23 December 2010 – 8 January 2011

ON OUR LAND

To mark Slovenia‛s 20th anniversary of the plebiscite and twenty years of Slovenia’s independence, ten posters will represent the Slovene Spring and preparations for plebiscite, its development and results. Reactions to the plebiscite published in Slovene dailies with the largest circulation and newspapers in the Former Yugoslavia and abroad will also be exhibited.
Beautiful scenery of Slovenia taken by the photographer Milan Štupar will be put on display as well.

 14 January – 19 February 2011

GREAT AUTHORS FOR SMALL READERS –
DEVELOPMENT OF THE SLOVENIAN YOUTH PROSE

After more than hundred years, Slovenian literary creation for youth can praise itself with a wide range of prose forms and a reach thematic diversity. The exhibition presents the development of the Slovenian prose from the first translations of German speaking authors and the first authorial attempts to write for youth, to systematic publication of Slovenian prose after the World War II and flourishing of imaginative and realistic prose forms in the seventies until today. Among the exhibited works for youth are also works by great Slovenian prose writes, therefore writing for children and youth is as demanding as writing for adults or even more.

 23 February – 2 April 2011

VITA ARTISTICA – CONDUCTOR JAKOV CIPCI (1901–1975)

Objects of Maestro Jakov Cipci, kept in the University Library of Maribor will represent life of one of the most prominent Slovene conductors. A series of enlarged posters of the conductor’s professional and private albums, and five albums entitled Vita Artistica di Jakov Cipci that he had designed himself, chronologically set out milestones of his artistic creativity. The exhibition also indirectly turns attention to the history of the Trieste, the Slovenian and the Maribor Philharmonic Orchestras, the Maribor Opera, the Radio Ljubljana Philharmonic Orchestra – it offers the insight to events related to Slovenian-Yugoslav concerts and operas after 1945.

 6 April – 7 May 2011

IN NEW CLOTHES: ILLUSTRATIONS OF THE BOOK STONE
BRIDGE (KAMNITI MOST)

The collection of stories entitled Stone Bridge (Kamniti most) with paintings of folk artist Gvidon Birolla was published forty years ago. In the new edition of the 2010, stories from the Škofja Loka region are in an amusing and cheerful style presented by painter Maja Šubic.

 11 April – 15 April 2011

DRAGO JANČAR IN TRANSLATION

The festival »World Literatures – Fabula 2011« will close the whole year programme of Ljubljana – World Book Capital. Slovenian writer Drago Jančar will be among prominent guests of the Festival: the event “Entering World of Drago Jančar” will be dedicated to him. On this occasion translated works of this one of the most known and esteemed Slovenian authors abroad will be exhibited in the National and University Library.

 23 June – 3 September 2011

Meeting with the Memory of Humanity
Exhibition on the Anniversary of Jaro Dolar’s Birth (1911–1999)

During his lifetime activities in the field of journalism, literature, theatre and librarianship, Jaro Dolar throughout promoted cultural creativity. The exhibition on the occasion of the hundredth anniversary of his birth is a joint project of the University Library Maribor and the National and University Library: two exhibitions about his work in the field of librarianship in Ljubljana and Maribor will be opened at the same time.

The Maribor Period: 1911 – 1964
His rich activities in the field of librarianship in Maribor marked seven historical years of the Maribor Study Library that he transformed into a modern university library by enriching it with human resources and by expanding its premises.

The Ljubljana Period: 1964 – 1999
Jaro Dolar had been stressing the importance of the National and University Library during his three director mandates and he was closely connected with the Library until his death. He also introduced numerous novelties and he cared about professional education of librarians. He was particularly interested in the history of book and libraries. In 1982 he published the book The Memory of Humanity that received considerable media and professional attention. His interest in culture and social events reflected also in other spheres of his life.

 19 October – 29 November 2011

KRISTINA BRENK –
ON THE 100TH ANNIVERSARY OF HER BIRTH

Kristina Brenk (1911 – 2009) familiarized Slovene children with the most beautiful national and world fairy tales. Many generations read the legendary children‛s book series Čebelica and her articles published in the Ciciban magazine. She translated into Slovenian some of the key works of world youth literature, including Pippi Longstocking.
The exhibition will present her public, editorial and translation work, and her various personal materials related to her interesting life story.

 3 December – 7 January 2012

WORLD TRAVELER SPEAKS OUT - DR. ANDREJ KOBAL

With his diligence and talent, Dr. Andrej Kobal became one of the most successful Slovene intellectuals in the United States of America. He was born in Cerkno in 1988. He worked as a journalist in the Slovene community in the States. Later, he obtained four doctorates. He was also employed in the CIA; he travelled around the world and won recognition as a writer.