Friday the presentations at the Vinnytsia Institute of Trade and Economics went very well. The audience (about 50 or more people) was clearly engaged and they asked thoughtful and interesting questions. Some of the librarians were interested in how they might use blogs as a tool for promotion of their library events and collections. I was interviewed by the local access television station (Вінницьке державне телебачення - ВДТ) about my impressions of Ukraine and why I chose to come to Vinnytisa. I discovered that it is fun to be a televsion star even if it is just a few minutes in spotlight. After the presentations there was a lovely lunch at a local restaurant with a bottle of Muscat (sweet wine) for myself, the head of the library, the professor who served as a translator and the assistant director of the institute. A special thank you to Anjelika Kalinichenko for arranging my visit and to Oleksandr Nedbalyuk for simultaneously translating my presentations.
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