Good, good morning. Good afternoon. Good evening wherever you are in the world. Thank you so much for joining us In our discussion on Ukraine and libraries the theme of our symposium is Ukrainian libraries During the ongoing rush of Ukrainian war And the high school was proud to sponsor this event with one of our new incoming assistant professors Dr. Yulia Gozar as a sign of solidarity and the role that libraries are playing in the ongoing conflict Pause there translate Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you very much to all the libraries who will be performing today From Charkas, from Kharkova, from Chernigov, and from the Ukrainian Library Association I am also very grateful to all the friends and colleagues from Ukraine Who have come to join us today I am also very grateful for what you are doing now in Ukraine I know that the challenge will be with you, it will be with us We all live, we all communicate and our hearts, we all do what we can And what am I doing? What am I doing? How is the library? How is it? I feel you are standing in my soul First of all, be with us I would like to also thank all English speaking audience who came from all over Not only from Ukraine, not only from United States, not only from Europe, but also from multiple countries of the world Who found time and who came to listen and who came to help And I just want to welcome you and I hope that this event would help to make a difference in Ukraine And that helped to stop the horrible war that still continues to go on I am a moderator and I will move on to the structure of the event and provide you with helpful information on how we are going to move on So we will conduct our presentations first, all of them Questions will follow after everyone is done with presentations, so please resolve the questions until the very end We have a Q&A feature, Zoom feature located on the bottom of your screen and you can use the Zoom feature to send your questions We will collect them and try to answer at least some of them Because we have only a few minutes to answer the questions, less than half an hour perhaps And we are apologized for that, but we will be in contact after the seminar if you have questions If you would like to connect with the presenters and please contact me directly and my email Alfredo, put my email in the chat please, if you need to contact, you can contact through me and I'll be sure to make sure that you get in touch with our presenters And my email will be in the chat feature of the presentations on the right hand side We also have textual versions or the transcripts, so whatever is happening, if something happens with the audio or something happens with You can read and you can access transcripts in English and Ukrainian And we have the document in the chat, Alfredo please put the document in the chat For participants to use to read the presentations in case something happens, but we do have the transcripts in both languages And you will just click, there is a link, you will click on the document and it will prompt you to the document with the translation We will also have copies of the PowerPoints and talks and we'll share these copies afterwards if you would like to again please reach out to me using my email and I'll share those And we also have longer versions of the talks from Cherkass and Kharkiv and we can also share those longer talks articles with you And we move to our main part, so please, Alex, it's you So, the structure of the event, at the beginning we will introduce our presentations, please wait for the end of the presentation of all the speakers, first of all, to ask your questions Use the function called the answer question in the zone, the lower part of the screen is located to send your questions At the same time, we would like to apologize again for not being able to answer your questions And then, later, we will collect all our questions in one Google document, we will send them to our speakers, and after receiving their answers, we will go to you The text versions of the presentation will also be available, you can get access to the text versions of the presentation both in English and in Ukrainian Please, use the Zoom chat function in the right part of the screen to look at them, click on the link in the chat to look at the text version Also, we can give you copies of all the presentations, please contact me via my email in the chat, and I will immediately give you the appropriate presentation Besides that, we can send you detailed information about the library of Cherkas and Kharkov Back to you, Yulia Thank you, Alexei, I will roll in English now and now we will start our main part, and I would like to introduce Oksana Boyarinova, who is representative of the Ukrainian Library Association Oksana is all yours Good afternoon, good evening Thank you very much for the invitation, it is a great honor to speak today and to tell you about the work that the Ukrainian Library Association has done So, I will start my presentation and ask for the next slide Today is already the 112th day of the full-scale re-election of Russia in Ukraine And now on the screen you can see information about the number of people who were forced to leave their houses, their cities, about the number of injured and killed peaceful residents in Ukraine At the beginning of the military aggression, there were no less than 4,266 peaceful residents of Ukraine, from which 263 children And these data does not include people, peaceful residents of Mayupol and Volnovachia The number of injured, wounded and killed civilians in Ukraine At least 4,266 civilians, including 263 children, have been killed since the beginning of the military aggression of Russia Not mentioning numbers from Mayupol and Volnovachia Please, next slide So, I will now ask for a moment of silence to honor the memory of all the Ukrainians who died in the war with Russia Now I kindly ask the audience for a moment of silence in remembrance of all the Ukrainians perished during the war with Russia Thank you so much Since March 24, Ukraine suffered more than 1,950 attacks of various range missiles This is how the map of Ukraine's ERA-dolams look like several times a day Next slide, please They are badly damaged But there is no library that was completely reopened here The library that was completely reopened here The library that was completely reopened here It is in Mayupol, Volnovachia and some other places With information about the subscribe fee, you can check on a special map Or also on the site of Ministry of Culture and Information Policy Ukraine Russian invaders are shelling and destroying not only military infrastructure, but schools, museums, libraries, hospitals, and residential buildings as well. We know of over 60 libraries that were destroyed, but this does not entail libraries of those cities that were completely wiped out, namely cities of Mariupol, Volnovakha, and others. The information on the confirmed heritage losses is available on a special map, as well as on the website of the Ministry of Culture and Information Policy of Ukraine. You can view more on the lost heritage assets by clicking the link below on this slide. Next slide, please. Many librarians were forced not only to leave their jobs and libraries, but also to abandon their homes and hometowns. Some of the librarians have also perished, in particular during the shelling at the Kramatorsk railway station, resulting in the deaths of over 62 people encompassing two librarians. Next slide, please. The money collected is directed to the temporary rent, supply of medicines, clothing, food products. Over 350,000 hryvnias were collected and donated by 150 libraries that suffered from the Russian attack. You can also support this fund with your donations. Now, on the screen, you can see the requisites for which you can find the project. The Ukrainian Library Association responded almost immediately to this situation. Together with the Library Country Charitable Foundation, we have established a special fund to provide financial aid to the librarians from battlefield regions. The funds are used for temporary rent, purchase of medicine, clothes, and food. We have collected over 10,000 dollars and transferred this money to 150 librarians affected by the Russian invasion. Please support our fund with your donations. The relevant transfer info is now available on the slide. Please, next slide. In the libraries of temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine, the Russian savages burned Ukrainian historical and fiction literature, which does not match the tenets of the Kremlin propaganda. The invaders defined school textbooks on the history of Ukraine and popular science historical literature as extremist ones. Moreover, Russian invaders are already preparing a Russian-speaking school program in the temporarily occupied territories. The eradication of other language and history equals to the genocide of the Ukrainian nation. Please, next slide. The link to the library is now on the screen. This is a photo, video, audio, facts of the Russian aggression and our fights, posters, anecdotes that show our impunity, facts that prove the support of Ukraine to the library community, fakes that encourage us to fight to weaken us in this war. In response, the Ukrainian Library Association calls on librarians to archive documents on the ongoing war in Ukraine, to create first collections for the future national digital library of Ukraine. The list of the collected items by librarians is now available on the slide. These may encompass facts, photos, videos, audio, etc. of the Russian aggression and our resistance, posters, stories, jokes, folk art showing our will to freedom, righteous anger and unsupposed humor, facts confirming the support of Ukraine by the library community, other professional communities, individual citizens of other countries, fakes being spread out by our enemies to weaken our resistance in this war. In order to preserve the archival documents, the Ukrainian Library Association signed an memorandum with a particle. Next slide, please. The Ukrainian Library Association also assists librarians in preserving the cultural heritage of Ukraine, namely archiving databases on foreign servers, backing up data, taking advantage of SUHO project and the German Lost Art Foundation, etc. Next slide, please. The list of books is then given to the former library association to which it is only necessary to allocate money. New books are not bought, the government is shorter, some libraries are closed, and now, the libraries are not providing necessary service to their citizens and to them. You will now see pictures on the screen of the library, which are displayed as Today, many libraries in Ukraine operate with little funding enough for the salaries of key staff only. Despite the libraries providing the necessary social services to the community and displaced people, new books are unavailable to us. Our staff shrinks and some institutions close. On this slide you can watch how people are netting the clothing for the snipers and overall work and activities performed by ordinary Ukrainians. Next slide, please. To help Ukrainian libraries in times of need, the Ukrainian Library Association has created a special charity program with a new account to collect donations from foreign colleagues. In particular, the American Library Association and our Polish colleagues are currently helping us collect donations for the restoration of libraries, having conducted a special fundraising campaign in their countries. Next slide, please. The Ukrainian Library Association has developed recommendations for the release of anti-Ukrainian literature of the Soviet and post-Soviet period from the source of the library. The library of Ukraine also provides work with Russian automated library systems and needs financial support for the introduction of a new system. Under