In the morning of  13^th February 2012, Mr. David D.Arnold – President of the Asia Foundation from USA and his spouse visited and worked with National Library of Vietnam (NLV). At the meeting,  Mr. David D. Arnold highly appreciated the effort, enthusiasm and efforts of leaders and staff National Library of Vietnam in recent years have contributed to successes of the Books for Asia program. He also expressed his hopes that in the coming years, with the support of the National Library of Vietnam, the Books for Asia program will continue getting efficiency and maximize social efficiency.

On January 8 of the lunar calendar (30^th January 2012) National Library of Vietnam (NLV) hosted the spring meeting and the signing of the agreement emulation for executives and officials on the occasion of the Lunar New Year of the Dragon (2012). Also at the meeting in the new year, the Trade Union of the National Library of Vietnam launched the agreement emulation with the slogan “Tradition – Modern – Digital Library, creating the friendly environment for people to read and study in the whole life” including contents adhere to the library’s main tasks in 2012.

In the afternoon of January 20, 2012, the last working day of the Year 2011, Minister of Information and Communications Nguyễn Bắc Son paid a visit to the National Library of Viet Nam (NLV), wished the Directorial Board and staff of the NLV a Happy New Year and presented photographs to the Library.

The NLV operates under the management of the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism but up to 85% of its national collection comes from Publishing Houses and Press Agencies of the Ministry of Information and Communications. With the functions to collect, preserve and promote the national culture written heritage, the NLV has established effective collaborations with Publishing Houses and Press Agencies throughout the country to collect the most sufficient publications in Viet Nam as well as publications about Viet Nam published overseas.

On 11^th January 2012, the National Library of Vietnam (NLV) organizes Conference of officials and employees and summarizes the Party work 2011; implementation of the work plan 2012. The Resolution has been adopted at the Conference which determined the direction, key tasks in 2012 toward 95^th anniversary of the National Library of Vietnam’s establishment, year 2012 is the year to implement phase 1 of the work plan to improve the library followed up the model "National Library: Traditional - modern -  Digital National Library"; striving to achieve "First-class Independence Medal" by the State.

On January 5^th, 2012 the National Library of Viet Nam in cooperation with the United States Embassy, Hanoi organized the Exhibition “Using safe, rational and effective Medicine”. Within the framework of exhibition, at the same day, the public has also had a chance to participate in a Talk of the same topic in two specific themes “International Experience in managing and using safe medicine” delivered by Dr. Mehmood Anwar, deputy director Viet Nam for Management Sciences for Health; and “Situations and Recommendations for using safe Medicine in Viet Nam” by Professor Doctor Trinh Van Quy, Former Director of the National Institute of Drug Quality Control, Former President of Vietnamese Pharmacopoeia.

On December 19, 2011, at the National Library of Viet Nam, Dr. Dan Dorner had a talk with Vietnamese librarians with the theme “The role of IFLA and the IFLA Regional Standing Committee for Asia and Oceania (RSCAO) and how Vietnamese libraries can be involved; Current issues of cataloging and digital libraries”. At the talk, Dr. Dan Dorner has given brieft introduction about IFLA, core activities of IFLA, new initiatives of IFLA and efforts for strenthening collaboration and connection among libraries in the Asia and Oceania. He also shared viewpoints and international experiences about current issues of cataloging standards and digital libraries building.

On 11^th December 2011, delegation of Ministry of Education, Lao People's Democratic Republic, lead by Mr.Seng Sou Vanh – Principal of the Friendship school in Vientiane, Laos visit the National Library of Vietnam. Accompnying the delegation is Ms. Vu Thi Anh, the Principal of Friendship 80, Son Tay and 50 students are officials from Laos Ministry of Education and school principals attending the training courses on rennovation of teaching methods textbooks reform and IT application in education..

On the 2^nd of December 2011, at Tinh Bien District, An Giang province, the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism has co-operated with  Central Department of Propaganda, An Giang People’s Committee to open the the 5^th ethnic Khmer cultural, sports and tourism festival in the Southern Region in 2011 with the theme “Ethnic Khmer cultural, sports and tourism festival in the Southern Region – Integration and development”. This is an important national cultural event and opportunity to introduce and promote An Giang people’s images with friends at home and abroad. 

On November 24, 2011, the Congress of Việt Nam Library Association term II was taken place in Hanoi with the participation of over 200 delegates representing the entire members of the Association working at all library systems in every part of Việt Nam. At the congress, discussions has helped to completed the Summary Report of the 1^st Term (2006 - 2011) and orientations for the 2^nd Term (2011 - 2016) in such contents as expanding VLA members in the library related sectors, paying more attentions to libraries and operation of association branches, strenthening international cooperation, establishing joint branches of the association in academic library system by reagion or field of training, etc.

On October 3 2011, the National Library of Vietnam (NLV) has successfully organized library readers’s Conference in 2011. At this meeting, the NLV has received nearly 30 direct comments from generations of library readers: scientists, researchers, students, retired people whom have become friendly readers of NLV for years.