Project letting libraries acquire non-commercial Czech titles put on ice

A project named Czech Library, which in recent years has enabled public libraries to acquire non-commercial domestically-produced books, will not take place this year. The news was announced by the Moravian Library in Brno, which runs the project on behalf of the Ministry of Culture.

The reason given is that a provisional state budget that was in place from the start of the year until last month prevented a call for proposals from taking place at the usual time.

The Motorists party minister of culture, Oto Klempíř, has been criticised for halting the Czech Library project by some publishers, writers and his predecessor in the post.