Programme
Wednesday, October 8, 2025
13:30 – 15:00 REGISTRATION (GROUND FLOOR OF THE LIBRARY)
16:00 – 19:00 PRESENTATION OF THE COMPANY “PRIMAT LOGISTIKA” AND THE PUBLISHING HOUSE “KATARINA ZRINSKI” (INFORMATION AND LENDING DEPARTMENT, GROUND FLOOR)
16:00 – 18:00 VINKOVCI PUBLIC LIBRARY BOOKMOBILE OPEN FOR VIEWING (PARKING LOT BEHIND THE LIBRARY)
INFORMATION AND LENDING DEPARTMENT, GROUND FLOOR
15:00 – 16:15 OPENING CEREMONY
Moderator: Maja Priselac
Cultural and Music Program
(National Anthem)
Welcome Speeches
Vedrana Lugić, Director of the Vinkovci Public Library
Jasenka Pleško, President of the Croatian Library Association
Dr Josip Romić, Mayor of the City of Vinkovci
Ivan Bosančić, mag. oec, Prefect of Vukovar-Srijem County
Cultural and Music Program
(Musical performance – Josip Runjanin Music School, Vinkovci)
Welcome Speeches
Dr Ivanka Stričević, Director General of the National and University Library in Zagreb
Dražena Vrselja, State Secretary, Ministry of Culture and Media
Cultural and Music Program
(Performance by the Cultural Center Gatalinka Vinkovci)
INFORMATION AND LENDING DEPARTMENT, GROUND FLOOR
16:15 – 18:55 PLENARY PRESENTATIONS
I.A. DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION OF PUBLIC LIBRARIES: STRATEGIC FRAMEWORK AND FUTURE DIRECTIONS
Moderators: Karolina Holub, Milena Bon
16:15 – 16:45
Milijana Mićunović, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences in Osijek: The Inevitability of Technologization and the Future of Public Libraries
16:45 – 17:15
Ivona Despot, Ministry of Culture and Media, Republic of Croatia, Dorja Mučnjak, National and University Library in Zagreb, Marjan Gujtman, Ministry of Culture, Republic of Slovenia, Aleš Klemen, City Library Ljubljana: Building Bridges: Strengthening the Multiple Roles of Public Libraries for a More Resilient and Competitive Europe
17:15 – 17:45
Jana Kolar, National and University Library Ljubljana: Charting the Digital Future: Key Components and Emerging Trends in the Transformation of National Libraries
17:45 – 18:15
Sofija Klarin Zadravec, National and University Library in Zagreb: Digital Transformation of Public Libraries: Strategic Framework and Directions of Collection Digitization
18:15 – 18:45
Dijana Machala, National and University Library in Zagreb: Digital Transformation of Libraries in the Context of the “e-University” Project and its Impact on Public Libraries
18:45 – 18:55
Dunja Marija Gabriel, Kristina Romić, Marlena Vičević, National and University Library in Zagreb: From the 1st to the 15th Conference for Public Libraries in the Republic of Croatia
19:00 – 20:00 ORGANIZED TOUR OF VINKOVCI
(STARTING FROM THE MAIN ENTRANCE OF THE LIBRARY, IN CROATIAN)
20:00 – 21:00 WELCOME DRINKS AND REFRESHMENTS (GROUND FLOOR OF THE LIBRARY)
Thursday, October 9, 2025
8:30 – 10:00 REGISTRATION (GROUND FLOOR OF THE LIBRARY)
9:00 – 18:00 PRESENTATION OF THE COMPANIES “PRIMAT LOGISTIKA” AND “CRESCAT”, AND THE PUBLISHING HOUSE “KATARINA ZRINSKI”
(INFORMATION AND LENDING DEPARTMENT, GROUND FLOOR)
16:00 – 18:00 VINKOVCI PUBLIC LIBRARY BOOKMOBILE OPEN FOR VIEWING (PARKING LOT BEHIND THE LIBRARY)
