Lech Walesa Library

Lech Walesa Library project constutites a part of the mission of Lech Walesa Institute Fund which includes the research and documenting of the contemporary history of Poland and freedom movements of the second half of 20^th century.

In response to new educational and promotional opportunities that appeared with the development of information technologies and the Internet, Lech Walesa Institute Foundation decided to set up a digital archive containing, among others, the speeches delivered by Lech Walesa during his active participation in the Solidarity movement between 1980-1990, and his term as the President of Polish Republic (1990-1995).

E-archive will also include photographs, films and sound files presenting the social, international and political journey of one of the greatest historical figures of the 20^th century.

The most important aim of the project is to disseminate and promote knowledge about the contemporary history of Poland, both home and abroad, as well as to facilitate access to historical materials on the Solidarity movement and political transition after 1989 that had a great impact on the transformation of the international scene.

Within the frames of the project, Lech Walesa Institute Foundation has launched a www.bibliotekalw.pl website, directed predominantly to the youger generation of Poles and Europeans, born after 1989. The portal will contain historical material from the trade union and presidential times of Lech Walesa that will allow a young user to learn about history, but also touch it and feel the social atmosphere of Solidarity and the transition period. The website will be available in two language versions (Polish and English), and thus will be accessible also to foreign users who want to learn more about Poland and Lech Walesa.