Latvia's centenary books
During 2018, Latvia is celebrating its centenary and important visitors will be arriving from both near and far. They will each bring a present for the people of Latvia – a special book of their own choosing with their own message to complement the collection in the People’s Bookshelf. As the other residents of the People’s Bookshelf, these gifts can be viewed on this site.
A gift from Andrej Kiska, President of the Slovak Republic, 16 January
The gift was presented to Library director Andris Vilks by Ladislav Babčan, Ambassador of the Slovak Republic to Latvia
A gift from Latvenergo Board Chairman Āris Žīgurs to the Library and its readers – Izdziedam 100 (Let’s Sing 100), the first digital book on the People’s Bookshelf, 14 December
The gift is presented to Library Director Andris Vilks
Gifts from H.R.H. Crown Prince Frederik of Denmark and H.R.H. Crown Princess Mary of Denmark, 6 December
A gift from Photini Tomai–Constantopoulou, Director of the Service of the Diplomatic Archives of the Hellenic Ministry of Foreign Affairs, 28 November
The gift was presented to Library Communcations Department Director
Ieva Gundare (from the left) by the author Photini Tomai–Constantopoulou,
Greece’s Ambassador to Latvia Alexandros Rallis and the Assistant to
the Ambassador Rolanda Fromholde
A gift from the Patent Office of the Republic of Latvia marking the opening of the exhibition Inventory Activities in Latvia 1918-1940 at the Library, 29 November
The gift is presented by Sandris Laganovskis, Director of the Patent Office, to Ieva Gundare, Director of the Library’s Communications Department
Gifts were presented (from the right) by the President of Iceland Guðni Th. Jóhannesson, President of Finland Sauli Niinistö and President of Estonia Kersti Kaljulaid
to the President of Latvia Raimonds Vējonis and Library Director Andris Vilks, 18 November
Gifts from Rīgas Centra humanitārā vidusskola (Rīga Centre Humanitarian School) in honour of Latvia’s centenary, 16 November
Gifts from the staff of Baltic International Bank marking the 25th anniversary of the bank’s foundation, 14 November
The gifts are presented by (from the right), the bank’s leading employees
Laima Zēmele and Jekaterina Kuzņecova, Chairman of the Board
Viktors Bolbats to Library Director Andris Vilks and Director of the NLL Foundation Kārina Pētersone
A Gift from Penny Goh, Honorary Consul of Latvia in Singapore, 2 November
Penny Goh, Honorary Consul of Latvia in Singapore and Library
Director Andris Vilks
A gift from the German Federal President Frank-Walter Steinmeier, 30 October The gift is presented to Library Director Andris Vilks by Germany's Ambassador to Latvia Rolf Schütte
Gifts from Monika Kapil Mohta, Ambassador of India to Sweden and Latvia, 19 October
The gifts are received by Library Executive Director Dzintra Mukāne
A gift from the Uzbekistan Transnational and Fellowship Committee, 5 October
The Road to Happiness is received by the Library’s Deputy Director,
Anda Lamaša
Gifts from H.R.H. Prince Edward, Earl of Wessex and H.R.H. Sophie, Countess of Wessex, (Great Britain), 9 October
A gift from Linas Linkevičius, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Lithuania, 3 October
Linas Linkevičius, MFA of the Republic of Lithuania, Edgars Rinkēvičs, MFA of the Republic of Latvia, Library Deputy Director Anda Lamaša.
A gift from His Holiness Pope Francis, 24 September
Photo: Ojārs Jansons
Marking the European Week of Sport in Latvia, Secretary-General of the Latvian Sports Federation Artūrs Balodis-Rozītis, sports journalist Anatolijs Kreipāns and President of the Latvian Football Federation Kaspars Gorkšs present their donated books on 26 September.
