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This project is supported by the International Visegrad Fund.
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Admission to all events is free, except for the Judas theater performance on June 13, 2026 at 6:30 p.m.
10.
June
10:00 → Oravská knižnica, náučné oddelenie
Diskusia so studentmi
Diskusia / Chargé d’affaires, a.i. Heather Rogers
10:00 → Oravská knižnica, common room
How is a dictionary made?
12:00 → Park Martina Kukučína
Opening of the US Embassy exhibition: Happy Birthday, America! 250 Years of Innovation.
15:00 → tent
Festival opening ceremony
Janko Showman
Performance
15:30 → tent
The girl from the tower
Theater / Detský ÚSMEV Babin
16:00 → tent
Jan Spěváček a Aleš Kauer (ČR)
Conversation
16:30 → tent
Miklós Forgác
Conversation
16:50 → stan
Roman Čerňanský a Luka Brase
Conversation
17:10 → stan
Markéta Pilátová (ČR)
Conversation
17:30 → tent
Amaterus Mozart
Music
18:00 → tent
Dobrý Večerek prajem – What is culture for us?
Discussion
21:00 → tent
Citová hodnota / Sentimental Value
Cinema
11.
June
09:00 → Oravská knižnica, common room
Jana Juhásová
Talk for schools
10:00 → Oravská knižnica, common room
Silvia Kaščáková
Talk for schools
10:00 → tent
Living Libraries of V4
Panel discussion, workshops
11:00 → tent
Media literacy
Discussion / Viki Norisová
11:00 → Oravská knižnica, common room
What are corpora for?
Conversation / Miro Zumrík (SAV)
12:20 → Oravská knižnica, common room
How does the story of Breivik translate?Conversation / SAV
13:20 → tent
Aleksandra Wojtaszek (PL)
Conversation
13:40 → tent
Jana Juhásová
Conversation
14:00 → tent
Silvia Kaščáková
Conversation
14:20 → tent
Matúš Mahút
Conversation
14:20 → tent
Krystína Zelek (PL)
Conversation
15:00 → tent
Marek Vadas
Conversation
16:00 → tent
Book of the Žilina Region 2025
Announcement of a reading competition
17:00 → tent
Romeo Júlia a vírus
Theater / Túlavé divadlo
18:30 → (euro) Parliament Café
Coffee with Miklós Forgács
Discussion
18:30 → tent and surroundings
o.z. Plameniaky
Acrobatics, performance
19:00 → tent
Boris Bačík a Band
Music
20:00 → tent
TaliRaw
Music
21:00 → tent
Zabiť Františka
Music
22:00 → tent
Film quiz with Peter Konečný
Cinema
12.
June
10:00 → tent
Two treasures in the library
Workshop / Alena Zborníková (CZ)
11:00 → tent
Living literature is a living library
Workshop / Marcin Skrabka (PL)
12:00 → tent
Pavol Lacko
Workshop
→ tent
Fakescape
Workshop
13:20 → tent
Lukáš Cabala
Conversation
13:40 → tent
Rudolf Jurolek
Conversation
14:00 → tent
Šaško Huncút
Theater
14:20 → tent
Alena Sabúchová
Conversation
14:20 → tent
Zbigniew Machej (PL)
Conversation
15:00 → tent
Hana Lasicová
Conversation
15:20 → tent
Šaško Huncút
Theater
15:30 → tent
Snowwhite
Theater / Divadlo LokVar (CZ)
16:30 → tent
European watch Bohumil Kartous and Pavol Lacko (CZ)
Discussion
18:00 → tent
Hudba z Marsu
Music
19:00 → tent
A sailor's tale
Theater / Klaun Family
20:00 → tent
Hańba (PL)
Music
21:00 → in front of the tent
Orientalico
Fire show
22:00 → tent
Assassination of Heydrich
The story of Jozef Gabčík and Jan Kubiš
Cinema
13.
June
18:30 → Zmeškalov dom
Judáš
Theater / Žilina City Theatre
Project Partners:
Oravská knižnica Antona Habovštiaka (Slovensko)
– koordinátor projektu
The Orava Library of Anton Habovštiak in Dolný Kubín is a regional public library serving as a cultural, educational, and community centre for the Orava region. It provides services for children, youth, and adults, including lending, cultural events, and educational programmes. The library is actively involved in innovative projects and international cooperation, promoting reading, creativity, and community engagement.
Municipal Library of Znojmo
(Czech Republic)
The Municipal Library of Znojmo is a public library located in the historic centre of Znojmo, offering a wide range of services for both adults and children. Its activities include lending services, cultural events, and educational programmes. The library develops modern services such as digital reading and actively supports community engagement and lifelong learning.
Mestská verejná knižnica
v Kamiennej Górze
(Poľsko)
The Municipal Public Library in Kamienna Góra has been serving the local community since 1947 and plays an important role in the cultural life of the region. It offers services for adults and children, including educational activities, workshops, and community programmes. The library combines strong tradition with innovative approaches, including digital services and international cooperation.
KUK fest:
Living Libraries of V4
Dolný Kubín 10 – 13 June 2026
KUK Fest: Living Libraries of V4 is a cross-border cultural project connecting libraries from Slovakia, the Czech Republic, and Poland. Hosted in Dolný Kubín, the festival combines concerts, theatre, readings, and workshops with a library fair, where libraries share experiences, explore common challenges, and develop new approaches to community engagement.
The project redefines libraries as dynamic “living libraries” – spaces for dialogue, creativity, and cultural exchange – while promoting reading as a pathway to understanding and strengthening regional cooperation across Central Europe. The project also supports knowledge exchange among partner institutions and contributes to strengthening cooperation within the Visegrad region.
The aim of the project is to strengthen the role of libraries as open community centres, support cooperation among cultural institutions in the V4 countries, and offer the public a high-quality cultural programme that connects art, literature, and social dialogue. At the same time, the project focuses on developing innovative approaches to reading promotion and engaging diverse target groups in cultural life.
Supported by
This project is supported by the International Visegrad Fund.
Co-financed by the Governments of Czechia, Hungary, Poland and Slovakia through Visegrad Grants from International Visegrad Fund.