INFORMATION AND LENDING DEPARTMENT, GROUND FLOOR
9:00 – 10:35 SUBMITTED PAPERS AND FILM
I.B. DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION OF PUBLIC LIBRARIES
(LIBRARIES AND ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE: OPPORTUNITIES, CHALLENGES, AND ETHICAL DILEMMAS)
Moderators: Anita Malkoč Bišćan, Urška Lobnikar Paunović
9:00 – 9:15
Annemari Štimac, Tito Kliska, Nika Matković Mikulčić, Zagreb City Libraries: AI, Copyright, GDPR and Ethics: Challenges and Perspectives
9:15 – 9:30
Ivana Redkin, Požega City Library: Ethical Challenges in Implementing Artificial Intelligence: Experiences from the Požega City Library
II. DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE: INNOVATIONS FOR THE LIBRARIES OF THE FUTURE
9:30 – 9:45
Kristijan Crnković, ArhivPRO d.o.o.: Key Components of the Digital Transformation of Public Libraries
9:45 – 10:00
Dunja Marija Gabriel, National and University Library in Zagreb, Jasenka Pleško, Zagreb City Libraries: Project “Trans-European Learning Libraries” (TELL) : Digital Transformation and the Promotion of a Sustainable, Reliable and Inclusive Library System
10:00 – 10:15
Dijana Mihelčić Živanović, Jelena Stipetić Šušak, Rijeka City Library: New Building, New Library: Assessing User Satisfaction with the New Working Processes at the Central Library of the Rijeka City Library
10:15 – 10:30
Monika Batur, Ana Barbarić, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Zagreb: New Possibilities and Forms of Access to Local Heritage Materials of Public Libraries in the Online Environment
10:30 – 10:35 FILM
Moderator: Milena Bon
Vedrana Lugić, Tihomir Marojević, Vladimir Vranješević, Vinkovci Public Library: New Technologies, Services, and Users
10:35 – 11:00 COFFEE BREAK (GROUND FLOOR OF THE LIBRARY)
INFORMATION AND LENDING DEPARTMENT, GROUND FLOOR
Moderators: Dunja Marija Gabriel, Urška Lobnikar Paunović
11:00 – 12:00 WORKSHOP: MULTIPLE ROLES, ONE MISSION: LIBRARIES FOR THE FUTURE (REGISTRATION REQUIRED)
Facilitators: Ivona Despot, Ministry of Culture and Media, Republic of Croatia, Dorja Mučnjak, National and University Library in Zagreb, Aleš Klemen, City Library Ljubljana
ELZA KUČERA HALL, GROUND FLOOR
Moderators: Vedrana Lugić, Kristina Romić
11:00 – 12:00 ROUND TABLE: CHILDREN’S LIBRARIANS BETWEEN TRADITION AND INNOVATION: HOW NEW LITERACIES ARE SHAPING OUR ROLE? (REGISTRATION REQUIRED)
Facilitators: Sonja Šimić, Ana Salopek, Vinkovci Public Library
12:00 – 14:00 LUNCH BREAK
ELZA KUČERA HALL, GROUND FLOOR
Moderators: Dunja Marija Gabriel, Jasenka Pleško
14:00 – 18:30 WORKSHOP: INNOVATIVE WAYS OF FINANCING LIBRARIES IN CROATIA (REGISTRATION REQUIRED)
Facilitator: Renata Ćurković
15:50 – 16:20 COFFEE BREAK (GROUND FLOOR OF THE LIBRARY)
INFORMATION AND LENDING DEPARTMENT, GROUND FLOOR
14:00 – 17:05 SUBMITTED PAPERS AND FILM
III.A. DIGITAL LIBRARIES AND COLLECTIONS: NEW POSSIBILITIES FOR KNOWLEDGE DISCOVERY
(DIGITIZATION OF LIBRARY MATERIALS: PLANNING, TECHNOLOGIES, AND PRACTICAL CHALLENGES)
Moderators: Iva Grković, Jelena Stipetić Šušak
14:00 – 14:15
