І quarter
January
Seminar "Forms of cultural and educational activity in libraries and museums of Poland" (27 January, Belarus, Minsk, the National Library of Belarus)
February
XXIІІ Minsk international book exhibition-fair (February 10–14, Republic of Belarus, Minsk, National Exhibition Centre “BelExpo”)
March
Seminar "The history of Orthodoxy in Belarus: the experience and methodology of study" (24 March, Belarus, Minsk)
The seminar programme
Round table "The role and place of libaries in modern information society" (29 March, Belarus, Minsk, the BelTA Press Center)
ІI quarter
April
ХІІ International Bibliological Conference (April 7–8, Republic of Belarus, Minsk, National Library of Belarus)
Site of the Conference
Round table "European documentary heritage" (8 April, Belarus, Minsk, National Library of Belarus)
International scientific practical conference “Rumiantsev readings – 2016” (April 12–13, Russian Federation, Moscow, Russian State Library)
XIII International book forum “Russian West” (April 12–14, Russian Federation, Pskov, Pskov Regional Universal Scientific Library)
XXIIІ International specialized forum on telecommunications, information and bank technologies “TIBO” (April 19–22, Republic of Belarus, Minsk, Football Arena)
Site of the forum
Scientific and practical conference “Electronic culture” within the framework of XXIIІ International specialized forum on telecommunications, information and bank technologies “TIBO” (April 20, Republic of Belarus, Minsk)
Site of the conference
International scientific seminar "Modern issues of the book culture: main trends and development prospects" (19–20 April, Belarus, Minsk, the Central Scientific Library named after Y. Kolas of the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus, the National Historical and Cultural Museum and Reserve “Niasvizh”)
Seminar-training on using information publishing products of the Oxford University Press (22 April, Belarus, Minsk, the National Library of Belarus)
Presentation
IX Annual “Cervantes Readings” within the framework of the programme "Madrid, the World Book Capital" (22 April, Spain, Madrid–Esquivias)
Seminar “Copyright and neighboring rights for representatives of Belarusian libraries” (April 27, Republic of Belarus, Minsk, National Library of Belarus)
Site of the seminar
May
“The Salvic world and the national language culture in modern communications” (12–13 May, Belarus, Grodno, the Grodno State University named after Janka Kupala)
V International scientific practical conference “Scientific edition of the international level” (May 17–20, Russian Federation, Moscow)
Seminar trainig "Virtual reading room of the National Library of Belarus in the system of support of distant users" (18 May, Belarus, Minsk, the Institute for Command Engineers of the Ministry for Emergency Situations of the Republic of Belarus)
Seminar on the opportunities of information product of the publishing house Springer Nature for education and science (26 May, Belarus, Minsk, the National Library of Belarus)
Presentation 1
Presentation 2
Annual scientific practical conference “Spiritual revival of society and an Orthodox book” in the framework of ХХІІ Cyril and Methodius readings (26–27 May, Republic of Belarus, Minsk)
June
Round table "Belarusian literature in Russia: today and tomorrow" (2 June, Russia, Moscow, thethe Business and culture complex of the Embassy of Belarus to Russia)
Science and practical conference "Estates of Smolensk and Belarus, their owners and inmates. Music. Architecture. Landscape art" (5–6 June, the Russian Federation, Smolensk, the Regional Universal Library named after A.T. Twardowski in Smolensk)
Round table "The 500th anniversary of the Belarusian and East Slavonic printing. Francysk Skarina and Simeon of Polotsk” (6 June, Belarus, Minsk,the National Library of Belarus)
Popular scientific lecture “The history of world languages: suppositions and facts” (15 June,Belarus, Minsk,the National Library of Belarus)
Seminar "EBSCO e-resources for libraries and universities" (16 June, Belarus, Minsk, the National Library of Belarus)
Seminar website
Seminar "The role of libraries in promoting the book and reading" (28–29 June, Belarus, Gomel, Gomel Regional Universal Library named after V.I. Lenin
Methodical workshop on using the National database of authority files (30 June, Belarus, Gomel, Gomel Regional Universal Library named after V.I. Lenin
ІII quarter
July
Seminar “Book heritage of Belarus in the context of the global media-information field” (11 July, Belarus, Minsk, the National Library of Belarus)
August
Global library and information congress: the 82th General conference and assembly IFLA (August 13–19, USA, Ohio, Columbus)
Seminars on the use of Web of Science platform (23–24 August, Belarus, Minsk, Presidential Library of the Republic of Belarus, Republican Scientific Medical Library, Republican Scientific and Technical Library, National Library of Belarus)
September
XXIII Belarusian Written Langage Day (3–4 September, Republic of Belarus, Rogachev)
Round table within the bounds of the international science and practical seminar "Lost and displaced cultural values: the Belarusian context" (6 September, Belarus, Minsk, the National LIbrary of Belarus)
Round table, dedicated to the 950th anniversary of the first Belarusian library– the Library of the Cathedral of Holy Wisdom Sophia (15 September, Belarus, Minsk, the National LIbrary of Belarus)
Roundtable “Professional media and their impact on professional competence: the 20th anniversary of the magazine Bіblіyatechny svet (The Library World)" (16 September, Belarus, Minsk, the National LIbrary of Belarus)
ІV quarter
International scientific conference “Fedorov readings” (Russian Federation, Moscow, Scientific centre of research of book culture of RAS)
October
IV International congress “Library as a phenomenon of culture” (4–6 October, Republic of Belarus, Minsk, National Library of Belarus)
Site of the congress
Republican forum “The Book=The World: the current status and development strategy of the national reading space” (13 October, Belarus, Minsk, the National LIbrary of Belarus)
Seminar "Trends in the development of the modern public library: realities and needs of society” (26–27 October, Belarus, Rogachev, the Central District Library of Rogachev)
XI forum of creative and scientific intellectuals of member-states of the CIS (27–28 October, the Kyrgyz Republic, Bishkek.)
VIIІ International scientific practical conference of young scientists and specialists (27–28 October, Republic of Belarus, Minsk, Central scientific library named after Y. Kupala of NAS of Belarus)
November
International videoconference "Ways of development of the CIS libraries for 25 years” (24 November, Belarus, Minsk, the National LIbrary of Belarus)
II International science and practical conference “Viciebski kraj” (24 November, Belarus, Vitebsk, the Vitebsk Regional Library named after V.I. Lenin)
Seminar "The role of open access initiatives in the information support of the international scientific-technical cooperation” (25 November, Belarus, Minsk, the National LIbrary of Belarus)
Site of the seminar
XX International conference “LIBCOM: Information technologies, computer systems and printed output for libraries” (November, Russian Federation)
December
II Belarusian Christmas readings "1917–2017. Orthodoxy in Belarusian history and culture: century’s results" (1 December, Belarus, Minsk, the Belarusian State University of Culture and Arts)
II International Science Conference “Libraries in information society: the preservation of tradition and the development of new technology” (1–2 December, Belarus, Minsk, the Belarusian Agricultural Library named after I. Lupinovich)
V St. Petersburg International Cultural Forum (1–3 December, the Russian Federation, St. Petersburg, the Russian National Library)