Information Conservation as Resistance: How Ukrainian Libraries Document and Preserve Past and Present Experiences During the War

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USF Libraries and Dr. Ulia Gosart, Assistant Professor at San Jose State University, will host a Discussion and Q&A with Ukrainian Librarians discuss the state of their libraries and their work to provide critical support and safeguard the cultural heritage of their communities and country while under direct threat due to the war.

This event is part of the exhibition “Children Draw War Not Flowers” featuring a selection Ukrainian Children’s artwork documenting their experiences of the war, currently on view in the Poynter Library Gallery at the Nelson Poynter Memorial Library through March 21, 2025.

Speakers:
Oksana Brui - Deputy Director General of the Yaroslav Mudryi National Library of Ukraine, President of the Ukrainian Library Association

Natalia Petrenko -  Director of the V.H. Korolenko Kharkiv State Scientific Library, Head of the Kharkiv Regional Branch of the Ukrainian Library

Tatiana Svatula - Head of Scientific and Methodical Department, Oles Honchar Regional Universal Scientific Library of Kherson, Kherson Region

Galina Slotyuk - Acting Director, Deputy Director for Scientific Work and Informatization, Vinnytsia Regional Universal Scientific Library

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