Sofija Klarin Zadravec, Renata Petrušić, Karolina Holub, Matilda Justinić, Sanja Lapiš, Marlena Vičević, National and University Library in Zagreb: From Preservation to Access: Digitization of Serial Publications at the National and University Library in Zagreb
14:15 – 14:30
Aleksandra Mikić-Grginčić, Maja Žužak Horvatić, Public Library “Ivan Goran Kovačić” Karlovac: The Local History Collection of the Public Library “Ivan Goran Kovačić” Karlovac – From Traditional Librarian to Digital Expert
14:30 – 14:45
Merien Hadrović, Ivana Turk, Marijana Špoljarić Kizivat, City and University Library Osijek: Challenges of Digitization in the City and University Library Osijek
14:45 – 14:50 FILM
Moderator: Milena Bon
Anamarija Ljubek, Inge Rudomino, National and University Library in Zagreb: Croatian Web Archive: Twenty Years Later
III.B. DIGITAL LIBRARIES AND COLLECTIONS: NEW POSSIBILITIES FOR KNOWLEDGE DISCOVERY
(INTEGRATION AND USE OF E-BOOKS, AUDIOBOOKS, AND OTHER DIGITAL MATERIALS; DIGITAL STORYTELLING: INNOVATIVE WAYS OF PRESENTING AND PROMOTING CULTURAL HERITAGE)
Moderators: Ivana Faletar Horvatić, Jelena Stipetić Šušak
14:50 – 15:05
Jasmina Kenda, Zagreb City Libraries: Sigla 50: The Experience of Zagreb City Libraries with New Types of E-book and E-audiobook Materials
15:05 – 15:20
Andreja Silić Švonja, Nataša Frgačić, Rijeka City Library: E-books and E-audiobooks in the Rijeka City Library – User and Librarian Perspectives
15:20 – 15:35
Urša Likar Luzar, Miran Jarc Public Library Novo Mesto: COBISS Ela – A public platform for e-book lending
15:35 – 15:50
Bernarda Pirović, Vlasta Peći Marčetić, Požega City Library: From E-books to E-users: The Example of Požega City Library
15:50 – 16:20 COFFEE BREAK (GROUND FLOOR OF THE LIBRARY)
INFORMATION AND LENDING DEPARTMENT, GROUND FLOOR
16:20 – 17:05 SUBMITTED PAPERS, POSTER SESSION AND FILM
Moderators: Ivana Faletar Horvatić, Marijana Špoljarić Kizivat
16:20 – 16:35
Klaudija Mandić, Kristina Videković, Iva Grković, Vinkovci Public Library: How Close Are E-Books to Us? Perspectives of Users and Librarians at the Vinkovci Public Library
16:35 – 16:50
Renata Dobrić, Kaštela Public Library: Digital Storytelling as a Public Relations Tool in Public Libraries: The Picture Book “The Legend of the Sućurac Cannon” as a Starting Point for Sustainable Cultural Tourism Development in Kaštel Sućurac
16:50 – 17:05 POSTER SESSION
Andreja Toljan, Metel Ožegović Public Library Varaždin: Digitization of local heritage in the libraries of Varaždin county
Milojka Skokandić, Ivana Bakarić, Public Library “Ivan Vidali“ Korčula: Virtual Korčula – Korčula Town Library Digital Collection
Marinela Šmider, City Library of Donji Miholjac: Digital Storytelling at the City Library of Donji Miholjac
Ivana Faletar Horvatić, Vanja Štalec Obradović, Zagreb City Libraries: Networking the Network: How Zagreb City Libraries Build Their Online Community
17:00 – 17:05 FILM
Moderator: Milena Bon
Silvija Perić, Tatjana Kovač, Rudi Kulej, Virovitica Public Library: We read together: benefits of the Book Club “It was no accident” of the Virovitica Public Library
17:15 – 18:30 ORGANIZED TOUR OF VINKOVCI
