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Unemployed Schoolteacher Starts Business with Help from Library September 15, 2010 by Meaghan O'Connor 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 business plan and started a business renting kayaks and leading tours.	Public Libraries and Development: Natural Partners August 24, 2010 by Meaghan O'Connor A survey of the latest discussions in the library blogosphere quickly reveals that public libraries in many parts of the world are struggling with an identity crisis. But in the countries where I work – Romania and Ukraine – where more than 65% of the population lack access to the internet, there’s no question about the ongoing relevance of public libraries.
Chernykhivtsi Village Head, Librarian Partner to Bring Technology to Rural Ternopil July 31, 2010 When Mariya Firman, librarian at the Chernykhivtsi village library, first heard that the Bibliomist program would be equipping libraries with computers and training librarians, she knew the community her library serves would greatly benefit from new internet-based library services.	Twenty-Four Oblasts Welcome New Training Centers July 31, 2010 Oblasts across Ukraine inaugurated new librarian training centers throughout June and July that will be used to train public librarians in technology and new library services. Here’s a sampling of some of the events and activities that libraries included in their celebrations:
Nataliya Miroshnychenko: "I am a Librarian" July 31, 2010 Nataliya Miroshnychenko is not your stereotypical librarian; she spends more time blogging then shuffling through the card catalog. Nataliya manages internet services for visually impaired people at the Kherson Oblast Universal Scientific Library. During her 25-year career as a librarian, she has worked at various library departments, from the main collection and periodicals sections, through the local history and marketing departments, to the regional information center. Nowadays, her most important tool as a librarian is the internet.	MTS Mobile Provider Commits to Invest in Libraries at Bibliomist Panel Discussion April 30, 2010 On March 3, Ukrainian mobile provider MTS announced that they will offer free 3G wireless internet for one year to Bibliomist participating libraries in five oblasts. The announcement came from MTS PR Head Victoria Ruban during a panel discussion on the importance of investing in libraries.
Kyiv-area Librarians Embrace New Skills at National Training Center Pilot Course November 30, 2009 In time for the launch of the national program, the Bibliomist-equipped National Training Center (NTC) for librarians opened its doors in September.	Over 1,000 Ukrainian Libraries to Receive Computers & Training October 8, 2009 The Bibliomist project, officially launched on Wednesday, September 30, will dramatically increase free public access to the internet and aims to foster the development of a modern library system in Ukraine.
Ukraine’s Librarians Coordinate Massive Internet Readiness Assessment June 24, 2008 This spring, IREX Global Libraries - Ukraine staff and the Ukrainian Library Association (ULA) hosted a workshop in Kyiv to kick off a large-scale needs assessment of public libraries. This assessment is part of the planning phase of the Global Libraries program, funded by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.