BRNO
Date: 12th June 2018
Place: Trade Fairs Brno: Morava Pavilion
The well-known round table was filled with plenty of knowledgeable personalities to debate the roles of libraries in today's digital and multicultural society. Significant representatives of the cultural and social life of Brno and the South Moravian Region were present. The mass discussion was conducted by the literary editor Olga Jeřábková. There was also a video greeting from Glòrie Perèz-Salmeròn, President of IFLA (International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions).
The event was held under the auspices of:
Ing. Petr Vokřál, mayor of the Statutory City of Brno
JUDr. Bohumil Šimek, governor of the South Moravian Region
The event took place on the occasion of the 100th anniversary of the founding of Czechoslovakia in 1918 and in close association with the 100th anniversary of the publication of the First Library Act of 1919 as part of the RE: PUBLIKA festival and the accompanying program of the exhibition 100 YEARS 100 BOOKS.
Discussion topics:
- What should libraries focus on more in the future?
- What new services should they offer to their visitors?
- What should they change?
Discussion participants:
Bc. Matěj Hollan,
deputy mayor of the Statutory City of Brno
Mgr. Petr Fedor,
head of Culture and Conservation Department of South Moravian Region
Ivana Fajnorová,
mayor of the City District Brno-Jundrov, City Representative of Brno,
Chairwoman of the Cultural Committee ZMB, Vice-Chairwoman of the Board of
Directors of the Association of Municipalities and Towns of South Moravia
JUDr. Vladimír
Gašpar, director of the Regional Development Agency of South Moravia
Master Milan
Uhde, playwright, prose writer and politician
František
Novotný, mayor of Křtiny
Mgr. Pavlína
Mazáčová, Ph.D., FF Department of Information Studies and Librarianship MU Brno
Ing. Libuše
Nivnická, director of the Jiří Mahen Library in Brno, vice-chairwoman of the
Union of Librarians and Information Workers of the Czech Republic
Prof. PhDr. Tomáš
Kubíček, Ph.D., director of the Moravian Library in Brno, member of the Council
of the Association of Libraries of the Czech Republic
PhDr. Vít
Richter, director of the National Library CR Librarianship Institute