the conditions of the Russian-Ukrainian war, there is also a new stage of actualization of library collections taking place. The Ministry of Culture and Information Policy of Ukraine and the advisory body of the Council for Library Development have shared guidelines on the removal of anti-Ukrainian literature of the Soviet and post-Soviet periods from library collections. Ukrainian libraries are also rejecting Russian automated library systems and now in need for financial support to implement an own one. Please, next slide. So, the war, which Russia is waging in Ukraine, entails not only bombs and missiles, but information. Russia is striving to put psychological and informational pressure by disseminating fakes within its own country, in Ukraine and internationally, using its libraries. No, please, the previous slide. Please, return to the previous slide. Thank you. From the view of this, the Ukrainian library association has developed a turning point for libraries all over the world and the call to return to the institutions of its countries with the request for military assistance in Ukraine, and stop the buddhik of cooperation with Russia, stop all professional relations, do not participate in joint projects with libraries, other world and cultural foundations of the Russian Federation. Ask the international organizations to turn off all Russian facilities, and their representatives from the direct bodies, to financially support the Ukrainian army, and to spread true information about this war. All things considered, the Ukrainian library association addresses the librarians all around the world. To urge the governments to provide military assistance to Ukraine, suspending any cooperation with the Russian Federation. To terminate all professional ties and do not partake in any collaborations with libraries, other educational and cultural institutions of the Russian Federation. To call on the international organizations to exclude all Russian institutions and to remove their representatives from the governing bodies, to support the Ukrainian army financially, and to disseminate reliable information about this war. Please, next slide. The Ukrainian library association turned to the president of the government and the general secretary of the IFLA, to stop cooperation with the Russian Federation and their representatives in the framework of the IFLA activities. Our proposal to separate the Russian library and the organization from participating in the decision making and the implementation of international projects under the IFLA, supported a lot of members of the IFLA and demanded this. However, we received the following answers from the IFLA. Next slide. Thank you. The IFLA is a solidarity with the Ukrainian library association and talks about the responsibility of both parties and the victims of the civilian population of all wars. However, the IFLA protects the representatives of the Russian Federation, who noticed that there is no evidence for their decision making. The Ukrainian library association has twice appealed to the president, board and secretary general of IFLA, to terminate cooperation with the institutions of the Russian Federation and their representatives. Our suggestion to exclude Russian libraries and organization from participating in the decision making and implementation of international projects of IFLA was warmly supported by a lot of IFLA members. However, we received a very telling response from IFLA. At first, it emphasizes that it stands with the libraries of Ukraine. Although later the statement comes to the responsibility of both parties and victims among the civilian population of both sites. Basically, IFLA managed to find arguments to defend the Russian representatives, noting that there are neither grounds nor evidence for their exclusion. Next slide please. The Ukrainian library association also made a return to the students and suppliers of scientific content on the 2nd of March 2022. With this return, you can get to know the current screen. Next slide please. It is possible thanks to the digital-inclusive access to the support of the digitalization of state services in Ukraine, which is carried out by the support of Sweden. And users of the library of Ukraine learn about the basis of information and cyber security, information and cyber security in social networks and messengers, about financial security online and the peculiarities of cyber warfare. With the start of Russian full-scale war against Ukraine, the issue of security has become a key one in the virtual dimension embraced by us during COVID pandemic. That's why the Ukrainian library association, together with the project Digital Inclusive Accessible, supporting the digitalization of public services in Ukraine, implemented by UNDP Ukraine and Sweden, launched a number of training webinars on info and cyber security for library users. So the library users get to know basics of info and cyber security, info and cyber security in social networks, info and cyber security in messengers, online financial security, as well as features over cyber warfare. Next slide please. In order to preserve accurate information about events in Ukraine, the Ukrainian library association encourages librarians to become active moderators of the Internet, in order to preserve accurate information about events in Ukraine, the Ukrainian library association encourages librarians to become active moderators of the international platform MyWar. Its mission entails collecting oral stories of eyewitnesses on the war in Ukraine and post them on the website. After all, the Ukrainian library association has been cooperating with the Ukrainian Institute of National Memory for several years, involving librarians in creating collections on oral history. Also, librarians record and disseminate their own stories, including from the occupied territories. Next slide please. This is just a large part of what we have done in association for these 112 days. However, there is still a lot of work ahead. We want to rebuild our country and the library. However, as soon as possible, the war should end. This is only a tiny part of what other associations and libraries have already conducted in these 120 days of war. However, there is still so much work to be done here. Our wants are few, namely to rebuild our Ukraine and our libraries. But raging war interferes with us. Please, next slide. We also feel that we are not alone in this struggle. These dark and difficult times for Ukraine are supported by the entire civilized world. We have received many letters of support from international organizations, international companies, library associations and libraries from different countries. We receive help from the media in spreading the information about the war of Russia against Ukraine. We are offered help in placing Ukrainian refugees. The library and the borders create special programs and buy Ukrainian literature for our users, so that they can leave Ukraine at that time. Thank you all. In this dark and difficult time, the whole civilized world stands with Ukraine. We have received lots of letters of support from international organizations and companies, library associations and librarians from different countries. All the media assists us in spreading a true word on the Russian war against Ukraine. Today, we are offered assistance in accommodating Ukrainian refugees, as our libraries abroad create special programs to purchase Ukrainian literature for those users who have temporarily left Ukraine. I am eternally grateful for everything done for Ukraine. Thank you for your attention. Thank you so much for having me. Thank you for the translation. It will be my pleasure to answer your questions. Thank you, Aksana, very much for your very moving presentation. We now move to the panel discussions. And I am honored to introduce library professionals from Kharkiv. Natalia Petrenko, director of Kharkiv-Korolenko State Scientific Library and Yudmila Glazonova, chair of the Kharkiv branch of the Ukrainian Library Association and also deputy director for research of the Kharkiv-Korolenko State Scientific Library. Please. Alfredo, please do not move the slides and allow our presenter to move the slides themselves. Thank you. We have the opportunity to hear your voice. We hope for help, especially after the war is over. I would like to thank our co-author Irina Karnaug, the head librarian of the Kharkiv-Korolenko State Scientific Library, for participating in the creation of this event and presentation. From the first day of the war, Kharkiv, as you know, is a precordial region. And the foundations of the culture, which is established on this territory, and most importantly, people were affected by the bombing and shooting. Now, officially, 30% of the Kharkiv region is under occupation. And due to this and due to the fact that there is no security for people, in documenting the facts of the ruins, the damage of the library buildings, the destruction of the library funds by the occupiers, there are some problems. But now, the library of journalists, all those who do not go very far, and those who live directly on the territory of combat actions, get access to the creation of such resources, which fix all the crimes committed against the cultural heritage of our country. On the slide, you will see the translation of these resources. Alexey, please continue. I do thank you for having me. So I would like to mention that now, 30% of Kharkiv region is occupied by Russian invaders. And now, all the librarians, all the journalists and all the citizens who live near the battlefield are reporting the crimes of the Russian occupiers, the shellings of our cities, the books and the libraries which are set on fire. And the list of the platforms and initiatives that collect the recordings of the Russian atrocities was available on the screen. So please continue. As you know, the destruction of the cultural heritage is a military crime, the case of the Gazi Convention. I announced the information and it will be on the 10th of June of the year, the 388 episodes of the military crimes against the Ukrainian cultural heritage were recorded. And Kharkiv region, of course, the largest of such ruins was recognized by Donetsk, and Kharkiv region, unfortunately, is located in the second place. Now 97 episodes and 79 of them are recorded on Kharkiv and Kharkiv region. As of now, we have recorded 308 war crimes against our cultural assets and Kharkiv's part entail over 97 cases of war crimes. Next. So right now, on this slide, you can view the map of all the occupied territories of Ukraine. In terms of the Kharkiv region, there are 51 territorial territories of Kharkiv and Kharkiv regions of Ukraine. And the Kharkiv region is located in the region of Kharkiv. In terms of the Kharkiv region, there are 51 territorial communities where the active hostilities take place now. Next. Please, next slide. The Kharkiv region is located in the Kharkiv region. You can see on the lights what was left of this museum. And I also want to say that the fundraising campaign of the collection of funds for the renovation of this museum has already begun. So first of all, I would like to emphasize that a lot of libraries have been damaged by Russian shelling. Namely, we have lost our pearl, our gem, and one of the key symbols of Kharkiv region. On the picture, you can see what is left of the Kharkiv region. On the picture, you can see what is left of Skoroda National Museum. And besides, on the slide, you can view the building before the Russian invasion and after it. And you can see that everything has been destroyed and put to fire by Russian shelling and aggression. Next slide. On this slide, you can see that, unfortunately, we have to state that absolutely all libraries were damaged. This is a state library. One of the largest libraries, not only in Ukraine, but also in