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Presidential Library meets colleagues from Finland
On September 22 2011 the delegation of specialists from the number of libraries of Finland and the Institute for Russia and Eastern Europe Library paid a return familiarization visit to the Presidential Library.
Delegation from Kazakhstan visited the Presidential Library
8 September 2011 a delegation from the National Library of Kazakhstan Republic visited the Boris Yeltsin Presidential Library. The visit was of introductory nature.
Naval servicemen celebrated the Day of Naval Knowledge at Presidential Library
On September 2, 2011, following the tradition, Boris Yeltsin Presidential Library brought together students and lecturers of the Military Educational Center of the Russian Navy “N. G. Kuznetsov Naval Academy”. Naval servicemen celebrated the Day of Naval Knowledge and 310th anniversary of naval education in Russia.
State Authority Year opened in the Presidential Library
The Day of Knowledge the Presidential Library held the “State authority in information society” conference. It gave a start to the Presidential Library’s thematic year dedicated to state authority.
Delegation of the Presidential Library has attended IFLA 2011
13 August 2011 representatives of the Presidential Library arrived to San Juan (Puerto-Rico) to attend the IFLA General Conference and Assembly. This year theme of the Congress is: “Libraries beyond libraries: Integration, Innovation and Information for all”.
Russian-Korean Youth Forum participants visited the Presidential Library
5 August 2011 participants of the II Russian-Korean Youth Dialogue visited the Boris Yeltsin Presidential Library. The visit was of introductory nature.
Russia’s senior pupils met in the Presidential Library within the Historical and Patriotic Forum
On July 28, 2011 the Presidential Library hosted events of the Historical and Patriotic Forum for senior pupils “Viva, Russia!”. Teams of senior pupils made presentations of their own research projects, which turned the spotlight on the history of Russia.
“Petersburg Dialogue” forum launched in Germany
On July 17 – 19, 2011 took place the German-Russian Forum called “Petersburg Dialog” (Petersburger Dialog), which has already become a tradition. This year its participants turned the spotlight on interaction between the society and the state in modernization and also raised issues concerning German-Russian relations.
“Principles and Approaches to Shaping Digital Collections of Boris Yeltsin Presidential Library” Workshop
The workshop “Principles and Approaches to Shaping Digital Collections of Boris Yeltsin Presidential Library” was launched at the facility of the National Library of the Republic of Buryatia Training Center.
Presidential Library sets up its Reading Room in Sakhalin
On July 15, 2011 in Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk was solemnly opened the Electronic Reading Room of Boris Yeltsin Presidential Library. People of this region have now gained access to the library’s ever-growing electronic collections.

