Two International Summer Library Schools were held in St. Petersburg in 2014 - in the year of the 300th anniversary of the Russian Academy of Sciences Library. They were organized by three institutions: St. Petersburg State University of Culture and Arts, the Russian Academy of Sciences Library and the University of Maryland (USA) and supported by the US Consulate General in St. Petersburg. Over 20 students of St. Petersburg State University of Culture and Arts, Chelyabinsk State Academy of Culture and Arts and the University of Maryland participated in the 1st School (May 27-28, 2014). They had a unique opportunity to discuss with each other those issues that are of their interest as future specialist in library sciences. 40 specialists from Russian, Kazakh and American libraries and universities participated in the 2nd School that was held as the training program on June 9-14, 2014. Above lectures, seminars, and library excursions participants took part in three workshops on such themes as "Organization of safety and preservation of libraries and collections", "The modern library and library education: reality and prospects", "Digitizing collections and copyright". Participants could learn BAN's experience on restoration of library collections, foreign experience of library organization and an American model of higher library education. After discussions Russian and foreign specialists agreed that all countries have the same problems, therefore they should work together sharing positive experience with each other.
