Happy Library Week!

We are excited to announce that our library will be celebrating its 59th annual Library Week program from March 27th to April 2nd. Library Week is a celebration of libraries and the vital role they play in our communities. This year’s theme is “Achievements of the Republic and Librarianship.”

Bilkent University Library is very pleased to invite everyone to attend the 59th Library Week activities. Please find below the 59th Library Week Program.


Library Surprise Activity: 59th Library Week Awareness

Date & Time: March 27, 2023, Monday

Place: Main Campus Library


Competition: “Find an article, win the prize”

Date & Time: March 29, 2023, Wednesday 12:30-13:30.

Place: Online

About the Competition

We will send an email and share the bibliographic reference of an article on March 29, 2023, Wednesday 12.30.

Your target is to find the article and send it back to us in PDF format. The first competitor to send us an article correctly wins the prize.

Rules of the Competition

  • The competition is open to current Bilkent University students.
  • Aim: Understanding a bibliographic reference, accessing library e-resources with remote access, finding an article from the bibliographic reference.
  • In order to join the competition, please fill out the registration form until 28th March, 2023, at 17:00.
  • The first ten students (five competitors, five substitutes) who filled out the competition registration form will join the competition.
  • We will inform the competitors via e-mail.
  • We will announce the winner via library social media.

Prize information: 300 TL Meteksan gift token


Conversation: “Cumhuriyet’in Kadın Kütüphanecileri*”

Speaker: Dr. Ebru Kaya, Library Director

Date & Time: March 31, 2023, Friday, 14:00

Place: Goethe-Institut, Ankara

*The activity will be in Turkish.

For more information, please visit the website here.


You can follow our library week activities on our social media accounts, and we are currently active on the following social media platforms:

We look forward to connecting with you online!