Libraries and society: The National Library Congress – the Anniversary XX Annual Conference of RLA in Samara

The National Library Congress, which is annually held by Russian Library Association on the eve of the National Day of Libraries, - the main and the largest event of the year in library filed, opened for representatives of all the libraries and their partners, regardless the membership in the RLA.

The library capital of Russia 2015 is Samara. May 17-22, 2015 this city hosts the National Library Congress: the Anniversary XX Annual Conference of RLA, timed to the 20^th anniversary of the Russian Library Association, the 20^th anniversary of the establishment of the National Day of Libraries and the 155^th anniversary of the Samara regional Universal Scientific Library.

This is the library is the main institution, contributing to the formation of literary culture, ensure cultural continuity, integrity and identity of the nation. "Libraries in the Year of Literature in the Russian Federation" - a key theme of the Congress in 2015.

The Russian Library Congress takes place in the form of plenary sessions, meetings of sections and round tables of the RLA, special events. The program promises to be intense and cover a wide range of the most relevant theoretical and practical issues of the library and related spheres.

During the Congress will work the XVI Exhibition of publishing products, new information technologies, goods and services (for libraries).