Europe. Today we will talk about it again. This is a district library. This is a university library. This is the capital of public libraries, private libraries. Because every school is destroyed, this is the appropriate and ruined library. My love, Alexei. So, during the Russian aggression, libraries of all types suffered damages. Here on the slide you can see the state, regional, university, and public and school libraries, which have been affected by the Russian aggression. Moreover, I would like to turn your attention to the school libraries. And I know that each school encompasses a library. So one destroyed school amounts to one destroyed library. Back to you. Our colleagues from the National Library of Ukraine and my name is Yaroslava Mudrova have conducted research, or rather, the first stage of this research. This is a monitoring of the state of public libraries of the regions of Ukraine, which have been recognized since the beginning of the aggression of the Russian Federation. And the data that I will tell you now is the latest data. It has been received directly from the library of hospitals, directly from the directors of the library, and it is published on the corresponding professional resource. We can all, if we wish, get to know each other. Thus, the state of Kinect Travnya, the Kharkiv region and the library has affected all the buildings in which public libraries were located and they are currently destroyed and are not resettled. Alexey, can you translate this part now? And I will continue later. So our colleagues, librarians, monitored all the effects of libraries which have suffered heavy damages. And now I could provide you with the new data from our librarians and also this data is being published on our professional web pages. As of now, I would like to emphasize that there are seven libraries in the Kharkiv region which were completely destroyed which were completely destroyed and cannot be renovated. Back to you. How many libraries were placed in public libraries but are partially destroyed or damaged and need a capital repair and reconstruction? Such libraries are 26. So there are 26 libraries which suffered heavy damages and need renovation and repairing works. 29 libraries are public libraries which were partially damaged and need a renovation. So there are 29 public libraries which suffered not heavy losses so that they need door replacement, windows replacement and other small repairing works. 12 libraries in the Kharkiv region are public libraries which were partially damaged by material-technical equipment including computer technology, multimedia equipment and other things. So there are 12 libraries in the Kharkiv region which lost equipment namely computers and all other digital stuff. There are seven public libraries in the Kharkiv region which lost all the library funds and at the same time 12 libraries said that the representatives of the library said that they lost part of the library funds. So there are seven libraries which have lost all their collection due to Russian aggression and as well as 12 libraries have reported that they have lost only a half of their book collections. In 112 days of the war all the libraries were damaged but unfortunately the tragic translation of the library and people continue to be damaged. Among the most damaged libraries in Ukraine and Europe are the ones that are part of the national culture of Ukraine and the part of the European cultural heritage. I will give the floor to the director of the Kharkiv State Science Library Natalya Petrenko and I will continue the presentation. Now the floor is given to Natalya Petrenko. Please, Natalya proceed. Good afternoon. Kharkiv State Science Library Natalya Petrenko was founded in 1830. Today, before the service of the users it has a library fund over 7 million 200 thousand documents 244 languages of the world. Including 70 thousand national and world cultural heritage. The library is located in the city of Kharkiv and it is located in the city of Kharkiv and it is in the city of Kharkiv and in the city of Kharkiv and it is located in the city of Kharkiv and I will give the floor to the director of the Kharkiv State Science Library Natalya Petrenko was founded several thousand times in 1830. So our Kirlenka State Scientific Library of Farkiv was established in 1830. It entails over 7,200,000 documents in 244 languages, including 7,000 copies of national and global value, as well as 19 departments. Among our staff there is one Doctor of Sciences and four PhDs. Our database encompasses over 1.5 million entries. And we offer 13 reading halls over 500 places. Online access to our collections. We have also a digital education hub and a center of education for professionals, information and library fields. Back to you, please. Next slide. In the course of the Russian military aggression from February 24, 2022, the work of collecting books was partially stopped. Most workers do not work. Only some faculty conduct their functional distancing duties. The library complex consists of the head of the administrative office, a library complex, and a library. Today, we have learned about the serious damage caused by the number of gunfire and direct firecrackers in the building near the library. So after February 25, 2024, after the Russia committed an act of aggression against Ukraine, on the pictures, you can see the aftermath of their actions. So as you can see, many of our premises, our reading halls, our reading rooms have suffered damages. And I also know that now only, now our key staff is working remotely and the rest of staff isn't being paid. Okay, back to you. All the windows are damaged, the inner doors are broken, the lightbed in the atrium, which is painted on the roof of the library, it illuminated the marble stairs that lead to the large reading hall. And now it has lost almost all of the unique windows. The styles began to fall into the working rooms, in the separate premises of the building, often damaged by furniture, between the main doors, computer and other equipment. As I said, all the buildings of the complex, including the many books of the library, were destroyed in the year 1980. So our library was built in 1901, according to the project of the far-famed architect Olexiy Bekatov, in a new Renaissance style. So our building is actually of a state and regional significance. Now on these slides, you have witnessed how Russian shelling and bombs damaged other premises and buildings. So you can see that the windows, doors, our collection of book collections and our computer equipment were severely damaged, as well as our lantern, which illuminated our marble, our marble steps, was destroyed. Back to you. The library was destroyed by a system of fire. Now it does not belong to the government. For the sake of safety, the first days of the war were excluded from the system of conditioning and ventilation of the library. Thus, in both the library and the library, it is impossible to ensure the optimal conditions for the protection of the library funds. The sanitary-gynetic regime has been violated due to the lack of evidence that the library has been polluted by dust, atmospheric impacts, which negatively affects the material-based documents. So because of the Russian shelling, our heating system was heavily destroyed, as well as due to security reasons, we have turned off any ventilation of our book collections. And that's negatively impacted the storage of our precious books. So as well, there are no optimal conditions for the preserving of our books due to the broken windows so that the wind and everything else could enter the room and damage our books. Next slide, please. On this slide, you can see a relic of the necessary help for the organization of work from the construction site, which can only be started after the remodeling, the organization of work on the protection of the library funds and the preservation of digital collections. The materials here are industrial drying and everything is listed on the slide. Next slide, please. Okay, okay. So first of all, this slide, could you please turn back? The previous slide, please. Oh, excuse me. Yes, the previous slide. No, the one where it all happened. The one where Ludmila helped. No, back, back, back. Okay, so the previous slide featured all the necessary equipment and devices, which we need to restore our operation of the library, namely the computers, other copying and printing stuff and other materials. All the necessary equipment and the prices were also given on the slide. Okay. So, please, one more time. We apologize for the technical inconvenience. We have prepared two slides, on which we have clarified the necessary help for the organization of work from the construction site. The next slide demonstrates the necessary help to secure the remote work of the specialists, who are currently being transferred to the border or on the territory of Ukraine in relatively secure places and can do the required work, which they take over the work. These are laptops and scanners. I would like to thank you all for your attention, we will be grateful to you for your help. We believe in the victory of the Glory of Ukraine. Thank you. So, the next two slides encompassed all the necessary equipment and devices, which we need to continue our operation. So, and the third slide encompassed the information on the needs of our library to provide our staff with the necessary scanner and computer devices. That's all for today. Thank you for having me. I hope that we will be victorious soon. Glory to Ukraine. Alexey, I would like to ask you to say that my presentation is not starting now. How can I help Alfredo? We will finish our presentation. We are sorry to encounter technical problems. Alfredo, could you please help us close this presentation? How could we do that? Alexey, is the presentation done? I could take over and take a break. Yeah, that's all. I'll take over and set up for the next one. Okay, now we will close this presentation and we will move on to the next one. One second, please. I'm sorry, we haven't finished our presentation yet. Okay. And a final word by the previous demonstrators, please. So, Alexey, are we going back to the previous presentation? No. Alfredo, can you open up Harkiv presentation for us on your end? Hold one second. Thank you, everyone, for your patience. Thank you, Alex, for holding on. Thank you. Are we able to let me try to share again? Thank you. Next slide. Thank you. I also want to say, as the head of the library association, I also want to announce that, as I have already said, many libraries were damaged. And among them, one of the biggest, the most rich, is the university library. The Central Science Library of the Harkiv National University named Vasily Karazin. Sorry, as the head of the Harkiv Library Association, I would like to emphasize that the most destruction was done to the Central Scientific Library of Harkiv National University. This library was founded at the beginning of the 19th century, it is 216 years old, and the foundation is almost three and a half million tombs. Unfortunately, due to the missile strikes, the buildings that are currently being built, historical buildings, where the book monuments are preserved, the foundations of this library recognized the location, recognized the damage. You can see these damages on the photos. This is the foundation of summer and precious buildings. Such buildings in the foundation of the university library have 85,000. So, this building was erected in the 18th century, so it is over 216 years old. This building encompasses 3.5 million books and manuscripts. Now, on the slide, you can see the damages being done to the Central Scientific Library of Harkiv National University. Because of the Russian shelling, many of rare and unique publications were also heavily damaged. Next slide, if there is a text. You can see