The article presents information on the International Scientific Conference “Rumyantsev Readings”, held at the Russian State Library on 14-15 April, 2015. The conference theme of this year is «Book and Historical Memory. To the 70th Anniversary of Victory in the Great Patriotic war». The event was attended by about 300 experts from different regions of Russia and foreign countries. Within the frames of the conference there were held: Plenary Session, Five Workshops («Contribution of Library as Social and Cultural Institution in Preservation of the Historical Memory of the People. Academic and Historical Aspect», (Pre-sessional Meeting of the RLA Section № 31 on the Research Work), «Effective Management of Library: Problems and Solutions» (Pre-sessional Meeting of the RLA Section № 32 on Library Management and Marketing), «Manuscript Sources in Library Collections: to the Problem of Preservation and Research of Cultural and Historical Heritage», “Book Culture and Visual Arts”, “Collectors, Educators, Patrons”) and three Round Tables: “Book that Defeated the Enemy”, «The Russian Language in the CIS Space», «Problems of Terminology in the Contemporary Acquisitions». There was opened virtual and book-illustrative exhibition dedicated to the 70th anniversary of Victory in the Great Patriotic War.
Anniversary of the Moscow Early Printed Book «Apostle» of 1564 in the Russian State Library
