2023
Farewell to the Director of the Wrocław University Library
On 12.12.2023 there was a ceremonial farewell to the long-time Director of the Wroclaw University Library, senior certified curator, mgr inż. Grażyna Piotrowicz. Employees and Co-workers expressed their sincere thanks to the Director for many years of active, professional and passionate work for the development of the Wroclaw University Library. [Historical highlights]
The Reading Bench
[Historical highlights]
[6.12.2023]
Handing over of the manuscript M 1538
[Historical highlights]
[9.11.2023]
Visit in the WUL of the former Hungarian vice-consul in Wroclaw, Adam Szesztay, together with Robert Géresi - bishop of the Slovak Christian Reformed Church, and dr Sebastian Smolarz - pastor of the Evangelical Reformed Church in Wroclaw. Presentation of selected special collections.
[Historical highlights]
[6.09.2023]
17.05.2023 - on the initiative of WUL's employees - Ritta Czaplicka (Reprographic and Digitization Unit) and Anna Górska (Circulation Department) - the buwrcrossing project was launched. The campaign aims to promote reading and helps to properly use books not included in the Library's collection. Buwrcrossing is addressed to everyone who comes to the Library: employees, users and those who learned about the campaign from social media. You can take books from the shelves, as well as bring and leave your own books, which will go further into the world.[Historical highlights]
[17.05.2023]
Handing over four found books belonging to the Library by the Director of the Receivables Management Department of the Wrocław City Hall - Mr. Marcin Kieżyński to the Director of the WUL - Grażyna Piotrowicz
[28.03.2023]
[10.3.2023]
Visit of a delegation from the National Library of the Czech Republic in the Wroclaw University Library
[01.2023]
2022
[11.2022]
2021
Reading of Dziady by prof. Jan Miodek in the University Library
[10.2021]
The National Museum in Wroclaw donates a lost copy of Stefan George's Der siebente Ring to the Wroclaw University Library
[10.2021]
2020
Receiving of the copies of a reprint of a fragment of the Statuta synodalia Wratislaviensia, donated by Mr. Maciej Zarański to the Wroclaw University Library
[10.2020]
Receiving of a facsimile of the Wroclaw Psalter, donated by the Quaternio Publishing House from Lucerne (Switzerland) to the University Library
[5.03.2020]
2019
Visit of the Mayor of the Municipality and City Raszkow, Mr. Jacek Bartczak with accompanying persons in the University Library at the at the presentation of the manuscript collections
[10.12.2019]
2018
The ceremony of handing over the Wroclaw University Library of the 17th century Melchior Lucas' album-diary, lost during World War II, and recovered thanks to the restitution activities of the Ministry of Culture and National Heritage, which were supported by the PZU Foundation
[12.12.2018 - seat of the Ministry of Culture and National Heritage]
2017
Exhibition Unknown Beksiński
[10.11.2017]
Visit of the Odolanow authorities in the WUL
[27.10.2017]
20th Lower Silesian Science Festival
[22-27.09.2017]
83rd IFLA World Congress in Wroclaw
[21-25.08.2017]
- Tour presenting WUL (including Reprographic and Digitization Unit and Special Collections’ Conservation Workshop) (part of the 83rd IFLA World Congress in Wroclaw) [25.08.2017]
- Tour presenting special collections (part of the 83rd IFLA World Congress in Wroclaw) [25.08.2017]
- Workshop/disscussion panel Impact of the IFLA Library Reference Model on ISBD, RDA and Other Bibliographic Standards: A Working Meeting (part of the 83rd IFLA World Congress in Wroclaw) [25.08.2017]
- Meeting of WUL’s Direction with a delegation from the National Library of Belarus (part of the 83rd IFLA World Congress in Wroclaw) [24.08.2017]
- Meeting of WUL’s Direction with a delegation from the Canton Libraries in China (part of the 83rd IFLA World Congress in Wroclaw) [23.08.2017]
- Meeting of WUL’s Direction with a delegation from the Bitola University Library in Macedonia (part of the 83rd IFLA World Congress in Wroclaw) [23.08.2017]
- Workshop Understanding Your Library from the Inside Out: A Workshop in Library Ethnography for User Assessment organized by IFLA's Social Science Libraries Section (part of the 83rd IFLA World Congress in Wroclaw) [22.08.2017]
- Conference Collections and Books [A]cross Borders organized jointly by two IFLA sections: Rare Books and Special Collections Section and Indigenous Matters Section (part of the 83rd IFLA World Congress in Wroclaw) [21.08.2017]
Meeting of directors of the academic libraries of Wroclaw, Opole and Zielona Góra
On 10.04.2017 Wroclaw University Library hosted the meeting of directors of the academic libraries of Wroclaw, Opole and Zielona Góra. On the occasion of the debate guests visited the new building of the Library and viewed selected items from the WUL's special collections.