the contact of the director of the university library, Irina Zhoravlyova. I hope that she is also online with us now. The library itself is needed to provide library funds. Also, the heating system, damaged pipes and batteries are fully damaged, and this leads to negative influence on the state of the library funds. Moreover, there are rare and valuable publications about them. The necessary fire extinguishers, water pumping pumps, polyethylene polyethylene paper and other help. I read that there is a question about help. You can directly contact all the presentations at home. There are contacts for which you can contact the library of Harkiv National University Library. Thank you. On this slide, you can see the contact details of the director of this library, Irina Zhoravlyova. Moreover, we need your help for preserving our collection. First of all, I would like to mention that the heating system was completely destroyed, as well as the pipes and radiators in the entire historical building. We also need fire resistant protective shields, pump for water removing, formed polyethylene, mico coated paper and so on and so forth. As of now, I have seen a lot of questions in chat, in terms of the help. I would gladly answer all your questions after the presentation. Thank you. Next slide, please. We are not just asking you to be proud of these slides. You will see all the ruins that the Harkiv National University Library has discovered. And I would like to say that as a result of the damage that the construction of the special educational complex was discovered, Korolenko also suffered from the library fund, as well as the books written by Braille. And, unfortunately, you have to be proud of these slides. I'm sorry. So now I kindly ask you to move these slides in order to let everyone see the damages after the Russian shelling. And I would like to emphasize that also the Harkiv Damages was taken by one of our libraries and this library encompasses the publications with Braille Fund. So please move the slides and let everyone see the damages of the buildings. Thank you. From the information that is in the open space and what you can see in the media, it is known that in the Harkiv region two public libraries of the city of Izuma were ruined. And Izuma is a city that has nothing to do with the consequences of the wars. It is also known that the public library of the city of Barwinko was ruined. The city of the library was destroyed by the children of the library. Please put the slides and ask Alfredo to move the slides further. So now I kindly ask for Alfredo to move the slides further. And in terms of the previous slide I would like to mention that two public libraries in the city of Izuma was completely destroyed as well as the entire city. I would like to mention that two public libraries were destroyed as well as the entire city. We have one destroyed the libraries in Barwinko and the other Harkiv region towns. Next slide. Next slide please. Next slide please. Next slide please. Next slide please. Next slide please. Next slide please. Next slide please. Next slide please. Next slide please. So basically these are all the damages by Russian shelling. Next slide please. I would like to explain the next slide please and I will finish the presentation. You can see that the Harkiv libraries do not respect the fact that the Harkiv region and the Harkiv region suffer from active military actions of the Russian Federation. They continue to work and work when people were hiding in the subway. The library was moved to them and they were living there and when there was a chance to carry books they helped the children. They helped in any way that at least a little bit lowered everything that was happening because of the negative that is happening all the time. I would like to thank all my colleagues for their heroism for their humanity for their empathy for the fact that they are also our enemies for freedom and for Ukraine So as you can see on this slide during the Russian shellings of Harkiv and Harkiv libraries we have conducted a lot of work. Namely, we helped people who were sheltering in the metro stations we provided them with books we helped them to look after their kids and we also conducted activities to ease the people's pain and we actually did our best to help our people in these hard times. Now I would like to thank everyone for your kindness for your attitude for your human for your attention to this matter that Ukraine will win in this war and there will be peace in the entire world. Next slide, please. You see destroyed library in Saltyivka Saltyivka is one of the destroyed building one of the houses in Saltyivka and in such a house there was one of the libraries one of the public libraries that served residents in the micro-district I would like to say that we hope that the war will end as soon as possible and we believe in our challenge, we believe that all the destroyed buildings are rebuilt we are grateful for the help we receive from all over the world and sure that the library believes that we will return as soon as possible to the house and we will have a new Ukrainian literature of books on foreign languages and not only books but with modern information technologies we will continue to attract our readers to work with them and in principle very, very great support I am very happy because at one moment we stopped the situation when we need help so we are grateful for your support all will be Ukraine Glory to Ukraine So it is hard to believe but this building was once with the library on the ground floor and now it is completely destroyed but this building is located on Saltivka district which is one of the Kharkiv districts but I hope that when peace comes we will rebuild everything we will have peace in all Ukraine and I believe we will soon celebrate our victory in terms of our library I do ponder that one day we will encompass more books than ever we will have multimedia platforms for kids and we will grow wider and bigger and provide our services to everyone and thank you so much for having me thank you for listening to my presentation very attentively and Glory to Ukraine and I wish peace to all of us thank you Thank you Thank you ok that is all for today please close the presentation Thank you Natalia thank you for your moving presentation we it is 11.15 we have 45 minutes left just a little bit mindful of time but my pleasure to invite Lyudmila Dyadek Director of Tarashevchenko Regional Library in Cherkasy Lyudmila, please Good day dear friends colleagues my name is Lyudmila Dyadek I dream of a university library named Tarashevchenko I greet all of you from the center of Ukraine and I am very happy that I have the opportunity to get to such an important useful visit organized by our precious land in the city of Cherkasy Mrs. Yuliya Gosart Thank you Mrs. Yuliya for your moving and useful work and I would like to welcome Mr. Yuliya Gosart our very simple time and the war with Russia is extremely important today to unite and support each other and we libraries should always do this our profession is aimed to perform a social mission Okay thank you for having me my name is Lyudmila Dyadek and I am a director of Tarashevchenko Regional Library in Cherkasy Good afternoon dear friends and colleagues it is from Cherkasy region the center of Ukraine that I greet everyone from I do thank our dear compatriot native of Cherkasy Dr. Yuliya Gosart for the organization of this essential event meant to unite the librarians from all around the world Okay, next slide please The war today has affected each of us in Ukraine and in Ukraine there is no safe place sorry, in the front Oh, that's right, yes Next slide Next slide Our region No Yes Our region is in the zone of active combat actions and in a secret time of a part-time injury only from the first days there was a human a village around there were also flights to our city but fortunately, the PPO was working but in four months the ballistic missiles are flying in our region so we are constantly in constant trouble the universal scientific library at the moment has been established we are working in a world of possibilities so much that it allows today's work has affected everyone both in Ukraine and around the globe there is no safe place in Ukraine today our region of Cherkasy is not in the active combat zone still it is the fourth month that ballistic missiles and fighter aircrafts have been flying through our region being the main reason for our constant anxiety and terror but we do not give up and continue operating and do our best to survive okay next slide on the EU of the Russian-Ukrainian war of a country completed decentralization and division into territorial communities so that now Cherkasy region encompasses four districts and three cities and three cities and three cities and three cities and three cities and three cities and three cities and three cities and three cities so that the region encompasses four districts and 66 territorial communities today each community entails a library all a library stock in its structure as of the 1st of January 2022 there are 654 libraries in Cherkasy region with the Tarashevchenko original library of Cherkasy remaining a methodological center for all the The first minutes of the Russian army, when our country takes active part of the actions carried out by the government over the Russian garrison, are left with this important information center for the public. The bookstore became a center for collecting, packing and sending humanitarian aid. The flyers of the Moscovites, the Kikimors, the cooking of food for the local territorial defense. These are libraries such as Katerinopol, Yarkiv, Khristynivsky, Cherkassky, Matusivsky, Shpolansky, Gorodyshynsky, Mankivsky, Chornobayevsky, Irklievsky, Medvedevsky and many other territorial aromas. So from the offset of the Russian invasion of our country, a significant number of libraries in Cherkass region are actively involved in all the kinds of activities leading to other victory. Thus, libraries' premises have become centers of living, of camouflage nets, as well as cooking for the local territorial defense forces and internally displaced persons. Next slide, please. The libraries of Kisilsky village communities inform their residents about the changes in the front and in the body of our neighboring countries. They are engaged in the process of the people who came to the villages to collect the aid. They also give traditional library services. At the libraries, from the first days of the war, the collection of aid began. Food products, constant disease, supply of hygiene, non-medical drugs, metal covers, banks for making canned stews. Okay, other libraries serve as a center for collecting donations and aid for internally displaced persons, fugitives and our armed forces. On these pictures, you can see the distribution and collecting of the food and other materials, as well as our libraries serve as an informational center for our communities, elaborating on the current events on the battlefields and recent events in Ukraine and abroad. Thank you. Next slide. For the members of the community and residents, the use of computers and access to the Internet is given. The libraries act without any cost to buy documents. In public libraries, the internal relocation of persons may receive information about the addition of administrative and social services, about the activities of the infrastructure of the territorial community. Also, the libraries do not stop communicating with their subscribers, except in social media, they constantly update their pages, serve as a social non-protected member of the population and volunteer. Okay, okay, continue. In these cases, it is the organization and distribution of refugees to medical doctors, the collection of cats for the armed forces of Ukraine, the collection of Ukrainian books for children