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LIST OF IMPORTANT EVENTS



January 23 – March 15

A Nightingale Sang His Love to a Rose …
Persian and Tajik poetry in Czech translations.
The exhibition held in cooperation with the Czech-Iranian Society

February 16–17

The professional seminar for the MASTER Project

February 21 – March 22

Metamorphoses.
The exhibition of collages by Bronislava Volková

February 22–24

The session of the IFLA Standing Committee for Public Libraries

March 2–25

The Leipzig Book Fair – the presentation of the National Library´s publications
within the framework of the national stand

March 11

Music from the Schwarzenbergs´ Archives.
The concert for both former and present members of the National Library staff.
It was held in cooperation with the Harmonia Mozartiana Pragensis ensemble

March 27

Coexistence of a Book and Internet.
The seminar held in cooperation with  the Society of the National Library of the Czech Republic

March 28

The Harvard Callbacks.
The concert of an American students´ vocal group

March 29 – April 26

Memory of Rainer Maria Rilke.
The exhibition of documents preserved in the Duino Castle – the Trieste State Archives.
It was held under the auspices of the Embassy of the Italian Republic,
and in cooperation with the Italian Cultural Institute in Prague, the Trieste State Archives,
the Trieste and the Udine Municipal Authorities, the Duino Castle Archives,
the UNESCO Club in Udine, and the Assicurazioni Generali S.p.A.

April 3

The seminar and a gala concert on the occasion of the 80th anniversary of Stanislaw Lem´s birth,
held in cooperation with the Society of Czech Writers, the Society of Translators,
the Polish Institute in Prague, and the Society of Stanislaw Lem

April 4 – May 18

Stanislaw Lem and Polish science-fiction literature.
The exhibition was organized in cooperation with the Polish Institute in Prague,
the Society of Czech Writers, the Society of Translators, and the Society of Stanislaw Lem

April 12

Journey Round the World in Telling and Pictures.
The lecture given by Kateřina Mlčochová and Petr Beran

April 17–20

The 9th session of the ISMN members in the Czech Republic

April 26

The press conference on public information services in libraries and opening a new training centre
in the National Library of the Czech Republic

May 4

The Day of Europe of 2001.

The meeting attended by the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Czech Republic Jan Kavan.
It was held in cooperation with the Foundation of Jiří of Poděbrady

May 9

Czechoslovak Legions in Russia.
The colloquium held in cooperation with the Society for Research of Eastern and Central Europe
in relation to the exhibition The Life and Activities of Czech Legionnaires in Russia between 1914 and 1920

May 9

The opening ceremony on the occasion of the 7th international book fair The Book World

May 9–10

The stand of the National Library of the Czech Republic
during the 7th international book fair The Book World on the Exhibition Grounds in Prague

May 10–12

The Open Days in the Klementinum
(historical premises, information on services, the Central depository)

May 10–12

The presentation of the GALLERY Publishers.
On May 11–12, it was connected with the sale of books to libraries at reduced price Estonian Bibliophile Book –
The Most Beautiful Estonian Books of the Year 2000.
The exhibition prepared by the Estonian National Library in Tallinn,
held in cooperation with the Embassy of the Estonian Republic

May 28

The CELIP Workshop
dealing with questions of establishing the consortia of libraries in concluding licence agreements;
it was held within the framework of the INFORUM professional conference
in cooperation with the SKIP (the Union of Library and Information Workers)

June 6–8

The 25th International ELAG Meeting.
The conference on library technologies, held in cooperation with the State Technical Library

June 15–16

The 2nd Meeting of the CELIP Steering Group;
in cooperation with the SKIP

June 19 – September 30

The Bibliographer and Editor of the Čapek´s Work Miroslav Halík, PhD.
The exhibition held on the occasion of the 100th anniversary of birth of PhDr.Miroslav Halík,
in cooperation with the Society of the Čapek Brothers

June 21–23

Libraries for Everybody.
The conference in Brno connected with presentation of the National Library publications

