One of Prague’s lesser-known but all the more fascinating libraries is the Jiřina Šiklová Library, hidden in the city centre on the banks of the Vltava. At the heart of this collection, 30 years ago, was the personal library of Czech sociologist, writer and dissident Jiřina Šiklová. Lu Přibyl | Photo: Gender Studies“We have professional books, feminist theories, gender studies, etc., as well as fiction, poetry, and comic books. Jiřina Šiklová Library | Photo: Gender Studies“Right now, we are in dire need of establishing the library more independently because of the project drought and the current socio-political situation, which is not very friendly towards gender and feminism. Says Lu Přibyl, head librarian at the Jiřina Šiklová Library.