(STARTING FROM THE MAIN ENTRANCE OF THE LIBRARY, IN CROATIAN)
18:40 – 18:50 MILLENNIUM PHOTOGRAPHY
(AT THE MAIN ENTRANCE OF THE LIBRARY)
20:00 – 00:00 DINNER RECEPTION AT THE ADMIRAL HOTEL
Friday, October 10, 2025
9:00 – 10:00 REGISTRATION (GROUND FLOOR OF THE LIBRARY)
9:00 – 18:00 PRESENTATION OF THE COMPANIES “PRIMAT LOGISTIKA” AND “CRESCAT”, AND THE PUBLISHING HOUSE “KATARINA ZRINSKI”
(INFORMATION AND LENDING DEPARTMENT, GROUND FLOOR)
16:00 – 18:00 VINKOVCI PUBLIC LIBRARY BOOKMOBILE OPEN FOR VIEWING (PARKING LOT BEHIND THE LIBRARY)
INFORMATION AND LENDING DEPARTMENT, GROUND FLOOR
9:30 – 11:10 SUBMITTED PAPERS
IV.A. NEW USER NEEDS: SERVICES, PROGRAMS, AND LIBRARY SPACES
(PERSONALIZATION OF SERVICES AND DIGITAL USER EXPERIENCE; NEW AND ENHANCED SERVICES FOR USERS THROUGH DIGITAL AND AI TOOLS)
Moderators: Jelena Stipetić Šušak, Vedrana Lugić
9:30 – 9:45
Matea Radolović, Liana Diković, Pula Public Library: Digital Services and User Perception at the Pula Public Library: The Path Toward a Modern Urban Library
9:45 – 10:00
Ingid Srdanović, Natalija Šegvić, Marko Marulić City Library Split: Library at Your Fingertips – Digital Collections and Services of the Marko Marulić City Library Split
10:00 – 10:15
Matea Žilić, City Library of Slavonski Brod: Social Media involvement in content personalization and building user relationships formed on the case study of the City Library of Slavonski Brod
10:15 – 10:30
Jelena Šančić, Daniela Sestrić, National and University Library in Zagreb: Advantages and Challenges of Digitization in Interlibrary Loan
10:30 – 10:45
Iva Džambaski, Ivan Jelić, Ivana Sabljak, Marija Žurić, Zagreb City Libraries: Božidar Adžija Library Program “PP – Preporučili su, pročitajte” Research on an Innovative Approach to Fostering Reading Habits Through Digital Media
10:45 – 11:00
Nadia Bužleta, Pula City Library: From Analog to Digital: Two Steps Toward Contemporary Library Services
11:00 – 11:10 POSTER SESSION
Lidija Šajatović, Marina Kundić, Aleksandra Mikić Grginčić, Tatjana Basar, Public Library “Ivan Goran Kovačić” Karlovac: Encouraging Digital Literacy 65+
Emilli Ilić, Ljubica Mihajić, Kristina Petranović, Rijeka City Library: Digitize yourself! Workshop on using apps and devices for reading e-books and e-audiobooks
Dijana Crljenić, Vlasta Putar, Belišće Public Library: Public Libraries in the Digital Age: The Example of Public Library Belišće
11:10 – 11:40 COFFEE BREAK (GROUND FLOOR OF THE LIBRARY)
INFORMATION AND LENDING DEPARTMENT, GROUND FLOOR
11:40 – 12:35 SUBMITTED PAPERS
IV.B. NEW USER NEEDS: SERVICES, PROGRAMS, AND LIBRARY SPACES
(LIBRARIES AS COMMUNITY HUBS: ADAPTING LIBRARY SPACES TO NEW USER NEEDS; NEW OPPORTUNITIES FOR ACCESSIBILITY THROUGH DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES)
Moderators: Iva Grković, Marijana Špoljarić Kizivat
11:40 – 11:55
Robert Fritz, Virovitica Public Library: Towards a Smart and Sustainable Library: The EU funded Project “Reconstruction and Equipment of the Virovitica Public Library”
11:55 – 12:10
Mirjana Franculić, Požega City Library: Books Bring Knowledge, Space Builds Community
