5-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/nsk.hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Croatian-Book-Month-2026_Virovitica-City-Library-5-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/nsk.hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Croatian-Book-Month-2026_Virovitica-City-Library-5-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/nsk.hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Croatian-Book-Month-2026_Virovitica-City-Library-5-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/nsk.hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Croatian-Book-Month-2026_Virovitica-City-Library-5.png 1080w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1024px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1024\/1024;\" \/><\/figure>\n<figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-caption wp-element-caption\">Vice Mayor of the City of Virovitica Vlasta Honjek-Golinac and Prefect of Virovitica-Podravina County Igor Androvi\u0107.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Croatian Minister of Culture and Media Dr Nina Obuljen Kor\u017einek officially opened the Month, emphasising the Month\u2019s vital role in the promotion of books and reading at the national level during more than 30 years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-4 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"103111\" data-src=\"https:\/\/nsk.hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Croatian-Book-Month-2026_Virovitica-City-Library-6-1024x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-103111 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/nsk.hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Croatian-Book-Month-2026_Virovitica-City-Library-6-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/nsk.hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Croatian-Book-Month-2026_Virovitica-City-Library-6-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/nsk.hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Croatian-Book-Month-2026_Virovitica-City-Library-6-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/nsk.hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Croatian-Book-Month-2026_Virovitica-City-Library-6-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/nsk.hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Croatian-Book-Month-2026_Virovitica-City-Library-6.png 1080w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1024px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1024\/1024;\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"103113\" data-src=\"https:\/\/nsk.hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Croatian-Book-Month-2026_Virovitica-City-Library-7-1024x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-103113 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/nsk.hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Croatian-Book-Month-2026_Virovitica-City-Library-7-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/nsk.hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Croatian-Book-Month-2026_Virovitica-City-Library-7-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/nsk.hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Croatian-Book-Month-2026_Virovitica-City-Library-7-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/nsk.hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Croatian-Book-Month-2026_Virovitica-City-Library-7-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/nsk.hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Croatian-Book-Month-2026_Virovitica-City-Library-7.png 1080w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1024px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1024\/1024;\" \/><\/figure>\n<figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-caption wp-element-caption\">Envoy of the Speaker of the Croatian Parliament Vesna Bedekovi\u0107 and Croatian Minister of Culture and Media Dr Nina Obuljen Kor\u017einek.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Stories, where all discoveries start<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Spotlighting natural sciences and scholarly books and commemorating the anniversaries of the births and deaths of Croatia\u2019s notable researchers and writers, the Month focuses on stories as the starting point for all discoveries and a perfect medium for finding answers to even the most difficult questions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The nature of sciences, their funny as well as a very rarely seen, intimate side along with their place in books will be the focus of the Month\u2019s central events \u2013 the participants in the reading marathon will read excerpts from biographies of famous scientists, scholarly works and encyclopaedias, while the central storytelling event will be an opportunity to hear first-hand about how one lives mathematics, astrophysics, microbiology and biology \u2013 from researchers themselves.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-5 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"577\" data-id=\"103099\" data-src=\"https:\/\/nsk.hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Croatian-Book-Month-2026_Virovitica-City-Library_featured-1024x577.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-103099 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/nsk.hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Croatian-Book-Month-2026_Virovitica-City-Library_featured-1024x577.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/nsk.hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Croatian-Book-Month-2026_Virovitica-City-Library_featured-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/nsk.hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Croatian-Book-Month-2026_Virovitica-City-Library_featured-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/nsk.hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Croatian-Book-Month-2026_Virovitica-City-Library_featured-1536x865.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/nsk.hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Croatian-Book-Month-2026_Virovitica-City-Library_featured-2048x1153.