and children, for soldiers in the rain. So, our libraries serve as a powerful center for all types of activities. We collect food and resources for the armed forces of Ukraine. We help our refugees, we help the kids of the refugees, and also we provide legal and informational services. We collect and transfer funds for the needed people. We also purchase and send bulletproof vests and collect our membership fees and donate them to the armed forces. In general, we conduct all the necessary activities to accelerate our victory in this war. Okay, next slide. Okay, please return to the previous slide. Okay, next slide. So, our library serves and offers the legal services for our internal displaced persons, as well as the services for the armed forces of Ukraine. So, our library serves and offers the legal services for our internal displaced persons, as well as the conduct and distress classes for everyone in need. Besides, our librarians have taken urgent measures to prevent the distribution of books published in the Russian Federation. A Federation library has already withdrawn all the Russian literature from open funds and suspended its circulation. Okay, thank you. Next slide. Okay, so with the beginning of the war, the administration and some of the librarians were involved in preserving the book collection and cultural property. We managed to hide them in a safe place. We received universal scientific library as humanitarian aid from the Public Organization of the Center for Historical Memory and the Public Initiative of the Center for Cultural Heritage. From Lviv, we packed materials. Next slide, please. This is a box of paper, silicone, papercraft, tape, and we packed 40 boxes of small and valuable books, and hid them in a safe place. These books are not available to the users today, but due to the lack of specialized equipment, we cannot create a safe copy of these books. So on these pictures, you can see how our staff were trying to preserve our book collections and the rare publication and the manuscripts. We managed to hide them in a safe place, but our main point is that we are in desperate need for a planetary or a book scanner to enable us to digitize and save our valuable collections and publications. Thank you, Dali. Next slide, please. Okay, next slide, please. Yes, from the 20th of December to today, considering the commanding hour, the library has renewed its service to users. We have been working until the 18th of December, and also in the weekend. In the evening, part of the collection of the library was in the vacations without equipment, and the salaries were paid due to limited funding. During the service, the users are required to go to the shelter, which is located in the next door, and the workers' libraries are in a safe place. Okay, so from the end of March, our library has reopened, and we offer services for anyone who needs it. We usually operate until 6 p.m., because we comply with the curfew, and we even work during our days off, that is on Sunday and Saturday. During the air raid alarms, we keep all the safety measures. So we hide our users and our staff in safe places, and we shelter during shellings. Next slide, please. I would like to add that during the military service, the library of Taras Ishechenko works for the help of our efforts on the Russian guard, and for the help of all the residents and guests of the Circassian region. The workers of the library collected and counted the costs in the Ukrainian Armed Forces Foundation, collected the costs and bought food products, a polyethylene coating for residents in the cities of Kharkiv, which were used in the metro, and collected the costs for the soldiers of the Cold War. They collected the Chlensky-Nesky Ubat and counted 5,000 hryvnias in the Foundation for the help of the victims of the bombings. At the same time, the workers of the mosquitos, food for the soldiers and the guards, and the residents of the victims of the regions are engaged in the work. Our library does all the best to accelerate our victory over the Russian invaders. First of all, we raised and transferred funds for the needs of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. Moreover, our library staff purchased and sent food for the suffering Kharkiv residents, bought a bulletproof vest for a soldier, collected our Ukrainian Library Association membership fees, and transferred to the affected librarians. Basically, we are striving and doing everything we need and we have to survive and to obtain victory over the Russian Federation. We are talking about Ukraine in terms of its platform Zoom. We are talking about the meetings with historians, students at universities, on the issues of slavery, we are developing myths about the hybrid war of Russia against Ukraine, we are developing historical myths about the Second World War and other issues. The Second World War is the project of the Patriotic Cooperation with Ukraine in the heart. This is a joint project with the Czech regional organization of the National Cooperation of the Nationalists in Ukraine. We are conducting video recordings with the Czech nationalists about our foreign lands, about historical events that took place in the Czech Republic. Namely, we speak Ukrainian about Ukraine, Czechoslovakia treats patriotic discussion classes with Ukrainian heart. In terms of these very projects, we are having meetings with historians, linguists and activists and discuss the Russian myth, discuss the role in Ukrainian the world. We also hold patriotic talks and discuss our sightseeing in the Czech Republic as well. Next slide. This slide demonstrates anti-stress classes for adults and children. We had such classes with a consultant trainer for domestic displaced people. Next slide. We have continued the action of the Library of Ukrainian War. It was started in 2015 by the Ministry of Culture of Ukraine for the support of the spirit of Ukrainian military service through the book of the National Patriotic Cooperation. Also, with the aim of supporting the Ukrainian national traditions, we were led by the informational cultural west of the German national tradition, which became the masterclass of writing and writing. We took part in them using libraries, including the resurgence of Kyiv, Akharkov, and the Soviet Union. Next slide. The window to America in the center offers various clubs on the English language learning four times per week. By the way, this club was established by the American Embassy in Ukraine. Next slide. Today, the urgent needs of the Russia-China original Library of Tarkas say are as follows. A book scanner for digitization, a repeal of a perimeter walk, and walls of the book depository, as can be seen on the pictures. And moreover, words are powerless to express our gratitude to the U.S. nation and the President of the United States of America for the unwavering support. Peace and all the best to all of us. Together to victory. Thank you for your attention. Next slide, please. Thank you. Katmila, thank you very much for your presentation. It was very moving to me. And we now moving on to Chernihikov region, and we have two librarians speaking. We will probably, I just want to have a short note, we will probably not have time for the questions, given that we already 11.38, we have 20 minutes left. And please send your questions using the Q&A, and I'm collecting these questions, and we will later on find out a way to respond to these questions. But I'd like to introduce Ina Alifenko, who is director of Karolenko Regional Scientific Library of Chernihikov and chair of the Chernihikov branch of the Ukrainian Library Association. And Marina Latamarchuk, who is director of Chernihikov Regional Library for the Use. And please welcome. So, please send your questions using the Q&A, since we don't have time to answer all of your questions. And now the floor is given to Ina Alifenko from the Chernihikov Regional Scientific Library of Chernihikov. Good evening. Good evening to all the participants. I would also like to thank the organizers for the opportunity to bring the world the news that brings the Russian peace to the whole world and brings the Russian peace to Ukraine and close the Chernihikov Land. And I would like to say that I am very grateful to Ms. Yulia for her invitation and for her experience. On February 23, 2022, people went to work, leaving unfinished things to be done for tomorrow. On the tables, unregistered papers, and unregistered files. Everyone gathered for work tomorrow. But in the previous information on February 24, which was given to all the territories of Ukraine, it was organized for the rich for the whole life. So thank you for having me. It is my pleasure to share all the atrocities by the Russian invaders in the Chernihikov region. So on February 23, 2022, people were going home, leaving all the unfinished and planned for tomorrow. With flowers being on the windowsills, the papers were waiting to be signed. Tomorrow was supposed to be just an ordinary day of a peaceful life. But the morning of February 24, so numerous missile strikes across the country, taking and destroying lives of innocent Ukrainians. Next slide, please. From the first days of the violent attack on the Russian invaders in Ukraine, Chernihikov was accused of being on the frontline, and then took to the blockade. Almost two months later, the Chernihikovs were under direct fire from the cities, with missile strikes and bombing. Almost 40 days, people were living in cold, unarmored basements, gases and boats. Every day, the city was attacking the destruction strikes of the political infrastructure. In addition, the libraries were also damaged. The Ivano-Turkish territorial community burned out the premises, the funds, the documentation of Ivano-Kaluchivsk, the Lukashiv libraries in the fields, the Mikhail Kostubynsky territorial community, and a series of stairs to the children's libraries. The premises did not burn out, but they were destroyed again. The libraries transferred the books to other places. The Ulhivsk and Lechovsk libraries took the books to sleep. The children took the books, including the computers, which were received from the library. The Smovsk-Trivial Community. Some libraries of the community lived in the occupants, took the literature and documents to sleep, and wrote the writings on the libraries' premises. In the Rytkine-Trivial Community, a partially destroyed fund was also taken to sleep with the documents and the books. In the rural-Trivial Community, the 5 libraries had to be abandoned to be taken out of the window. The funds were not destroyed, but the occupants in the Polish library took the router, looked at the books and made headlines about Ukraine, about the Chernivsky region. From the direct hit, the premises of the Khristatynsky-Syrsk club were destroyed, which was located in the library of the Khristatynsky-Public Library. Today, the fixation of the Koshkodzh-Interunovan construction of the library of the city of Chernivsky and the Chernivsky region is carried out. The destruction of the library funds was carried out. On the night of February 27, the Russians gave the Chernigov's post-center, the investigation of the missile attack was destroyed by the city library of the Minimichal Krucibynsky, and later the only destroyed library of the country and our library. So, from the first days of the treacherous Russian attack on Ukraine, at once Chernigov was the battle line and then under blockade. For almost a month and a half, the residents were under continuous shelling, missile fire and bombing. For almost 40 days, people have been surviving in cold, unequipped basements without an electricity gas or water. Every day, our critical infrastructure suffered heavy damages by the Russian Nazis as well as our libraries. Today, we are still recording all the damages and destruction of library buildings and collections in Chernigov