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At its 50th<\/sup> General Assembly and as part of the celebration of the Croatian Libraries Day, traditionally marked during the Croatian Book Month<\/a>, the Croatian Library Association<\/a> announced the winners of the 2025 Library of the Year Award.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Celebrated on the Association\u2019s 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<\/a>, 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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The central event of the Day\u2019s celebration is the Association\u2019s announcement of the winners of the Library of the Year Award, which was this year presented on the first day of the Association\u2019s General Assembly. Hosted by NSK, the National and University Library in Zagreb, the Assembly\u2019s 50th<\/sup> edition also marks 85 years since the Association\u2019s founding.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The most creative and innovative Croatian libraries in 2025<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The 2025 Library of the Year Award was presented to the staff of the Ivan Goran Kova\u010di\u0107 City Library in Karlovac<\/a> and the Donji Miholjac City Library<\/a>. Awarded for outstanding achievement and creative, innovative and progressive contribution to the development and improvement of the work of libraries in Croatia, the accolade has been around since 2012.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The winners of the Croatian 2025 Library of the Year Award.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Also, this year\u2019s award ceremony included the presentation of a special certificate of appreciation to currently the oldest Croatian librarian Branko Tome\u010dak.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Currently the oldest Croatian librarian Branko Tome\u010dak receives the Croatian Library Association’s special certificate of appreciation.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

The Croatian Library Association\u2019s first 85 years<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

This year, the celebration of the Croatian Libraries Day coincides with the 85th<\/sup> anniversary of the Association\u2019s activity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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President of the Croatian Library Association Jasenka Ple\u0161ko and President of the Zagreb Library Association Mihael Bily. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

The programme of the anniversary\u2019s observation as part of the Assembly included addresses by the Association\u2019s President Jasenka Ple\u0161ko, President of the Zagreb Library Association<\/a> Mihael Bily, NSK Assistant Director General for University Library Affairs Dr Dijana Machala and State Secretary at the Croatian Ministry of Culture and Media<\/a> Dra\u017eena Vrselja.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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NSK Assistant Director General for University Library Affairs Dr Dijana Machala and State Secretary at the Croatian Ministry of Culture and Media Dra\u017eena Vrselja.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

In addition to an overview of the Association\u2019s achievements since its founding, the programme spotlighted the guidelines for its development in the future and through a lecture by a Research Associate at the Zagreb Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computing and longtime ICT professional Predrag Pale<\/a> brought attention to the challenges facing the library community.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Photo: \u00a9 NSK<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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