12:10 – 12:20
Mario Grubešić, Primat Logistika d.o.o.: Equipment for libraries, museums, and archives
12:20 – 12:35
Danijela Petrić, Fran Galović Public Library Koprivnica, Nikolina Peša Pavlović, University of Zadar, Department of information sciences: The Path to New Users Through Stories and Digital Storytelling
12:35 – 14:25 LUNCH BREAK
INFORMATION AND LENDING DEPARTMENT, GROUND FLOOR
14:25 – 15:50 INVITED SPEECH, SUBMITTED PAPERS AND FILM
V. LIBRARIANS IN THE DIGITAL AGE: NEW SKILLS AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
(THE EVOLUTION OF THE TRADITIONAL ROLE AND WORK OF LIBRARIANS IN A DIGITAL ENVIRONMENT; DIGITAL COMPETENCIES OF LIBRARIANS: CONTINUOUS LEARNING AND ADAPTATION TO NEW TECHNOLOGIES; THE IMPORTANCE OF COLLABORATION AND NETWORKING FOR A SUCCESSFUL DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION OF LIBRARIES)
Moderators: Aleš Klemen, Karolina Holub
14:25 – 14:55
Luca Moltmann, Public Libraries 2030: Mapping digital skills and training needs in European public libraries in two EU projects (DigLib + ADELE)
14:55 – 15:10
Teja Zorko, City Library Ljubljana: The LAM Community in the Light of Digital Transformation
15:10 – 15:25
Veronika Rijavec Pobežin, City Library Ljubljana: Smart Digital Solutions for Ljubljana City Library Staff
15:25 – 15:40
Niko Cvjetković, Ljiljana Črnjar, Lara Pavić, Rijeka City Library: Cooperative Model for the Construction of a Digital Library
15:40 – 15:50 FILM
Moderator: Milena Bon
Maj Blatnik, Irena Eiselt, Urša Kocjan, Mojca Trtnik, National and University Library Ljubljana: 130th Anniversary of the Ljubljana Earthquake: Reviving the Past
Bakar City Library and Creative Media: A City in a Book
15:50 – 16:20 COFFEE BREAK (GROUND FLOOR OF THE LIBRARY)
16:20 – 17:50 WORKSHOP AND ROUND TABLE
ELZA KUČERA HALL, GROUND FLOOR
Moderators: Jasenka Pleško, Aleš Klemen
16:20 – 17:50 WORKSHOP: THE NEW ROLES OF PUBLIC LIBRARIES IN A DIGITALIZED SOCIETY – COLLABORATIVE REFLECTION ON ESSENTIAL AND OPTIONAL TASKS, RELATED SKILLSETS AND GOOD PRACTICES (POTREBNA PRIJAVA), Facilitator: Luca Moltmann, Public Libraries 2030
INFORMATION AND LENDING DEPARTMENT, GROUND FLOOR
Moderators: Anita Malkoč Bišćan, Kristina Romić
16:20 – 17:20 ROUND TABLE:
Snježana Ercegovac, Annemari Štimac, Edita Bačić, Silvija Perić, Commission for Free Access to Information and Freedom of Expression of the Croatian Library Association: A STUDY OF LIBRARIANS’ ATTITUDES TOWARDS THE CODE OF ETHICS OF THE CROATIAN LIBRARY ASSOCIATION
17:50 – 18:10 CLOSING REMARKS
18:10 – 18:20 AWARD CEREMONY FOR BEST POSTER PRESENTATION AND BEST FILM AT THE 4TH LIBRARIANS’ FESTIVAL
18:20 – 19:10 PUB QUIZ: “1100 YEARS OF THE CROATIAN KINGDOM”
(LITERATURE DEPARTMENT, 1st FLOOR (BLUE))
18:20 – 19:10 ORGANIZED TOUR OF VINKOVCI
(STARTING FROM THE MAIN ENTRANCE OF THE LIBRARY, IN ENGLISH)
Saturday, October 11, 2025
BY 9:00 HOTEL CHECK-OUT
9:30 EXCURSION TO VUKOVAR (PARKING LOT BEHIND THE LIBRARY)
10:00 – 12:30 TOUR OF THE VUKOVAR WATER TOWER AND VISIT TO THE VUČEDOL CULTURE MUSEUM
13:00 LUNCH AT THE VUKOVARSKA KUĆA RESTAURANT
WISHING YOU A SAFE RETURN HOME!