[10.04.2017]
University Library hosted in its new building Prof. Aleksander Bobko - Secretary of the Ministry of Science and Higher Education
[17.03.2017]
2016
Moving of the Sand Island Library
[June-December 2016]
The ceremony of opening the new seat of the Austrian Library in the new building of the University Library
[1.10.2016]
Z Wrocławia na Księżyc. Powstanie i działalność Towarzystwa Podróży Kosmicznych (Verein für Raumschiffahrt) – exhibition of the Scientific Information Departament – part of the 19th Lower Silesian Science Festival
[16.09.2016]
The refurbishment of the front elevation of The Sand Island Library's building
[25.04.2016]
2015
Conference Piast’s collections from WUL. Digitization and access
[18.12.2015]
18th Lower Silesian Science Festival
[18-23.09.2015]
Ceremony of the handing over medieval manuscript
The ceremony of handing over the medieval parchment codex Breviarium Wratislaviense from 1415 by the Minister of Culture and National Heritage - prof. Magorzatę Omilanowska - to the Director of the University Library - Grażyna Piotrowicz, that took place on the 4.09.2015. That medieval manuscript originates from the collections of former City Library in Wroclaw (call number M1139) and was lost during the Second World War. The Ministry of Culture and National Heritage actively supported the Wroclaw University and the Wroclaw University Library in efforts to reclaim the lost item.
[4.09.2015]
Biennale WRO 2015 in Wroclaw University Library
[15.04.2015; 13.05-30.06.2015]
Olga Tokarczuk in Wrocław University Library
On the 2nd April 2015, in the Wroclaw University Library’s building on Karola Szajnochy 7/9 St., movie showcase with Ms. Olga Tokarczuk for TVP Kultura was realized. This movie showcase is at part of the recording of profiles of artists nominated for the prestigious Guarantees of Culture award. Writer Olga Tokarczuk was among three nominees in the Literature category, for her book Księgi Jakubowe.
[2.4.2015]
Visit of the IFLA representaives in the Wroclaw University Library
Visit in the Wroclaw University Library of the IFLA representatives in connection with making choice of the venue of the IFLA Congress in 2017. IFLA delegation: Jennefer Nicholson – Secretary General of IFLA, Lynne M. Rudasill – Chairwomen of the Vocational Committee and member of the Executive Committee of the IFLA, Josche Ouwerkerk – IFLA Affairs Manager for Conference and Business Relations. Accompanying persons: Katarzyna Ślaska and Monika Cornell from National Library in Warsaw, Elżbieta Stefańczyk - Chairwoman of the PLA, Andrzej Ociepa – Director of the Public Library in Wrocław. Guests undertook Director of WUL – Grażyna Piotrowicz.
[24.02.2015]
2014
Project Succeed
For achievements in research conducted as part of the Project Succeed (2013 - 2014) and for the implementation of the developed solutions essential for optimization of the digitization processes - at the final conference of Succeed Project in Paris at the National Library of France (28.11.2014) - Wroclaw University Library was awarded honorable mention.
