Collaboration strengthens libraries in war-torn Ukraine

“Over 1,000 libraries have been destroyed or damaged and five million library items have been destroyed by the enemy, either by being burned or taken away,” said Oleh Serbin, Director General at Yaroslav Mudryi National Library of Ukraine and Vice President of The Ukrainian Library Association.

In a collaboration led by The Swedish School of Library and Information Science, work is underway to strengthen libraries. In the film, some of the participants talk about how libraries are adapting and about the collaboration in the project Empowering Librarians as Changemakers for Rebuilding Ukraine (ELCRU).

“Our colleagues in Ukraine have enormous competence and experience and know their context best. Where we can contribute is by joining forces and driving this work forward, with our research and experience of strengthening libraries in Sweden and around the world,” said Veronica Trépagny, Project Leader at The Swedish School of Library and Information Science.

The project is a collaboration with Yaroslav Mudryi National Library of Ukraine and The Ukrainian Library Association, the National Library of Latvia and the National Library of Sweden, and is led by The Swedish School of Library and Information Science. The project has received funding from the Swedish Institute.

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The ELCRU project – Empowering Librarians as Changemakers for Rebuilding Ukraine