To survive and win: The library community in its resistance to Russia's aggression against Ukraine

On 24 April Russia began its full-scale invasion to Ukraine, including from the territory of Belarus.

Ukrainian librarians together with all Ukrainian people are bravely resisting the brutal and cunning enemy - the Russian Federation and Putin's regime, which is committing crimes against humanity and mankind, burning Ukrainian cities and villages, trying to destroy Ukrainian authenticity as it is. We have thousands of lives lost, killed civilians, among them there are women and children, elderly people. Millions of refugees who have been forced to leave their homes. Hundreds of thousands destroyed buildings, hospitals, universities, museums, and libraries, lost cultural property. On the occupied territories Russian heathens are burning books.

The whole civilized world and the international librarian community support Ukraine and Ukrainian librarians in our fight for freedom and democracy.

Under these terrible conditions Ukrainian librarians are looking after their library funds and providing professional services where it is possible. University libraries are fully providing their services remotely thus supporting educational process and researches in the universities.

In libraries they are weaving scrims and raising money for bulletproof vests for the militaries. Libraries continue to be the places of hope and shelters for everyone who needs it. In libraries there are refugee reception centres and bomb shelters. Libraries are organizing classes in first aid, psychological counseling and bibliotherapy.

Every Ukrainian librarian is nearing our victory with its work!