Current and Archive Periodicals Reading Room and Silesian Collection Reading Room in the new building of the Library on F. Joliot-Curie 12 St
[20.10.2014]
Visit of Minister Jacek Guliński, under-secretary of the Ministry of Science and Higher Education in the new building of the Wroclaw University Library on F. Joliot-Curie 12 St.
[1.10.2014]
17th Lower Silesian Science Festival
[23.09.2014]
Realization of the second part of the moving to the new building of the Library
[August 2014]
2013
[14th November 2013]
16th Lower Silesian Science Festival
[24.09.2013]
Realization of the first part of the moving Wroclaw University Library, i.e. moving to the new building all internal departments of the Library among with server room and newspapers’ storage, previously located in the Library building on Karola Szajnochy 10 St.
[August 2013]
2012
15th Lower Silesian Science Festival
[21-25.09.2012]
Grand opening of the new Library building
[25.01.12]
2011
Exhibition Zmierzch klasztorów od przełomu do czasów najnowszych 1810-2010
[4.10.11]
Grand ceremony of handing over to the Wrocław University Library recovered manuscript (R 174) – work of Thomas Cantimpratensis Liber de natura rerum
[27.09.2011]
14th Lower Silesian Science Festival
[16-20.09.2011]
2010
[16-20.09.2011]
13th Lower Silesian Science Festival
[16-20.09.2011]
2009
Ceremony of handing over medieval missal to Wroclaw University Library in Polish Ministry of Foreign Affairs
[02.12.09]
12th Lower Silesian Science Festival
[18-22.9.2009]
2008
11th Lower Silesian Science Festival
[19-23.9.2008]
[27-06-2008, Rector Office, UoW]
Opening ceremony of exhibition Spotkanie - Obrazy Kurta Zislera w tradycji ikon (Graz)
[13-06-2008]
2007
10th Lower Silesian Science Festival
[17-21.09.2007]
2006
9th Lower Silesian Science Festival
[14-19.09.2006]
Natura i miasto - publiczna zieleń miejska we Wrocławiu od schyłku XVIII do połowy XX wieku - exhibition
[06-07-2006, Museum of Architecture]
2005
8th Lower Silesian Science Festival
[16-23.09.2005]
Wyspy szczęśliwe fotografia podróżnicza w drugiej połowie XIX wieku - exhibition
[01-04-2005, Old Town Hall]
[23.10.2004 - 24.06.2005, Oratorium Marianum]
2004
7th Lower Silesian Science Festival
[20-24.09.2004]
2003
Fascynacja Afryką - Relacje podróżników ze zbiorów Biblioteki - exhibition. Photography by Anna Kotarska - Z Kalisza do Lupatingatinga
[21-11-2003]
A ground-breaking ceremony for the new Library building: the corner stone is officially dedicated by the Cardinal Henryk Gulbinowicz and other guests of honor
[14-11-2003]
6th Lower Silesian Science Festival
[11.09.2003]
Member of local government Stanisław Łopatowski is handing over old printed book Kazania na niedzielę i święta całego roku [published in 1618] by Piotr Skarga. (Gift of Rościsław Wereszuk for Wroclaw University Library)
[13-06-2003]
2002
Signing of Erection Act on the construction site of the
new Library building
Erection Act on the construction site of the new Library building was signed by Aleksander Kwasniewski, President of the Republic of Poland, Krystyna Lybacka, Minister of Education and Sport, prof. Michal Kleiber, Minister of Science and President of the Scientific Research Comitee, prof. Henryk Ratajczak, President of Social Committee for the New Wroclaw University Library Building, Ryszard Nawrat, the governor of Lower Silesia, and prof. Zdzislaw Latajka, the Rector of the Wroclaw University
[15-11-2002]
5th Lower Silesian Science Festival
[19.09.2002]
1999
Final results of the architectural contest for the new Library building design are announced: a winner is a group of architects from Warsaw, Jacek Rzyski, Jerzy Ruszkowski and Jacek Kopczewski
[December 1999]
1997
Flood in Poland - Wrocław University Library
[15-07-1997]