and its region inflicted by the Russian savages. Moreover, I would like to emphasize that many libraries in our region have suffered significant losses. The Russian made different atrocities. So, they were living in the libraries. They burned the books and they shelled the libraries of the region. They also took the necessary equipment, all the computers, devices from our libraries to the Russian Federation. So, basically, they have stolen everything in terms of computer devices from our libraries. So, that cases happened all over the region and it's a common thing, unfortunately, for us. Okay, next slide. Our library is a communal library of the Chernigov Regional University of the Library of Nicaragua. It is one of the oldest in Ukraine. It was published in 1845 on 28 March of this year. It was created by a very intelligent Chernigov as a citizen. At first, it was a newspaper reading and then it was given to books. Books, magazines and newspapers were handed over to the founders and mercenaries. They were separate people, as well as newspaper publishing and publishing. The citizens of the city had the opportunity to use the library for money. From 1934, the library became a national library. Vladimir Korolenko, Regional Scientific Library of Chernigov is a municipal institution being one of the oldest in Ukraine. It turned 145 years on 28 March of this year. Our library was founded by far-famed intellectuals for the ordinary residents being at first just a newspaper reading room. Books, magazines and newspapers were usually donated by the founders, patrons, publishing houses and newspaper editorial offices. Residents of the city attended our library on a fee basis. In 1934, the library obtained the status of original one. Next slide, please. Today, the Chernivsky UNB M. I. Karolenko is the head library of the region, an information, cultural, scientific, coordination center, an owner-depository of national literature, a library center and a library apartment. The library has about 870,000 documents in 52 languages. Today, Volodymyr Korolenko, original scientific library of Chernivsky, is the main library of the region, being a key informational, cultural, scientific, methodical and coordination center, an original depository of local literature and the center of a book exchange. The library collection entails approximately 870,000 copies of documents in 52 languages. Next slide, please. Among our copies, there are more than 15,000 of rare and valuable publications. The library collection includes 18th century books, books with textbooks, letters, inscriptions, and official signs. The collection of the world's best library collections includes 19th and 21st century books, as well as the largest collection of copies and payments. Among our copies, there are more than 15,000 of rare and valuable publications. Our collection boasts early printed books of the 18th century, books with book plates, gift and ownership signs, as well as the best samples of world and Ukrainian book printing of the 19th, 21st centuries. Moreover, we own the largest collection of notes and records in this region. Next slide, please. We have an electronic library of our own publications and local newspapers, with more than 10,000 users. The library possesses an online version of our own publications, local newspapers and magazines and provides services to more than 10,000 users. Next slide, please. Among our copies, there are more than 15,000 of rare and valuable publications about information, ecological centers, courses of computer operations and others. The facility encompasses window to America Information Center, European Information Center, Legal Information Center, Environmental Center and offer computer literacy classes. Next slide, please. Our visitors attend poetry club and language classes in order to improve their writing and speaking skills. Next slide, please. So, our visitors also enjoy speaking clubs in foreign languages where they can speak foreign languages. So, we also enjoy speaking clubs in foreign languages where they can and reach their vocabulary and learn new languages. Next slide, please. We hold many different social and cultural events, namely conferences. Next slide, please. We also hold roundtables and meetings with our writers. Next slide, please. In our library, you can attend book presentations and creative exhibitions as well. Next slide, please. Music evening. Music evening. Music evening. Music evening. Music evening. We also host numerous musical evenings. Next slide, please. Lookings and books and others. We also organize book reviews and exhibitions as well as a number of other activities. Next slide, please. Ukrainians love their traditions that is why they celebrate the holidays, namely embroidery days, kachiv day and so on and so forth. Next slide, please. In the library, you can use online for any websites, blogs and social media. The library is located on the shore. The library services can be accessed online via the link, blogs and social networks. Next slide, please. The library is located in Vudivli, which is the memory of the architecture of the city at the beginning of the 20th century, the style of Ukrainian modern, the building of the Ukrainian Tastelian underground bank, the address of the city of Cherniv, the prospect of the world 41, and the beauty of the city and the tourist object for the city of Chernigov. The house was built in 1913 for the project of the architect Alexander Ivanovich Fondogen, for the embankment, the Dvorian-Issalian bank with local engineer Afanasiy, which added buildings of Ukrainian color. Our library is located in the Ukrainian modern style building that is a city cultural asset at 12th century. Our erection is a city pearl and the key tourist attraction of Chernigov. Serving as a bank for nobles and peasants, the building itself was erected in 1913 by local architect Afanasiy, who had taken advantage of a construction plan by a celebrated architect Alexander Ivanovich Fondogen. Next slide, please. Some video. Next slide, please. Please switch on the video on the slide. Unfortunately, Alexa, I don't have access to the video. Unfortunately, I don't have access to the video. Part of the roof, along with the roof roof, fell into the building, creating a large hole. Thus, due to the drainage of the roof, the head of the roof falls into the premises, negatively swimming into the building's building, on the walls of the building's facade, on the first and second floors, the cracks increase, and there is a threat to the impact of the rain on the walls of the building's building, the rain, the snow, the strong wind, the rain. On the night of March 30, 2022, our library was heavily damaged during the shelling of the city of Chernigiv by the armed forces of the Russian Federation. In particular, missiles inflicted damage on the roof, ceiling, ten windows on the first and second floors, five basement windows, four coverings above the basement windows, with numerous cracks of all the walls. Part of the roof, along with the ceiling, fell into the middle of the building, resulting in a large hole. Thus, because of the destroyed roof, moisture and dust get into the room and affect the condition of the erection. On the walls of the building's front, of the first and second floors, there are cracks everywhere that may result in collapsing because of rain, snow, strong winds, etc. Next slide, please. Alex, I think I have the video. Give me one second here. Okay, before the translation, I kindly ask you to switch on the video so we can view all the damages. So, our fascinating conference room turned into ruins. It was a beloved place of photographers, public activists, ordinary citizens, with a lot of meetings, conferences and photo exhibitions taking place. Our air conditioner, smart board, computer equipment, furniture, and part of the book collection were completely destroyed. As of now, the library is closed to users. Temporary roof repairs aren't the way, although this does not address the main problem. Next slide, please. During strong winds, other parts of the roofs have been turned off. Next slide, please. Currently, the library is in urgent need of restoration work to repair the roof, front, windows, doors and premises. We also need to purchase new computers, furniture and books. Next slide, please. We will truly appreciate and accept any possible help in restoring our library. As a director of Vladimir Kolenko, original scientific library of Chernihiv, I do thank you for your attention, cooperation and support. Thank you. Thank you all for your attention, thank you, Alexei, for the translation, Tanya, Yulia and for the invitation. Thank you. Thank you, everyone, for having me. Thank you, Alexei, for your translation, and thank you, Yulia, for inviting me to this event. Thank you. Thank you very much, Ina. And now we have our last presentation Marina Latamarchok, who is also from Chernihiv and she is director of Chernihiv Regional Library for the Youth. Please welcome Marina. Welcome to the name of our Chernihiv Regional Library for the Youth. Our library was founded in 1978. There is a communal salary. On the other slide, please, you can see the contact information of our electronic mail and my mobile phone. Thank you for inviting me over. So it's a pleasure to be here and now on this slide you can see all the information on our facility, namely year of foundation, registered address, director and my contact info. Thank you. Next slide. For information about the functionality of our library, information about our foundations, about the events that our library conducted, you can find it on the website of our facility and on the pages of social networks of our library. This slide features the links to our website, the pages of the library and its structural units in social networks, where you can find information on our activities, events, library collections, as well as new literature. Next slide, please. On this slide there are links to the blocks of our institution. The library entails 30 employees, including 19 librarians. As of January 1st, 2022, the library collection encompasses almost 62,000 of copies. Next slide, please. Here are the key indicators and activities of our institution. Every year the library is visited by 10,000 users who receive 200,000 copies of literature. Usually, our librarians hold more than 300 social and cultural events on various topics, as well as present 150 book exhibitions. Next slide, please. Here are some of the examples of the most successfully implemented projects in 2021. Here are some of the examples of the most successfully implemented projects in 2021. Our library mostly focuses on supporting our youth and the elderly in learning. In order to help children do homework, improve their skills, and reach their active vocabulary and scientific knowledge, we have implemented a few educational projects. The names of the projects may be seen on the screen right now. Next slide, please. The project Let's Learn and Improve English Together was created for those who want to improve their English. In 2013, the library became a finalist in the fourth round of the competition organization of new library services online and one computer equipment. Moreover, we continued educating vulnerable people so that they would become computer literate. Every year, everyone is able to practice their skills on other PCs, in particular the elderly. I do emphasize that all the activities and classes that takes place in the library are completely free. Okay, next slide, please. Naturally, our teenagers are more interested in learning computer programs. And on the screen, you can see our children mastering computers in the frame of a project Computer Youth. Next slide, please. In order to master laws, in the reading room of the library, we have established a legal aid center for youth. In order to master laws, in