On 7–8 December, 2023, an international scientific conference "Publishing and the Nation" was held at the National Library of Latvia. The conference was part of the "Latvian Book 500" series and was dedicated to the 150th anniversary of the prominent publisher Ansis Gulbis (1873–1936). It stimulated discussion on book publishing as a cornerstone of a nation's culture, focusing on the late 19th and early 20th centuries, when the establishment of professional book publishing in the Baltic Sea region nations began.
www.gramatai500.lv/en/post/confere…-and-the-nation
Speakers:
Zane Vāgnere, Deputy State Secretary for International Affairs, Integration and Media Policy at the Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Latvia
Andris Vilks, Director of the National Library of Latvia
Renāte Punka, Chair of the Board of the Latvian Publishers Association
Moderator:
Dagnija Baltiņa, Director of the Special Collections Department, National Library of Latvia
The conference was organised by the National Library of Latvia within the framework of the series of events "Latvian Book 500" with the support of the Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Latvia and the State Culture Capital Foundation.
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