Unity in Action: Accessible Cultural Spaces as a Foundation for Community Development | Launch Event

On September 24, 2026, Kyiv hosted the event “Unity in Action: Accessible Cultural Spaces as a Foundation for Community Development,” dedicated to the presentation of [RE]MEMBERS and the launch of the pilot national program “Libraries for All.” Together with representatives of government and cultural institutions, the library and architecture communities, international partners, veterans, civil society, and business, we discussed what modern libraries should be: accessible, open, and welcoming spaces for everyone. “Libraries for All” is a pilot national program aimed at transforming Ukrainian public libraries into modern, accessible, and multifunctional spaces for community development. The event featured presentations of [RE]MEMBERS and the “Libraries for All” program, a presentation of the Small Publishers Support Program, discussions on international experience from Denmark, and conversations about the role of libraries as spaces for unity, support, social connection, and community development. PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS: • Presentation of [RE]MEMBERS and the “Libraries for All” program • Presentation of the Small Publishers Support Program • International experience from Danish partners • Panel discussion “The Library as a Space for Unity: A Place for Support, Social Connection, and Community Development” • Panel discussion “Who Is Part of Our ‘We’? Accessibility as a Measure of Unity” • Networking and community gathering SPEAKERS AND PARTICIPANTS: Tetiana Berezhna — Deputy Prime Minister of Ukraine for Humanitarian Policy — Minister of Culture of Ukraine Yevheniia Kravchuk — Member of the Parliament of Ukraine, Deputy Chair of the Committee on Humanitarian and Information Policy Mykola Kocherhan — Program Director at [RE]MEMBERS Natalia Prysukhina — Program Director of “Libraries for All” Bohdana Laiuk — Deputy Minister of Culture of Ukraine Serhii Stirenko — Vice-Rector for Research at Igor Sikorsky Kyiv Polytechnic Institute Natalie Mossin — Head of Institute of Architecture and Technology, Royal Danish Academy Michel-Steen Hansen — Director of The Danish Library Association Lars Autrup — CEO of the Danish Association of Architects Olena Husieinova — Writer, Radio Host, and Creative Producer at Radio Khartia Iryna Ivanchyk — Founder of the “Believe in Yourself” Charitable Foundation Oksana Bruy — President of the Ukrainian Library Association Andrii Fedoriv — Entrepreneur, Founder of Fedoriv Group, Co-creator of Kooperativ Oleksii Erinсhak — Founder of “Sens” Bookstore Network Roman Tychkivskyi — Veteran, Director of Strategic Initiatives and the Veterans Support Program at UMAEF Uliana Pcholkina — TV Host, Civil Society Activist, Silver Medalist at the World Para-Karate Championships Kateryna Pryimak — Head of the “Women Veterans Movement,” Deputy Head of the NGO “Women’s Veterans Movement” Andrii Sikachovskyi — Commercial Director at ABMK architectural company Anton Drobovych — Veteran, Ukrainian philosopher and civil society activist, Founder of the KSE Center for Human Rights and War Memorialization, former Head of the Ukrainian Institute of National Memory 📍 Kyiv, KPI Library, CLUST SPACE 📅 September 24, 2026 “Libraries for All” is helping to rethink the library not only as a place for reading, but as an open space for meeting, learning, support, interaction, and community development. OUR SOCIAL MEDIA Instagram:   / librariesforall_ua   Facebook:   / 1dp4t5n8rk   LinkedIn:   / libraries-for-all   Learn more about the “Libraries for All” program: https://librariesforall.pro/ Learn more about [RE]MEMBERS: https://remembers.org.ua/ #LibrariesForAll #UnityInAction