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Members of the Igor Sikorsky Kyiv Polytechnic Institute community joined the 27th nationwide language event – the National Unity Radio Dictation. For the university, this was the fifth such dictation held during Russia’s full-scale invasion. This year, however, the event was special: several locations were set up across the campus. One was organised by the Igor Sikorsky Kyiv Polytechnic Institute Student Council, while another was hosted by the university Library, from where Suspilne broadcast the event live.

“Your Library of Balance” was the motto of this year’s events organized by the Scientific and Technical Library of Igor Sikorsky Kyiv Polytechnic Institute to celebrate All-Ukrainian Library Day on September 30. More than 1,000 people took part in the festivities.

The university library’s collections include numerous rare books and unique historical publications that often inspire admiration and surprise. These treasures include reference books, encyclopedias, dictionaries, and industrial catalogs dating from the 19th century through the first half of the 20th century.

👥 Igor Sikorsky Kyiv Polytechnic Institute became a platform for dialogue on accessible cultural spaces during the event “Unity in Action: Accessible Cultural Spaces as a Foundation for Community Development.”

💙 The topic “Resource Instead of Exhaustion: How to Prevent Professional Burnout” was discussed on September 16 at the Smart Shelter CLUST SPACE of the Igor Sikorsky Kyiv Polytechnic Institute Library.

On the eve of the 4th International Scientific and Practical Conference, Library Development Strategies: From Idea to Implementation, held on June 17–19, 2026, at the shelter of the Denysenko Scientific and Technical Library of Igor Sikorsky Polytechnic Institute, participants gathered for an open discussion titled "Leadership in an Era of Defined Uncertainty."

👥 The final event of the international Open4UA project—a three-year collaboration between Ukrainian universities and European partners aimed at advancing Open Science—was held at the H. I. Denysenko Scientific and Technical Library.

At the beginning of April, the Scientific and Technical Library of Igor Sikorsky Kyiv Polytechnic Institute hosted a friendly game of What? Where? When?, organized by the student association ESTIEM LG Kyiv. True to its "friendly" format, the event focused not on fierce competition for prizes but on intellectual enjoyment, teamwork, and creating a lively atmosphere in which participants could challenge themselves while having fun.

Living stories about poet Maksym Rylsky—Academician of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine (1943), Chairman of the Writers’ Union of Ukraine (1943–1946), director of the Institute of Art Studies, Folklore, and Ethnography (1944–1964)—were heard by students, faculty, and staff of KPI, as well as everyone who visited the Scientific and Technical Library on March 17 for a meeting with his grandson—also named Maksym Rylsky, a writer, public figure, and Honored Journalist of Ukraine.