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“Reading and recording videos about it, sharing your impressions, communicating with your fans and bringing other people to read. That and much more is what producing videos about books is about, and it is not only popular abroad, but slowly but surely and with increasing force starting to find its place among Czech Youtube fans,” says Vojtěch Hamerský, a Czech booktuber.    Whole article

Are your exams fast approaching? Is your thesis deadline knocking on the door? Do you need to study and your home environment is too disturbing? Or do you just want to finish reading a novel?    Whole article

The e-library of the Municipal Library in Prague currently offers over 140 books in English, ranging from all-time classics such as sir Arthur Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes stories to highly specialized monographs on different topics, from nuclear physics to philosophy to how to breed hamsters at home.    Whole article

The unique Bilderbuch zum Nutzen und Vergnügen der Jugend, a twenty-two-part encyclopaedia for young people, was published in Vienna from 1801 to 1830. The title can be translated as “Picture Book for the Need and Pleasure of the Youth”.    Whole article

The Central Library building is a centrepiece and a “distinguishing mark” of the Municipal Library in Prague for many visitors. Every guide to Prague includes a tip to visit the Central Library, especially its artistic decoration.    Whole article

Dear readers, we believe that 125 years of uninterrupted operation of the Municipal Library in Prague (1891– 2016) should be approached a little differently than just by reminding important milestones, which we did not avoid anyway. Theerefore, we focused on people without whom the library would not be what it is – librarians.    Whole article

The e-library of the Municipal Library in Prague currently offers over 140 books written in English, among which one can find the all-time classics such as Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice, but also non-fiction works on different topics, from nuclear physics to philosophy to how to breed hamsters at home.    Whole article

This section specialized on theatre, film, TV, and radio was opened either on November 1, or November 2, 1942. The sources differ in the exact determination of its ceremonial opening date. Yet, one thing is sure, plethora of celebrities of the time did not miss it. The actor František Vnouček, actresses Adina Mandlová and Hana Vítová, film critique Bedřich Rádl and violin virtuoso Jaroslav Kocian were among the guests.    Whole article

The library is a place where we offer stories in various forms and treatments. In addition to books, films, music and spoken word, games also help you to immerse in the story. And as opposed to books, social games have the advantage of allowing players to directly influence the story. In the thematic year focused on children, the library issues an original card game called Fairy-tale cards. Find the storyteller/narrator in you!    Whole article

Since 2011, the Korunní branch has successfully collaborated with the non-profit organisation Class Acts, bringing together English-speaking and bilingual families living in Prague.    Whole article