Croatian library and reading room Pleternica : the cultural, educational and information center of the local community from 1907 until today

Diplomski rad donosi prikaz uloge i važnosti narodne knjižnice u lokalnoj zajednici koja je ili može biti nositelj kulturnog i društvenog života, osobito u manjim sredinama. Važnost knjižnice u zajednici prikazana je na primjeru Hrvatske knjižnice i čitaonice Pleternica pregledom djelovanja od osnutka knjižnice te sadašnjim djelovanjem u životu lokalne zajednice u vlastitom prostoru. Početak rada donosi definiciju i zadaće narodne knjižnice, povijest nastajanja narodnih knjižnica te ulogu i važnost narodne knjižnice u lokalnoj zajednici. Rad donosi i prikaz razvoja Pleternice kroz povijest te trenutno stanje grada. Hrvatska knjižnica i čitaonica Pleternica prikazana je u dva poglavlja, rad i djelovanje od osnutka knjižnice do preseljenja u novi, vlastiti prostor 2014. godine te trenutni rad knjižnice u novom prostoru, prikazan prema kulturnom, obrazovnom i informacijskom djelovanju knjižnice te suradnju s ostalim sudionicima u lokalnoj zajednici.The thesis presents the role and importance of the local public library that is or may be the bearer of cultural and social life, especially in smaller communities. The importance of the library in the community is illustrated by the example of the Croatian library and reading room Pleternica by reviewing the activities since the foundation of the library and the present action in the life of the local community in their own space. The beginning of the work brings the definition and tasks of the public library, the history of the emergence of public libraries, and the role and importance of the public library in the local community. The paper also presents the development of Pleternica's history through history and the current state of the city. The Croatian library and reading room Pleternica is presented in two chapters, work and activities from the foundation of the library to the relocation to its new space in 2014, and the current work of the library in a new space, depicted according to the cultural, educational and information activities of the library and cooperation with other participants in local community