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56000 e-books downloaded by the participants of Read.PL campaign, 19 editions of the Second Life of a Book, successful literary festivals, dozens of hours of hard work during the UNESCO Creative Writing Course and over 200 events in book stores, organised as part of the first edition of the municipal readership support programme. 2016 – […]

We invite everyone to an open meeting with Felix Kaputu – a writer from Congo, scientist, literary scholar and social activist, who spend last year in Krakow as part of the ICORN Cities of Refuge Network. The meeting will take place tomorrow (February 10th) at 2:00 p.m. at De Revolutionibus Books&Cafe (Bracka 14). The meeting […]

In 2018, two UNESCO Creative Cities in Poland – Krakow and Katowice – will join forces to host the prestigious Annual Meeting of the UNESCO Creative Cities Network (UCCN). Delegates from nearly 200 cities and 6 continents will arrive in Poland to take part in debates, plenary sessions, workshops, cultural activities and more! The conference […]

You can now find it in on-line stores, and soon it will also be available in the best book stores in Poland! Życie literackie w Krakowie, an inspiring journey back in time starting with the cafés in the period of Young Poland, through the legendary venues of the Polish People’s Republic to the alternative cyber-culture […]

This is the sixth year with the Second Life of a Book campaign! During last year’s campaign, 19 editions of the event attracted 20 000 people, whoexchanged more than 5000 books, and shelves with newly published books were installed in many of Krakow’s hospitals and social care agencies. The fact that the culture of book […]

Six venues, twelve events. In February, books will be the reason for visiting exceptional places and getting into heated arguments. We will invite you to venues such as the Małopolska Garden of Arts, Pod Gruszką Journalist Club, Kawiarnia Literacka and Podgórze Cultural Centre for meetings with writers, workshops and enounters with books. However, that’s not […]

The start of a new year is conducive to resolutions – yours may be to participate in literary events! Some of them will take place on a regular basis, other ones will be one-time only. Part of them will invite the audience to the bright places, widely associated with literature as such (such as a […]

The culture of exchanging books grows more and more popular. Inspired by the success of our “Second Life of a Book” campaign, last week, the students of the Elementary School no. 8 in Tarnów independently organised their own campaign titled “Give book a second life”. 22 children exchanged 28 books on various interesting topics. We […]

Był sobie król… Poczet Piastów, is the first part of a popular science book series on the history of our beautiful country. A series, which returns after being absent for many years, and returns with a new look to once again rule our shelves and home libraries to educate the youngest generations about our wonderful heritage – as an alternative to […]

We would like to present the summary of the hunt for the QR codes. Another edition of the Read PL campaign is now a history. 52000 free e-books and audiobooks were loaned as part of Read PL – the largest readership promotion campaign in Poland. The virtual books found their way even to the remote parts […]

  You will find them in book stores. Pilch w sensie ścisłym, the controversial first biography of the author created with and in spite of the writer, as well as Rozdarta zasłona, where Maria Szymiczkowa returns with a double dose of secrets hidden in Krakow’s townhouses, sprinkled with a greater dose of humour. This autumn, […]

Looking outside, we can see the Town Hall and a beam of light shining into the darkness. From the window of Czeczotka Palace, you can see the Market Square and the Cloth Hall. If you look at the window at the right angle, you will also see your own reflection in the window pane… People […]