Ukraine's libraries are offering bomb shelters, camouflage classes, and yes, books

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Libraries are playing vital roles in supporting Ukraine's war effort, from giving families shelters during Russian bombing raids to making camouflage nets for the military and countering disinformation.

"It's really scary when schools, libraries, universities, hospitals, maternity hospitals, residential neighborhoods are bombed," Oksana Brui, who is the president of the Ukrainian Library Association, told NPR.

Citing civilian deaths and the Russian military's drive to take over nuclear power plants, Brui added, "This is very dangerous for the whole world."

Libraries hurled themselves into supporting Ukraine in its fight
Brui is among the Ukrainians who were taken by surprise when sirens rang out on Feb. 24, announcing Russia's invasion. While some of Ukraine's libraries have been destroyed by the fighting, she says that all over the country, libraries are "buzzing like hives," full of librarians, readers, refugees and volunteers.