The Croatian Library Association of Slavonia, Baranja and Srijem, the City and University Library Osijek, and the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences in Osijek are organising a presentation of the book entitled “Planning, Construction and Evaluation of Library Spaces” by Tatjana Aparac-Jelušić and Sanjica Faletar on Wednesday, 11 March 2026, beginning at 1:00 p.m.. In addition to the authors, the book will be presented by its editor, Nives Tomašević. The presentation will take place in the Small Council Hall on the 1st floor of the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences in Osijek (room 39).
The book Planning, Construction and Evaluation of Library Spaces provides a systematic and contemporary overview of the planning and design of library spaces, emphasising the importance of their functionality, adaptability and focus on users’ needs. The authors discuss the processes involved in constructing new library buildings, as well as redesigning and improving existing spaces, with particular emphasis on the role of the library as a place for learning, collaboration and the joint creation of knowledge. Both authors will participate in the presentation and discuss the motivation behind and development of the book, its structure and significance for the advancement of librarianship, as well as the challenges involved in planning library spaces in contemporary society.
Tatjana Aparac-Jelušić is a retired full professor with tenure and a distinguished Croatian scholar in the field of information and library sciences. Through her research and teaching, she has made a significant contribution to the development of the theory and practice of librarianship in Croatia, particularly in the fields of library management and library architecture. She is the recipient of the Kukuljević Charter, the ASIST ISI/Thompson Award for Best Information Science Teacher for 2006, the National and University Library in Zagreb Award for 2012, and the 2018 award of the European Association for Library and Information Education and Research (EUCLID).
Sanjica Faletar is a full professor at the Department of Information Sciences of the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences in Osijek. Her research interests focus on library services for socially excluded groups, their information needs and behaviour, library architecture, and education in the field of information sciences. She has received three awards: the Ljerka Markić-Čučuković Foundation Award, presented to the best library science students at the University of Zagreb (2000); the Eva Verona Award, presented to young librarians who are members of the Croatian Library Association for outstanding commitment, innovation and promotion of the library profession (2006); and the Award for Excellence in Research in the field of social sciences from the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences in Osijek (2021).
We invite all interested students, librarians, professionals and members of the public to join us for this presentation.