Exploring Ukrainian Cultural Heritage Online

Safeguarding Ukrainian Culture

Two middle-aged women read in front of a table with a Ukrainian flag at the Pavlo Usenko Library for Children.

The Pavlo Usenko Library for Children became a hub for learning and popularizing Ukrainian language and culture. They run the “Let’s Speak Ukrainian” conversation hub for adult readers.

Five women and two young children, wearing vyshyvankas and draped in Ukrainian flags, stand proudly in front of bookshelves and a mural of a Ukrainian flag at the Mrynska Public Library.

Transliteration: Den Konstitutsii Ukraini. Zustrich u Mrinskiy publichniy bibliotetsi iz zastupnitseyu golovi misii posolstva Niderladniv v Ukraini Esselin Van Erten.

Translation: Constitution Day of Ukraine. A meeting at the Mrinsky public library with the deputy head of the mission of the Embassy of the Netherlands in Ukraine Esselin Van Eerten.

The Mryn Public Library hosts socio-cultural events, master classes, and readings, and has replenished the library with interesting literature, all in Ukrainian.

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A flyer of a project by the Scientific Library of O.M. Betekov, Kharkiv National University of Urban Economy, titled "Diary of war."

Transliteration: Voyennii Schodennik: Kharkivskiy Natsonalniy Universitet Miskovo Hospodarstva Imeni O.M.Beketova.

Translation: War Diary. The Kharkiv National University of Urban Economy named after O.M. Beketov.

The librarians at the Scientific Library of O. M. Beketov Kharkiv National University of Urban Economy have worked to preserve the historical heritage of the university through contributing to a documentary project and through recording and storing information on an electronic platform.

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A picture of the Lviv Regional Universal Scientific Library's outdoor exhibition, hanging photographs of Ukrainian landscapes with clothespins on string.

To keep the celebration of Ukrainian culture alive, The Lviv Regional Universal Scientific Library creates photo exhibitions about the beauty of Ukrainian villages, nature, mountains, everyday life, and people.

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The Municipal Institution Public Library Of Balakliya City Council before damage.

To promote the Ukrainian language, the Municipal Institution Public Library Of Balakliya City Council now has speaking clubs for different age groups, online competitions, literary readings, and mass events on topics like national history, local history, and folklore.