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The President of the Republic Zoran Milanovi\u0107 took part in the main event marking Croatian Book Month, titled \u201cBetween the Shelves \u2013 Storytelling Evening\u201d, held this evening at the Botani\u010dar Caf\u00e9 and Gallery in Zagreb.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cBetween the Shelves \u2013 Storytelling Evening\u201d is the central event of Croatian Book Month, a national celebration dedicated to books and reading, organized by the Zagreb City Libraries since 1995. The event brings together a range of storytellers \u2013 librarians, library users, and other participants \u2013 who share engaging anecdotes from libraries, with a focus on unusual and humorous stories that entertain, intrigue, and offer insight into the everyday life of libraries and librarians through personal experiences.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Alongside President Milanovi\u0107, this evening\u2019s storytellers included librarians Ivanka Feren\u010di\u0107 Martin\u010di\u0107, Director of the Virje Public Library; Isabella Mauro, Head of the Croatian Center for Children\u2019s Books; Verena Tiblja\u0161, librarian at the Trsat Branch of the Rijeka City Library; psychologist, researcher, and Director of the Institute for Social Research Boris Joki\u0107; and award-winning author Ivica Prtenja\u010da. Maja Lesinger \u2013 senior librarian, educator, author, and Director of the Prelog Town Library and Reading Room \u2013 was selected as this year\u2019s ambassador of the event and also served as moderator of the storytelling evening.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This year\u2019s Croatian Book Month, celebrated from 15 October to 15 November, honours librarians as superheroes \u2013 guardians of knowledge in the digital age. The theme highlights the often invisible but vital role of librarians in a modern society increasingly shaped by digital technologies. Under the slogan \u201cChosen by Librarians,\u201d nearly 300 institutions \u2013 including libraries, cultural centres, museums, institutes, and publishers throughout Croatia \u2013 are organizing more than 2,000 events. Through books, meetings, readings, and discussions, audiences are invited to explore the diversity and richness of libraries, the multifaceted nature of librarianship, and the unique strength of this profession.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

President Milanovi\u0107 was accompanied by his Special Adviser for Culture Zdravko Zima.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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PHOTO: Office of the President of the Republic of Croatia \/ Dario Andri\u0161ek<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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