July 30 – August 23

Wessely´s Collection of Greek Papyri in the National Library of the Czech Republic.
The exhibition, prepared from the collections of the Department of Manuscripts
and Rare Printed Books by Caterina Ferro and Rosario Pintaudi,
held on the occasion of the 23rd International Congress of Papyrology in Vienna.
In cooperation with the University of Messina, the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic,
the Florentine Academy for Papyrology and for Studies of the Ancient World

September 3

The meeting of foreign Bohemists and presentation of the Premia Bohemica Award
to the British translator Ewald Osers.
Organized in cooperation with the Society of Czech Writers and the Society of Translators

September 6 – October 10

Ninety Years of Existence of the Institute for the Czech Language.
The exhibition was prepared in cooperation with the Institute for the Czech Language
and with the Archives of the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic

September 11–13

Libraries of the Present.
The professional conference in Seč near Chrudim
connected with presentation of the National Library publications

September 12 – October 29

Jaroslav Seifert.
The intimate exhibition on the occasion of the 100th anniversary of the poet´s birth

September 17

France et Bohęme.
The concert of the Harmonia Mozartiana Pragensis ensemble,
performed in cooperation with the French Institute in Prague

September 24–25

The annual general meeting of the Czech National IAML Group on the theme:
Conditions of work of public music libraries in the automated library system

October 6–7

The Autumn Book Fair in Havlíčkův Brod – the presentation of the National Library publications

October 8–14

The Week of Libraries

October 10–15

The 53rd Book Fair in Frankfurt am Main
– the presentation of the National Library publications as a part of the national stand

October 15

The press conference on the occasion of the exhibition Woodcarvers in the Klementinum

October 15–25

Woodcarvers in the Klementinum.
The exhibition held in cooperation with the Society of the National Library

October 17

The Avant-garde.
The symposium dedicated to the relation between Czech and Russian avant-garde
held in cooperation with the Society for Sciences and Arts and the Society of Translators

October 17 – December 12

Russian Artistic Avant-garde.
The exhibition

October 24

The exhibition of books and excursion
on the occasion of the 400th anniversary of death of Tycho Brahe
prepared for participants of the international conference
organized by the Astronomical Institute of Charles University

October 31 – November 30

Contemporary Bulgarian Ex-libris and Book Graphic Arts.
The exhibition held in cooperation with the Bulgarian Cultural Institute and the Union of Bulgarian Graphic Artists

November 4–11

Beautiful Foreign Ladies.
The discussion with guests – contemporary French writers,
organized in cooperation with the Embassy of the Republic of France
and the Ministry of Culture of the Czech Republic

November 9–29

Pietro Andrea Mattioli 1501–1578.
The exhibition on the occasion of the 500th anniversary of his birth,
held in cooperation with the Italian Cultural Institute in Prague

November 23

The day of inspection and presentation of the VISK Programme.
The meeting attended by the Minister Václav Březina

December 6 – January 20, 2002

The Polish Author´s Book – an Artistic Artefact.
The exhibition, organized in cooperation with the Polish Institute in Prague and the Book Art Museum in Lodz

December 12

Library of the Year.
The festive declaration of the winner of a competition of small public libraries

COURSES

Seminars:

  • Electronic information sources and databases.
    The training for librarians to work with information on E.U.
  • Topical Questions of Czech Librarianship – Regional Functions.
    The seminar for directors of public libraries
  • Internet and Book Market
  • From Passion for Reading to Information Education
  • Personal Management – Development of Human Sources

Training Courses:

  • Rudiments of Information Literacy
  • Interlibrary Services
  • AACR2/UNIMARC
  • Subject Cataloguing
  • Retraining Courses

Workshop:

  • Processing of Audio Documents
  • OTHER REGULAR EVENTS:

    • Sightseeing Tours round the Astronomical Tower and the Baroque Library Hall
    • Blue Monday – public author´s readings organized by the Society of the National Library
      (Lenka Procházková, Jiří Žáček, Jan Cimický, Jana Štroblová, Daniela Fischerová, Augustin Skýpala)
    • Concerts of Music Art Prague – Musica Ecumenica Agency

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