When libraries are... FACILITATORS | Libraries for Europe, Romania

This is your library as FACILITATOR. Librarians combine organisational expertise with community engagement. They plan and manage events, workshops, and cultural activities, ranging from language cafés and exhibitions to workshops and theme days. Beyond the leadership, financial and human resource skills required to run libraries and manage collections, these activities also require the expertise of an event manager: networking, marketing, communication, and even content creation for social media and podcasts. By partnering with schools, cultural institutions, and local organisations, librarians foster access to culture and lifelong learning opportunities that might otherwise be out of reach, ensuring the library remains a vibrant part of its community. You've watched one of seven video portraits of libraries as trusted community spaces, based on seven key roles of libraries identified in the forthcoming OMC report Strengthening Europe through Public Libraries. Watch all of the videos here:    • The seven roles of libraries as community ...   Read more about the seven role of libraries and the upcoming OMC report on The Europe Challenge website (available soon): theeuropechallenge.eu/OMCreport All protagonists of the libraries and communities portrayed in this series are part of The Europe Challenge 2025/26 - a programme connecting libraries and communities across Europe: FemLibrary and the Armeninan queer community, Yerevan, Armenia Hyvinkää City Library and Selkokulttuuri Ry, Hyvinkää, Finland Biblioteca delle Nuvole and Comitato territoriale ARCI di Perugi, Perugia, Italy Conțești Public Library and Asociația Comunitățile Viitorului, Conțești, Romania Yablunivka Village Library and U RENEW NGO, Yablunivka, Ukraine Paddington Library and Paddington Development Trust, London, England, United Kingdom Musselburgh Library and Wallyford Libraries and Connected Communities, Musselburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom The Europe Challenge 2025/26 is a Libraries for Europe initiative powered by the European Cultural Foundation. It is kindly supported by public funding through Arts Council England, Fondazione Cariplo, the Scottish Library and Information Council, and is co-funded by the European Union.