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On September 15, the IX International Congress "Library as a Cultural Phenomenon" dedicated to the 100th anniversary of the National Library of Belarus was held in Minsk.

The main organizers of the congress are the Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Belarus and the National Library of Belarus. The theme of the congress is called "Digital transformation of libraries: vector of sustainability and development".

Director Karim Tahirov represented the National Library of Azerbaijan at the Congress.

During the congress, the participants exchanged views on topics such as "History of librarianship in Belarus and foreign countries"; "The role of libraries in the protection of national and world cultural heritage"; "Innovative approaches to the organization of library funds"; "Electronic resources in library and information space"; "Modern trends in customer service"; "Digitalization of activities of libraries, scientific, cultural and educational institutions"; "Library and open science", "Regulatory legal guarantee of library activities"; "Library science, bibliography and bibliographic research in the implementation of the state library policy"; "Libraries in the information and publishing market"; "Library as a socio-cultural space"; "Professional competences of library specialists"; "Regional libraries in modern conditions".

The director of the National Library, professor Karim Tahirov, made a speech on the topic "The role of libraries in the preservation of national and world cultural heritage".

The XXVI General Meeting of the Library Assembly of Eurasia (LAE) was also held within the framework of the Congress.