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2022: Ukrainian Libraries in the Ongoing Russian–Ukrainian War

Ukrainian Libraries in the Ongoing Russian–Ukrainian War

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2023: Rural Libraries of Ukraine During the Ongoing War

Rural Libraries of Ukraine During the Ongoing War

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2023: Ukrainian Libraries During Wartime: A Year in Review

Ukrainian Libraries During Wartime: A Year in Review

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2024: Serving Veterans and People With Disabilities

Serving Veterans and People With Disabilities in Ukraine

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2024: Stories of Information Resistance: Ukrainian Libraries in the Warfront

Stories of Information Resistance: Ukrainian Libraries in the Warfront

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2025: Documenting Crimes Against Libraries and Archives in Ukraine

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2025: Information Conservation as Resistance in Ukraine

Information Conservation as Resistance in Ukraine

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Symposia

Since summer 2022, LUPAI has organized eight thematic symposia in partnership with the San José State University School of Information and the Y. Mudryi National Library of Ukraine. An archive of presentations and papers in Ukrainian and English is currently in development.

The upcoming Fall 2026 symposium will focus on Ukrainian libraries and health services. LUPAI welcomes sponsors and partners for future symposia.

Shandryholove Village Library (March 2024)

Background: As the attack on Ukraine unfolded, libraries transformed into safe havens for children, in a physical, psychological and emotional sense. They serve as bomb shelters and places to get warm during blackouts. They address children's fears and trauma through bibliotherapy, art therapy, games, relaxation, and mediation practices. Internally displaced children find the library to be the first place in a new community to feel accepted, calm, and heard.