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Braila Librarian, Mayor Keep the Internet on

Gemenele, in Braila county, Romania, has everything you would expect in a small town: a town hall, church, school, and cultural center where the library is located. And today, despite recent...

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Social media is not just for fun. Tools such as Facebook, Twitter, and blogs are enabling organizations to engage people on a variety of topics. Fortunately, many Ukrainian librarians are...

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Global Libraries- Biblionet

Vica Blaga has been the librarian of Tg. Bujor, a little town in Galati County, Romania, for 26 years. She recalls feeling desperate when computerization of libraries was first discussed.

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In Odorheiu Secuiesc, pensioners are now learning how to stay in touch with family and loved ones online at their local library.

In September, 17 young librarians from nine public libraries in Romania successfully graduated from Biblionet’s first Summer School for Young Librarians.

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On Saturday, September 25, libraries in Bihor County coordinated a volunteer effort of more than 150 people to take part in “Let’s Do it Romania,” a community cleanup effort....

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There is a famous saying that we are continually faced by great opportunities brilliantly disguised as insoluble problems. This was the situation Ukrainian librarians faced when, at the height...

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Ukrainian libraries are increasingly using the internet to offer a wider range of services to users. These services include free public access to the internet, but also go a step farther to...

Schoolteacher Tetyana Nishkur

When schoolteacher Tetyana Nishkur was laid off in 2005 after 33 years of service, she had difficulty finding a new job. With the help of the local public library, she learned to write a...

When the White House released its New Approach to Advancing Development earlier this summer, I was struck by two of its key points, tailoring development strategies and...