Slowenischer Lesesaal, Graz

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Slovenska čitalnica, Graz

Steiermärkische Landesbibliothek, Kalchberggasse 2, Joanneumsviertel, A-8010 Graz

http://www.slovenska-citalnica-gradec.si

landesbibliothek@stmk.gv.at

Phone+49 (0) 316 877 4632

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Past Events

• 15 May 2018

  Austria Graz/Gradec Steiermärkische Landesbibliothek

  
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  A book presentation by the writer Jani Virk, co-organised in cooperation with Beletrina Publishing Institute, Slowenischer Lesesaal, Graz, Faculty of Arts, University of Ljubljana and the Centre for Slovene as a Second/Foreign Language,

  
  

  
  

  
  

• 7 Jun 2016

  Austria Graz Die Scherbe

  
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  A concert by Katarina Juvančič and Dejan Lapanja, organised by the Slowenischer Lesesaal, Graz,

  
  

  
  

  
  

• 21 Apr 2015

  Austria Graz Steiermärkischen Landesbibliothek

  
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  A concert by and literary evening with Vlado Kreslin in the framework of the 19th Slovenian Book Days, co-organised by the Slowenischer Lesesaal, Graz, Centre for Slovene as a Second/Foreign Language, , and the Faculty of Arts, University of Ljubljana,

  
  

  
  

  
  

• 17 Mar 2015

  Austria Graz Steiermärkischen Landesbibliothek

  
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  A literary evening with poet Cvetka Lipuš, organised by the Slowenischer Lesesaal, Graz,

  
  

  
  

  
  

• 6 Nov 2014

  Austria Graz Graz,Slowenischer Lesesaal

  
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  A literary evening with author Tone Partljič

  
  

  
  

  
  

• 1 Apr 2014

  Austria Graz Slowenischer Lesesaal

  
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  A literary evening with Slovene poet Anja Golob

  
  

  
  

  
  

• 13 Jun 2013

  Austria Graz Slowenischer Lesesaal

  
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  A literary evening with Katja Perat, co-organised by the Študentska založba Publishing House,

  
  

  
  

  
  

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The Slowenischer Lesesaal (Slovene Reading Room) at the Steiermärkischen Landesbibliothek (Styria State Library) was established in June 2013. With a collection of over 2100 titles, including books by Slovene authors, foremost Slovene newspapers and magazines, and a number of German translations, the reading room is unique in Austria. Additionally, a selection of textbooks for Slovene as a foreign language is available for anyone with the requisite interest.

Events

Events that take place in the reading room are such as to promote the Slovenian language and culture as well as to celebrate and strengthen the cross-border ties. These include guest lectures, public readings, film screenings, and concerts, featuring a host of acclaimed artists from all walks of life.

The events are organised in cooperation with several cultural and educational institutions: Pavel Haus, Der Artikel-VII-Kulturverein für Steiermark non-governmental cultural organisation, Institute for Slav Language and teh Slovenian language section at the Karl-Franzens-Universität Graz, in cooperation with the Centre for Slovene as a Second and Foreign Language, the University of Maribor Library and the Slovenian Culture and Information Centre, Vienna (SKICA).

History

Reading rooms played an important role in Slovene history and made an indelible contribution to the preservation and enrichment of Slovene culture. The opening of the reading room in Graz is no coincidence, as the city exerted a profound influence on Slovene culture, society, and education in the past. As early as 1810 Janez Nepomuk Primic founded in Graz the society of Slovene students Societas slovenica, and the following year the world’s first Slovenian chair at the Graz Lyceum (earlier and later the University of Graz) was established. Graz became in the 19th century an important centre for Slovenian studies, headed by such prominent scholars and professors as Gregor Krek, Karel Štrekelj, Matija Murko, Rajko Nahtigal, and Vatroslav Oblak. Eventually, the Slovene Reading Room was established in 2013 due to the efforts of the Embassy of the Republic of Slovenia Vienna and the then Ambassador Aleksander Geržina, and Christoph Binder, Director of the Styria State Library.

See also

• Embassy of the Republic of Slovenia Vienna
• Slovenian Culture and Information Centre, Vienna (SKICA)
• Consulate of Slovenia in Graz
• German Library at the Central Technological Library, University of Ljubljana
• Goethe-Institut Ljubljana
• Embassy of the Republic of Austria in Slovenia
• Cultural cooperation with Austria

External links

• Slowenischer Lesesaal website (in Slovenian and German)
• Slowenischer Lesesaal in Graz web page on the Styria State Library website (in German)
• On-line library catalogue (in German)
• The list of the collection Lesesaal (in German)