WARSAW, Aug. 25 (Xinhua) -- The annual World Library and Information Congress held in Wroclaw, northwestern Poland since Aug. 19 has ended on Friday.
The congress, organized by the International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA) is being held in Poland for the 3rd time. This year's edition's theme was "Libraries, Solidarity, Society".
At the opening ceremony, Polish Deputy PM, Culture and National Heritage Minister Piotr Glinski said it was a "prestigious" event for the country and added Poland "deeply cared about libraries and readership".
The IFLA World Library and Information Congress is the world's largest and most prominent event promoting libraries and academic information. The annual IFLA congress is always held in August, each time in a different country, and gathers over 3,500 professionals from around 120 countries.
The Congress is an opportunity for librarians to exchange expertise and a chance for the institutions and associations to establish cooperation. It also gave a chance to the Polish librarians to present their achievements to the world. Apart from library and information center workers, students and academics from library science and related fields were invited to participate.
The Congress was accompanied by the 83rd General Assembly of IFLA members.
