UPOZNAJMO SE: OSNAŽIVANJE KULTURNE RAZNOLIKOSTI I POTICANJE MEĐUKULTURNOG DIJALOGA U MREŽI KNJIŽNICE MARINA DRŽIĆA.

Aim: The aim of this paper is to show different program activities of the Marin Držić Library network which were created for the purpose of supporting cultural diversity, encouraging intercultural dialogue, and facilitating the integration of immigrants into Croatian society. Additionally, the paper emphasizes the benefits of the Erasmus+ Program - Adult Education, which enables expert training and improves the quality of adult education outside of the formal education systems. Approach/methodology/design. Taking into consideration the international and national, general and library documents, this paper first gives an overview of the definitions of multiculturalism and interculturalism, intercultural dialogue, intercultural education, and intercultural literacy, as well as an insight into the importance of libraries in a multicultural society. Next presented are the examples of the program activities implemented at the Savica Library and Marin Držić Children's Library, followed by the experience gained by participating in Let's Meet the Others project in Copenhagen, implemented within the framework of 2020 Erasmus+ program and for the purpose of exchanging experiences with librarians from other countries about the library programs and services intended for migrants, refugees, and asylum seekers. Results. The overview of the program activities of the two branches of the Marin Držić Library network and the public library in Copenhagen shows numerous and diverse modalities of how public libraries in a multicultural environment can contribute to the encouragement of multiculturalism and interculturalism, as well as to the facilitation of the integration of immigrants. Originality. This paper for the first time describes the program activities of the Marin Držić Library network intended for immigrants and migrants together with the program activities intended for the local population for the purpose of familiarizing them with different cultures. Including an overview of the Copenhagen Nørrebro Library programs intended for vulnerable user groups of immigrants and migrants, the described examples can stimulate and inspire other public libraries in developing and implementing similar program activities, as well as stimulate involvement in the European mobility programs focusing on adult education. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]