The Library Innovations Fair

IBSER Takes Part in the Library Innovations Fair

   On 21 May 2012, the Institute for Budgetary and Socio-Economic Research (IBSER) took part in the Modern Library: Developing Local Communities Fair, which was held at the Ukrainian House national business and cultural cooperation center.
   The event was co-sponsored by the Bibliomist Program, Ministry of Culture of Ukraine, National Parliamentary Library of Ukraine, Ukrainian Library Association, HURT Resource Center, Ukrainian Parliamentary Support Program II (PSPII) established and supported by the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), as well as by the Department of Media, Education, and Culture at the United States Embassy to Ukraine.
   The Fair is designed to provide a hands-on demonstration of how modern libraries develop their local communities and improve the social, cultural, and economic aspects of the life of Ukrainians, as well as to disseminate information about the activities of non-governmental organizations that work with libraries.
   The Fair was opened by welcoming remarks from U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine John F. Tefft, Chief Manager of the Global Libraries initiative of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation Siri Oswald, Chairman of the Bibliomist Program Advisory Board Andriy Kurkov, leader of the UDAR political party and co-founder of the Klychko Brothers' Foundation Vitaliy Klychko, and Director General of Microsoft in Ukraine Dmytro Shymkiv.
   The exhibitors included more than 50 libraries from all over Ukraine, which provide innovative services to the populace, as well as the partners of the Bibliomist Program, such as USAID. IBSER provided more than 500 copies of its analytical periodical publications presented at the booth of the Municipal Finance Strengthening Initiative Project Roll-out (MFSI-II).