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/nsk.hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Croatian-Book-Month-2026_Virovitica-City-Library_featured-1918x1080.jpg 1918w, https:\/\/nsk.hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Croatian-Book-Month-2026_Virovitica-City-Library_featured-scaled.jpg 1920w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1024px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1024\/577;\" \/><\/figure>\n<figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-caption wp-element-caption\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.knjiznicavirovitica.hr\/\">Virovitica City Library<\/a>.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This year\u2019s Month\u2019s altogether seven main programmes will traditionally include the celebration on 11 November of the <a href=\"https:\/\/nsk.hr\/en\/tag\/croatian-libraries-day\/\">Croatian Libraries Day<\/a>, while the National and University Library in Zagreb (NSK) will once again host the award ceremony of the Month\u2019s national online quiz (<em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mhk.hr\/kviz\/\">Science starts with reading<\/a>)<\/em> as the Month\u2019s closing programme.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Lectures, pub quiz, citizen science survey, online and offline meetups \u2013 Month \u00e0 la NSK<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As part of another main Month\u2019s programme and in cooperation with <a href=\"https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/SFerazg.bsky.social\">SFera<\/a>, a Zagreb-based society bringing together the lovers of SF and related genres, NSK will also organise the <em>Science \u2013 as in science fiction!<\/em> (<a href=\"https:\/\/nsk.hr\/dogadanja\/znanosti-koje-pokrecu-sf-pricu\/\"><em>Znanosti koje pokre\u0107u SF pri\u010du<\/em><\/a>) programme. Aimed at the promotion of the rich history of Croatian science fiction, it consists of an online citizen science survey, a lecture and pub quiz.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-6 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"876\" height=\"558\" data-id=\"103115\" data-src=\"https:\/\/nsk.hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Croatian-Book-Month-2026_NSK-webinar.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-103115 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/nsk.hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Croatian-Book-Month-2026_NSK-webinar.png 876w, https:\/\/nsk.hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Croatian-Book-Month-2026_NSK-webinar-300x191.png 300w, https:\/\/nsk.hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Croatian-Book-Month-2026_NSK-webinar-768x489.png 768w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 876px) 100vw, 876px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 876px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 876\/558;\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As previously, the Library will also be <a href=\"https:\/\/nsk.hr\/en\/news\/nsk-waving-late-return-charges-as-part-of-croatian-book-month-11-14-nov-2026\/\">waiving late return charges<\/a>, and in addition to putting on its <a href=\"https:\/\/nsk.hr\/en\/events\/exhibition-spotlighting-the-legacy-of-marin-getaldic-croatian-mathematician-ahead-of-his-time\/\">exhibition on Marin Getaldi\u0107<\/a> at the <a href=\"https:\/\/pmd.hr\/en\/prirodoslovni-muzej-dubrovnik-2\/\">Dubrovnik Natural History Museum<\/a>, it will organise a webinar on the impact of the discoveries of Nikola Tesla, Lavoslav Ru\u017ei\u010dka and Vladimir Prelog and a special edition of its all-year-round <a href=\"https:\/\/nsk.hr\/en\/tag\/heritage-at-hand-at-croatrium\/\">heritage interpretation programme<\/a> focusing on the early works of Croatia\u2019s world-famous mathematician, physicist, astronomer, philosopher, diplomat and poet <a href=\"https:\/\/nsk.hr\/en\/events\/sixth-heritage-at-hand-at-croatrium-2026-event-spotlighting-ruder-boskovics-first-work\/\">Ru\u0111er Josip Bo\u0161kovi\u0107 (Ruggero Giuseppe Boscovich)<\/a> in the <a href=\"https:\/\/nsk.hr\/en\/nsk-collections\/croatica-croatias-national-library-collection\/\">Library\u2019s collection<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Here are the Croatian Book Month \u00e0 la NSK dates, hours, venues:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>15 October \u2013 15 November 2026, online<\/strong><br><a><em>Science \u2013 as in science fiction!<\/em><\/a>, citizen science survey<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>15 October \u2013 15 November 2026, Dubrovnik Natural History Museum<\/strong><br>NSK exhibition spotlighting the legacy of Marin Getaldi\u0107 (<em><a href=\"https:\/\/nsk.hr\/en\/events\/exhibition-spotlighting-the-legacy-of-marin-getaldic-croatian-mathematician-ahead-of-his-time\/\">Marin Getaldi\u0107 \u2013 400 godina poslije<\/a><\/em>)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>19 October 2026, 18.00, Zagreb City Libraries, Vladmir Nazor Library Zagreb<\/strong><br><em>Science \u2013 as in science fiction!<\/em>, lecture by Croatian SF authors Mirko Karas and Dalibor Perkovi\u0107<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>20 October 2026, 13.00, NSK (CroAtrium, conference hall <em>Judita<\/em>)<\/strong><br><em><a href=\"https:\/\/nsk.hr\/en\/tag\/heritage-at-hand-at-croatrium\/\">Heritage at Hand at CroAtrium<\/a><\/em> event <a href=\"https:\/\/nsk.hr\/en\/events\/sixth-heritage-at-hand-at-croatrium-2026-event-spotlighting-ruder-boskovics-first-work\/\">spotlighting Ru\u0111er Josip Bo\u0161kovi\u0107\u2019s first work<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>28 October 2026, online<\/strong><br>webinar on the impact of the discoveries of Nikola Tesla, Lavoslav Ru\u017ei\u010dka and Vladimir Prelog<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>9 November 2026, 20.00, Caffe bar &amp; Night Club Spunk<\/strong><br><em>Science \u2013 as in science fiction!<\/em>, pub quiz<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>11 \u2013 14 November 2026<\/strong><br><em><a href=\"https:\/\/nsk.hr\/en\/news\/nsk-waving-late-return-charges-as-part-of-croatian-book-month-11-14-nov-2026\/\">Just return that overdue book and you will completely be let off the hook!<\/a><\/em><br>NSK waving late return charges programme<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Pick yours of all the Month\u2019s stories \u2013 exciting discoveries are guaranteed!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Photo: \u00a9 NSK<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This year\u2019s edition 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