The gifts are received by National Library of Latvia Director Andris Vilks (on the right) and Public Relations Manager Augusts Zilberts (on the left)
Gifts from Baltic and Nordic countries' Ombudspersons during their annual meeting, 19 September
Photo: Kristians Luhaers
Gifts from the Nordplus project CreaTeams in Library participants from Iceland, Finland, Denmark, Estonia, Lithuania and Sweden, 14 September
A gift from Alexander Van der Bellen, President of the Republic of Austria, 14 September
A gift from Prokopios Pavlopoulos, President of the Hellenic Republic, 14 September
A gift from Kolinda Grabar-Kitarović, President of the Republic of Croatia, 13 September
A gift from Mrs Haman Al Aleeli, Ambassador of the United Arab Emirates to Latvia, 5 September
The gift is presented to Library director Andris Vilks by Deputy Ambassador Shahad Al Hammadi
A gift from the Government of the Republic of Estonia, 21 August
First Joint Session of the Governments of the Republic of Estonia and the Republic of Latvia
A gift from Japan’s leading garden designer, also the author of Likteņdārzs (Fate Garden) Masuno Shunmyo, 10 August
Masuno Shunmyo and Library Communications department director
Ieva Laizāne
A gift from the Prime Minister of Luxembourg Xavier Bettel, 27 July
The gift is presented to Library director Andris Vilks by the Ambassador of Latvia to Luxembourg Ilze Ruse
A gift from the Minister of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration of Ghana Shirley Ayorkor-Botchwey, 20 July
A gift from the Foreign Minister of the Republic of Belarus Vladimir Makei, 19 July
A gift from the Ambassador of Finland to Latvia Olli Kantanen, 6 July
Gifts from Honorary Consuls of the Republic of Latvia in 27 countries, 4 July
A gift from Līga Ruperte, founder of the 3 x 3 movement,
4 July
A gift from the State Secretary of the Ministry of Human Capacities of Hungary Csaba Latorcai, 4 July
A gift from the President of Italy Sergio Mattarella, 3 July
A gift from the President of Poland Andrzej Duda, 27 June
A gift from the delegation of the Hellenic Parliament (Parliament of Greece), 20 June
Members of the Hellenic Parliament Georgios Papafilippou and
Kostas Hatzidakis, Library director Andris Vilks, Ambassador of Greece in Latvia Alexandros Rallis
Gifts from the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Estonia Priit Pikamäe, the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Latvia Ivars Bičkovičs and the President of the Supreme Court of Lithuania Rimvydas Norkus, 14 June
A gift from the President of Ireland
Michael Daniel Higgins, 18 June
A gift from Sumitra Mahajan, Speaker of the Lok Sabha (Lower House of the Parliament of India), 14 June
A gift from His Majesty King Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands, 11 June
A gift from Andrej Danko, Speaker of the National Council of the Slovak Republic, 11 June
A gift from Seán Ó Fearghaíl, Speaker of the Irish House of Commons, 28 May
A gift from Paweł Lewandowski,
Republic of Poland Ministry of Culture and National Heritage under-secretary of State, 28 May
A gift from Strazdumuiža Boarding School - Development Centre for Visually Impaired and Blind Children, 28 May
Strazdumiuža Boarding School students and teachers, Library director Andris Vilks
A gift from Marija Pejčinović Burić, Minister of Foreign and European Affairs of the Republic of Crotia, 25 May
A gift from Gunilla Herdenberg, National Librarian of the National Library of Sweden, 24 May
A gift from the President of the Swiss Confederation
Alain Berset, 14 May
A gift from CERN Director for Accelerators and Technology, Frédérick Bordry, 14 May
Gifts from the Centenary Bureaus of Estonia, Lithuania and Poland, 3 May
A gift from Jacek Czaputowicz, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Republic of Poland, 9 May
A gift from H.R.H. Crown Princess of Sweden Victoria and H.R.H. Prince of Sweden Daniel, 27 April
A gift from H.R.H. Crown Prince of Norway Haakon and H.R.H. Crown Princess of Norway Mette-Marit, 23 April
Latvia in London!
Marking the Baltic countries’ Market Focus status at the international London Book Fair, Arno Jundze, as Chair of Latvia’s Writers’ Union, on 6 April is donating 52 books by Latvian authors, translated into 19 languages.
Gifts from investigative TV broadcast Nekā personīga journalists Ilze Jaunalksne and Andrejs Vasks, 28 March
Ilze Jaunalksne, Library Director of Communications Department
Ieva Laizāne, Andrejs Vasks
A gift from Swedbank Latvia Chairman of the Board Reinis Rubenis, 23 March
Library Director Andris Vilks and Swedbank Latvia Chairman of the Board Reinis Rubenis
A gift from the Prime Minister of Ukraine Volodymyr Groysman, 2 March
Prime Minister of Ukraine Volodymyr Groysman
Photo: Kristians Luhaers
A gift from the Prime Minister of Estonia Jüri Ratas, 27 February
Photo: Kristians Luhaers
A gift from the Speaker of the House of Commons, United Kingdom, 14 February
Speaker of the House of Commons John Berkow
A gift from the Chairman of the Parliament of Georgia, 16 January
Photo: Kristians Luhaers
A gift from the Prime Minister of Denmark, 16 January
Photo: Kristians Luhaers
A gift from the Prime Minister of Japan and his wife, 13 January
Photo: Kristians Luhaers
Opening of Latvia’s Centenary celebrations, 18 January
Photo: Ernests Dinka, Saeima