INFORMATION PORTAL OF THE MARSHAL'S OFFICE OF THE KUJAWSKO-POMORSKIE Region IN TORUŃ

Twelve employees and directors of libraries from across the region received Marshal’s Awards today (May 14) for outstanding achievements in promoting reading. During the regional celebrations of Librarians’ and Libraries’ Day at the Copernican Library in Toruń, the honorees were congratulated by Vice Marshal Zbigniew Ostrowski and Deputy Chairwoman of the Regional Assembly Katarzyna Lubańska. Photos available for download.

“You perform your profession with passion and dedication, in an atmosphere of silence, because books and engaging with them require the quiet necessary for concentration and reflection. This day – the one day each year when all the spotlights are directed at you – is an important day for Polish culture. I warmly congratulate all of you and thank you for your work,” said Vice Marshal Zbigniew Ostrowski during the meeting with librarians.

Recipients of the Marshal’s Awards:

Employees of the Regional Public Library – Copernican Library in Toruń

• Dorota Burakiewicz
• Małgorzata Bieganowska
• Arleta Tuleya
• Izabela Klawińska

Employees of the Dr. Witold Bełza Regional and Municipal Public Library in Bydgoszcz

• Paulina Czerwińska
• Joanna Kasprowicz
• Dominika Sokowska
• Marcin Karnowski

Directors of Local Government Libraries from the Region

• Beata Szymańska – Director of the Municipal Public Library in Świecie
• Mirosław Rzeszowski – Director of the District Public Library in Szubin
• Ewa Rozeń-Bieńkowska – Director of the Public Library of Lipno Municipality based in Radomice
• Anna Fabrykiewicz – Director of the W. Kulerski Municipal Public Library in Gruta

The Chairman of the Board of the Kujawsko-Pomorskie Region of the Polish Librarians’ Association, Dr. Dominik Piotrowski, presented distinctions awarded by the association:

• Aneta Muskała from the Jan Kasprowicz Municipal Library in Inowrocław received the title of Kujawsko-Pomorskie Librarian of the Year 2025
• Urszula Zaborska, a retired and distinguished employee of the University Library in Toruń, received the Polish Librarians’ Association Medal “In Recognition”

“The Marshal’s Award is a pleasant distinction for me and recognition of the efforts that I carry out together with my team at the library. Our work today is completely different from what it was at the beginning of my professional career. Today, a librarian not only lends books, but also writes project proposals, organizes cultural events, runs community activities, and later settles and reports on those projects,” said Marcin Karnowski from the Dr. Witold Bełza Regional and Municipal Public Library in Bydgoszcz.

“I feel that the work I do is in itself a reward for me. Today, libraries are definitely no longer just book lending facilities. They are cultural centres whose main mission is to promote reading, literature, and the written word in the broadest sense. Librarians must adapt to the needs and expectations of readers,” emphasized Beata Szymańska, Director of the Municipal Public Library in Świecie.

Guests also toured the new spaces of the Copernican Library and attended a concert by the band Svahy.

Beata Krzemińska
Press Spokesperson for the Marshal’s Office

May 14, 2026