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We’re thrilled to introduce the DigLib (Digital Libraries) project! Funded by the Erasmus+ programme from 2025-2027, this project will harness the potential of public libraries as inclusive community hubs for lifelong learning. We are on a mission to transform public libraries into vibrant digital hubs, empowering librarians as community moderators. DigLib brings together five partners across four EU countries: FRSI (Poland), PL2030 (Belgium), EOS (Romania), CSBNO (Italy), and Dot Beyond (Italy).

In October of last year, the "Digital Libraries" project team met with librarians from "Przystanek Książka" (The Book Stop), a library in Warsaw, Poland. This library serves not only as a meeting place for literature but also as a digital education centre for seniors, where they learn practical skills that facilitate their daily lives, both online and offline.

We’re excited to share the launch of DigLib’s first major publication: Digital libraries for inclusive learning: A cross-national study on skills, practices, and innovation. This open-access research report presents the findings of the DigLib project’s research activities. It explores how librarians are engaging with digital education and where they need more support. The DigLib consortium of four partners, FRSI (Poland), PL2030 (Belgium), EOS (Romania), CSBNO (Italy), contributed to the collection and analysis of data in their respective countries.

This article summarises the research conducted by the DigLib partners across Italy, Poland, Flanders (Belgium), and Romania in order to offer a comparative overview of the evolving role of public libraries in the digital age. The research report brings together interviews, survey results, and desk analysis. Its findings will guide the next phase of the project: a) defining the training modules in a specific virtual environment; b) shaping the methodology; c) creating the Living Libraries where DigLib’s learning approaches will be tested in real environments.