Libraries and Readers, Books and Texts in the Digital Age

The Russian National Library hosted the All-Russian Scientific and Practical Conference “Libraries and Readers, Books and Texts in the Digital Age” on December 4—5, 2024. The organizers were the Reading Center of the Scientific and Methodological Department of the Russian National Library and the Reading Section of the Russian Library Association. The conference was attended by more than 200 book and education specialists from 40 regions of the Russian Federation. A wide range of reading support issues was considered. The discussion centered on the topics of state reading support programs, the study of reading in the context of interdisciplinary knowledge, reading in the electronic environment and the possibilities of library services, and the activities of libraries in the Year of the Family in Russia.