Programs to encourage reading in Croatian public libraries during the COVID-19 pandemic

U 2020. i 2021. godini kao društvo smo suočeni s brojnim velikim promjenama koje su rezultat pojave pandemije bolesti COVID-19. Pojava ove krize uvelike je utjecala i na rad hrvatskih narodnih knjižnica koje su u vrlo kratkome roku bile prisiljene prilagoditi svoje djelovanje novim, izvanrednim uvjetima. COVID-19 i nove epidemiološke mjere promijenili su način na koji narodne knjižnice obavljaju svoje osnovne zadaće poput posudbe knjiga, kao i način na koji se izvode brojni projekti i programi. Cilj ovog završnog rada je ponuditi pregled i analizu projekata i programa čiji je cilj poticanje čitanja i razvijanje kulture čitanja kod korisnika različitih dobi, u hrvatskim narodnim knjižnicama, s posebnim naglaskom na one programe koji su se odvijali ili se još uvijek odvijaju u skladu s epidemiološkim mjerama, na daljinu, odnosno u virtualnom okruženju.In the years 2020 and 2021, as a society we have been facing a number of changes caused by the occurrence of the COVID-19 pandemic. The occurrence of this crisis had a great impact on the way Croatian public libraries work and they were forced to adjust the way they perform some of their basic tasks, in a very short amount of time. New extraordinary conditions also affected the way programs to encourage reading were implemented. The purpose of this bachelor thesis is to provide an overview and analysis of different programs and projects aimed at promoting reading and reading culture that were organised by Croatian public libraries, with emphasis on those programs that were conducted online, in virtual surroundings and in accordance with epidemiological measures in Croatia