the reading room of the library, we have established a legal aid center for youth. Law classes, meetings with law enforcement officials and lawyers are actually held for students of educational institutions. Legal information is also posted on the center's blog. Next slide, please. This program will help not only beginners, but also all those who can help beginners. And to make a city accessible for all interested in it. This was adopted by our creative project Library Arts Center. This is a city platform for creative initiatives. These are master classes, lectures, exhibitions of young artists, city initiatives of visual, audio, rural, performative literature. Our library is an open space for all those interested in art. Our mission entails forming a creative community that can both help would-be artists and make art more accessible to everyone. The Library Arts Center project, which stands for an art platform for creative initiatives, is aimed at this very mission. Our library center offers workshops and lectures, exhibitions of contemporary art presented by our youth, as well as various art initiatives, individual, audio, performative, and literally fields. Next slide, please. Next slide, please. I would like to give examples of two more art projects that present the work of local artists and introduce trends in contemporary art and historical places of Chernigov. Now on the slides, you can see two projects, namely Art on Wednesdays, that is presentation of works of Chernigov painters. And the second project is entitled Some Coffee, Some History, where people get to know the trends of modern art and history of Chernigov. Next slide, please. In addition to projects related to art, the project was used by the political community, the goal of which is to present the work of young local artists. In addition to art-related initiatives, the Pathetic Friday project, which aims to present the work of young local poets, is extremely popular. Next slide, please. Next slide, please. It was a project for the organization of public spaces in Granada. During the campaign of giving children a gift, in the framework of the Ecobibliotheca project, various literary events were held to visit the young school of the century. During which the familiar children with wooden bricks were playing literature games and playing literature heroes. For children, game zones were created, games were developed, victory games, literary weekends, bookstores, library and costume bookstores. These are the initiatives, the main purpose of which is to organize leisure for our community residents. In 2021, during the Children's Recreation and Rehabilitation campaign, our eco library hosted various events for kids to let them listen to fascinating stories from books, play literary games and guest-beloved characters. We created the whole play area for children with games, quizzes, literature weekends, book readings and costume parties on board. Next slide, please. The library has a permanent creative workshop, where everyone enjoys the opportunity to join the mysterious embroidering activities, make a postcard, a bookmark, a bracelet and much more with their own hands. Next slide, please. I would like to say a few words about our library. Our library is actually a friendly and inviting atmosphere. Next slide, please. Our library serves as a space for creativity as well. Next slide, please. Our library offers fascinating classes. Next slide, please. We also offer our youth handy tips and life hacks. Next slide, please. Often we hold a number of marvelous and featured exhibitions. Next slide, please. We also host a lot of art workshops. Next slide, please. Usually our library is a center of a cheerful and meaningful rest. Next slide, please. Our trek in a war, life before and after. On the night of March 11th, the buildings of our library suffered heavy damages because of the Russian military shell in the city. Next slide, please. Next slide, please. The building on the pictures is a far-famed Ukrainian heritage asset. These pictures show the building before the Russian invasion. Next slide, please. This is the same building after the Russian invasion. It was destroyed completely. Next slide, please. So first step of restoration entails the preparation of design estimate documentation. Next slide, please. The second building, which belongs to our institution, is also a heritage asset of the early 20th century. This Timbat administrative building was built in 1902 in a manor style. This picture is taken before the Russian invasion. Next slide, please. This is the same building after the Russian invasion. Next slide, please. This is the same building after the Russian invasion. Next slide, please. On this slide, you can see the list of the damaged after shelling.  We have also the interior decoration of premises completely destroyed. Next slide, please. Next slide, please. On this slide, you can see the list of all European construction works for our reopening. These encompasses metal roof repairing, wooden cladding repairing, installation of windows with roll-down security shutters, plastering works or walls and ceilings, painting walls and ceilings after plastering, installation of interior door, and the repair of a heating system. Here you can see all the prices in American dollars as well. Next slide, please. Please.  So first of all, we need our windows installed, as well as we need the replacement of a heating system radiators. We need to buy new computer equipment because it was damaged by the destruction of windows. Also, other equipment, walls plastered from ceiling need to be purchased. We also need to carry out the European work indoors and purchase new library collections or at least a part of it. Next slide, please. The library staff and Tromihiv residents will be grateful for every penny donated for the reconstruction of our building. If no donations granted, we will undoubtedly be grateful to all of them. Thank you very much. Thank you very much. Thank you very much. Thank you very much. Thank you very much. Thank you very much. Thank you very much. Thank you to everyone who has supported us and who have given importance and yet bringing them support when it comes to the reconstruction of our building. If no donations granted, we will undoubtedly trade it with understanding. We are grateful to the people of the United States for supporting Ukraine in this atrocious war. From the bottom of our hearts, thank you. Dear colleagues, we are internally grateful I would like, instead of a question, just a knowledge for just a second, the chat. A lot of people who joined with us, who had to leave, but who were with us for some time, they send incredible, their heart is open to all of you. Many people call you heroes, and the sense of solidarity across the librarians, across the world is absolutely unbelievable, and this is something to support you in this very difficult time. So, Yulia, shall we close the proceedings? There is one question that, if we can address, it's one of the pressing questions. It came from the UK, and is it possible to contribute to the fundraising in the Stirlings? Is it something or what would be the way in which, I guess, to support the librarian funds and what kind of money you accept? Maybe I can answer here. So, now we created a fund, and we help librarians, but we have a bank account just in dollars and euros, unfortunately. Thanks, Oksana. Thank you. Another question that we had received, if we can answer, what could librarians in the US do to support you in addition to trying to fundraise to help prepare the infrastructure? Alexey, maybe you can translate the question. Okay. Another question was also from the library in the US, and they are asking, how can we help you renovate all your libraries? I think that all colleagues, all speakers, talked about the needs in equipment, in collections, in also money for buying, and for buying new books, new computers, and also doing, I don't know how to translate, a remount, would you? Repairworks. Yes. So, you will have email of Yulia, and you can address, I think, your questions to any library you want to support. And Yulia, I think, connect with libraries, and you can support certain library. If I could just let a little bit. I've been listening to seminars online on the state of Ukrainian libraries, and one of the ideas that President of Ukrainian Library Association have shared, during that seminar, recently was that we perhaps looking at the Ukraine as a decentralized state, decentralized collectives where each territorial community supports its citizens, but also supports the libraries. It would be possible, perhaps, it's just a way to imagine how that different communities support different communities like the sister cities project, when a particular city supports in the US support, a particular library in the US supports a particular library. So just that kind of communication or collection building might be, might be also a way to move forward in addition to the 19th to the fund that the librarians have created. Yes, great idea. There's one more question about the targeting schools and libraries. From your experience, from ways in which you look at what is happening in the country, do you feel that some of the bombing of the libraries have been intentional, or they just happen to be in a bad place during the bad time? Yes, Ms. Oksana, are you thinking about the bombing of the libraries that have been intentional, or it just happened to happen? I think that the missile shots were accidental, but we know about cases when in the occupied territories libraries were specifically entered. To my mind, the missile strikes of the Russian forces were on the ground. To my mind, the missile strikes of the Russian forces were on occasional basis, but I want to emphasize that in many regions, namely in the Chernihiv regions, the Russian occupiers entered the Russian territory. The Russian occupiers were on an occasional basis, but I want to emphasize that in many regions, namely in the Chernihiv regions, the Russian occupiers entered the libraries and burned down all the books of history of Ukraine, which did not match the Kremlin propaganda. The Russian atrocities and the Russian occupiers were trying to eradicate our nationality and eradicate our literature. Maybe our colleagues from Kharkiv could also respond and from Chernihiv, what is from your perspective and your experiences? We would like to ask the Kharkiv and Chernihiv libraries to share what happened in the libraries during the Russian attack. What do you think was the impact of the attack, the damage of the library, or do you know about such cases? I would like to say that we had a direct impact on the building culture and the library. There were bombs, rockets, but there was a direct impact. I called a few villages where the Russians burned the books, the documents, and took the books themselves. In some books, the library was located in the notes where they made these notes about Ukraine and the Chernihiv region. The literature itself appeared and you said correctly about our history. The literature appeared and the propaganda that the Russians are against Ukraine did not come out. There are such things that they really burned the foundations. The library itself, as you know, the Chernihiv region had a library and the streets of Chernihiv were very damaged. The libraries that were on the streets of Chernihiv, the villages where these libraries were destroyed, and I don't think it was a coincidence, because it was completely destroyed by Ivan Lukashivsky, the houses of the culture and the libraries that were really on the streets of Chernihiv region. I can tell you that in the Chernihiv region, Russian occupiers entered the building, burned all the books about the Ukrainian history, about the language, and about Ukraine. They also put marks on those books, which were meant to be