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Growing up under siege: “War Childhood” by Jasminko Halilović
By MEP Doris Gisela Pack (DE/EPP) What was it like to grow up in a Sarajevo under siege? Now that we are some years on from the terrible events of the early nineties, I thought it was time for some reflection. In cooperation with Mr Dino Elezović of the Sarajevo Canton – Regional Representation in … Continue reading
The Reunification of Europe
By MEP Tunne Kelam (EE/EPP) Subtitled “anti-totalitarian courage and political renewal”, Ludger Kühnhardt’s “The Reunification of Europe” has recently been published by the EPP Group in a Spanish language version. The book brings together a collection of narratives documenting the struggle to overthrow Communist totalitarianism in ten Central and Eastern European countries (Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, … Continue reading
New media and the Library: a happy marriage
By MEP Alexander Alvaro (DE/ALDE), Vice-president of the European Parliament Two months after its launch, the EP Library’s arrival on the web looks to be a success. Already active on social media with Facebook, I have a feeling the Library’s blog will be something very special. Today, I take the opportunity to contribute my two … Continue reading
Librarians Demonstrating Value
By Erica Anderson, Research Librarian, Legislative Assembly of Ontario, Canada When I first agreed to write about the topic of librarians “demonstrating value” for my local law librarian association I have to admit that I didn’t really know what it meant, and the more I researched it the more the definition of value seemed to slip from … Continue reading