destroyed presently. This situation happened all over other communities in the Chernihiv region. The Chernihiv was under blockade. All these atrocities took place all over our territory. The most critical infrastructure and also the libraries were damaged. As Mrs. Lyudmyla said, there are still many territories in the Kharkiv region under occupation. Kharkiv has not yet passed away from constant shootings, constant losses of peaceful residents. Therefore, it is still very difficult for us to analyze and make some conclusions with the administration. Was it a mistake or not? Thank you. I would like to say that we aren't military experts and we cannot judge right now. We cannot say, as of now, whether these shellings were unintentional ones or they were intentional. Perhaps they were intentional because the Russians wanted to target the critical infrastructure. That's why they shelled schools, kindergartens, and other libraries. But now there are still fighting going on in the Kharkiv region. So after the occupation and consulting with our military experts, we can tell for sure whether it was intentionally or unintentionally. Thank you, Alexei. We have the last question and this one is also coming from the UK, but I would like to also ask it on behalf of the US community. Perhaps that question would be towards Daksana, but everyone who has any information about it, the speaker asks if there is any efforts to collect documentation about the war outside of Ukraine. Maybe you can translate because it's conducted by the other libraries or library institutions. Alexei? So the question is from the community, do you collect any other evidence about the destruction of the library? Do you know if there are any institutions, libraries that are not in Ukraine, in other countries, maybe in Poland or in Romania, who collect information about the war now? Maybe you know. That question was asked by the UK, the UK, but we ask the library here and in America. Is there anyone who collects this information to help you collect this information? Not only to collect, but to protect it, preserve it. Well, in my speech, I mentioned the dry project, I don't know if I will answer correctly, but this is a project under which, in principle, more than 1000 professionals, who collect cultural documents. These are libraries, archivists, researchers, and they help us with archiving, collecting evidence and also supporting the preservation of cultural documents. Also, some research and cultural institutions help us with archiving on foreign servers, that is, archiving our databases. Maybe, just the question was in this, and I hope I could give an answer. Alex? Sorry, I encountered some technical problems and there wasn't any internet connection in the minutes. I'm so sorry. Okay, I can repeat. So in my presentation, I mentioned about a project SUHA, and this is a project under this project, more than 1000 cultural professionals work and help us. It is librarians, researchers, programmers, and they help us with digital content, with saving data and cultural heritage, and also another research and cultural institutions help us with saving databases and archiving. Our collections, I hope that the question was about this and I answered it. Thank you. We have also response in the chat that the National Library of Warsaw is also helping to collect information related to the state of the library in Ukraine. Great, thank you. This was a concluding question and I'm glad we come into a closure and Dr. Chow, please take a floor. Yes, thank you. I just want to recognize the courage and bravery of all Ukrainians, especially the Ukrainian librarians with us today.  The iSchool will work with Dr. Gozar to help raise funds for Ukrainian libraries. We are touched by your presentation. Alex, do you want to translate? The word is given by Ms. Antonichow. He considered that he would do everything possible to help collect money for the library. He also understands our pain and considers that the whole world supports Ukraine and supports our libraries. Okay, back to you, Dr. Chow. Thank you. Thank you again to everyone for joining us and the full transcript recording in a summary of today's event will be posted within the next few weeks. Thank you to everyone who joined us today. I declare that all the materials, video recording, and printing of the symposium will be available in a few weeks. Special thanks to Alfredo Alcantar for his technical assistance as well as our entire marketing and technology team. Please join us for our future symposiums, which include Juneteh Celebration with Benny Tate Wilkin, who is a professional storyteller. And that will take place next week on June 20th as well as the LGBTQIA Plus and Pride Month symposium on June 30th. We would also like to invite everyone to join our future symposiums, including the Emancipation Day of June 20th and the Emancipation Day of June 30th. Thank you, Alex. Yulia, do you have any final thoughts? And we thank you very much for putting this symposium together. Again, I would like to thank everyone who could come, who found time. I know that the time difference is huge and right now it's very late back in Ukraine. But I just send my love to everyone who could come here in the US, outside of the US in Ukraine. Thank you very much for coming, for finding the time. And I also hope that we will be in touch, that we will be talking together, that we will do something together, so that the libraries function and support for the community and for the Ukrainians. Thank you very much, Alex, for all your support, your help, your everything, you were like fundamental. It was my pleasure. It was my pleasure to cooperate with you and it was my pleasure to support everyone. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Yes, thanks, Yulia. Thanks, Alex, for all of your support. I wish everyone a wonderful day and thanks again for joining us. Be safe and well and know our thoughts and prayers remain with our Ukrainian colleagues.


We are here at the World Telecommunication Development Conference in Dubai in the United Arab Emirates and I am pleased to be joined by Francis Wangusi, who is Director-General of the Communications Commission of Kenya, appointed to the position on the 21st of August 2012. The Communications Commission of Kenya is the regulatory authority for the communications sector in Kenya. Thank you very much for being with us today. Thank you. I would like to start by asking you, could you give me an overview of ICTs in Kenya? How have they helped the life of Kenyans? Thank you very much. The ICT landscape in Kenya since the liberalization of the sector in 1998 is comprised of four mobile operators, about 103 ISPs. We have also licensed categories like application service providers where we have 111 and content service providers we have given licenses to 168. We do also licensed and regulated broadcasters. We have 103 FM broadcasting stations, 14 TV stations on analog transmission and we have now about 25 licenses that are on digital platforms. In as far as the ICT services in Kenya are concerned, we are having about 1.8 million subscribers with our latest statistics on the mobile platforms. Currently I think we have almost 77.3% penetration with mobile services in the country so we are not doing very badly. However our internet penetration is still low. We are having about 11 million people who are direct subscription to internet and quite a host to about 17 million who actually are users of the internet. From the statistics that we produced last December, I think 100 Kenyans can have access to the internet. What challenges are you facing today with regards to ICTs? We are having a host of challenges given that first of all some of the transformations that we have received in the lives of Kenyans as a result of the application of ICTs include the economic, social and cultural transformations that we have had. In fact economic wise we have quite a number of applications that have emerged in Kenya as a result of the presence of the ICT sector in the country. Currently financial inclusion is one of the most advanced innovation we can say as far as that sector is concerned. But we have other applications in health, education and even it has influenced the political landscape. But even after having said that in our attempt to try and make Kenya a homogeneous and egalitarian society we have tried to use ICTs in a number of ways but with it has come a number of challenges. Issues pertaining to really penetration to all corners of the country has been a big challenge ostensibly because of some of the factors like the demographics of Kenya where we have one area of the country that is very concentrated the other area is partially populated but people keep moving from one place to the other providing such services has been a big challenge. I think the ICT challenge we are facing right now is to try and make sure that we have affordable services in the country. We also have issues of cyber security and vandalism of some of the networks in the country have been quite a bit of a big challenge. Of course the issue of literacy is also a challenge to us because some of the services that are being introduced are a bit complicated to the ordinary consumer and we need probably to do a little more to make sure that really they optimize the usage of the services that are available in ICTs. We've talked a little bit about the challenges here but what about the opportunities? What is Kenya's strategy to maximize the role of ICTs in socio-economic development in the country? Quite a number of opportunities have a reason. Just as I had said earlier we have now we are using ICTs in ensuring that the whole society is connected in terms of the socio-economic services. Financial inclusion has been one of the things that probably we are known of in terms of our ICT innovations. Of course the health services in the country we are now getting a wide application of ICT services in order to share the little health resources we have including the doctors and so on and so forth. This is one of the areas that is reaping greatly from the ICT services. Even the educational sector, we have had opportunities as a result of the ICT sector in connecting universities colleges in Kenya through for example one of the bodies like Kennet which makes universities and colleges to share resources which is an aspect that has greatly improved the educational services in Kenya. We have quite a host of the other things like even climate change given that Kenya itself as a country most of its economic sectors are climate sensitive. We really use ICTs in trying to make sure that we sensitize our people on how and when they can be able to plan their crops and so on and so forth. So I must say that ICTs have really transformed the lives of Kenyans. Politically of course we are one of the countries that very quickly moving into making sure that we apply ICTs in terms of ensuring transparency in the political process. Voting for example using biometrics in order to be able to register people for Aminas voters and also generally a number of ICT platforms are being used in Kenya to sensitize people on who could be the best leaders that they can be able to choose. Something that previously was not there. So we used probably before then to just only use one single mouthpiece that was government controlled. Right now we have a host of platforms from broadcasting stations to the internet to the use of the mobile platforms to be able to disseminate messages and so on and so forth. So all in all I must say that ICT in itself has played a very big impact in the transformation of the people's lives. Well that all sounds fabulous and very proactive in future thinking and I wish you the very best with that. And thank you very much indeed Mr. Wangusi for being with us today. Thank you very much. And thank you for being with us too.