Rasadnik focuses on four pillars: reading and literacy, education and science, creativity, and free time. The space is designed like a living room, featuring books, comics, and magazines. It shares space with Zvučnik, a media lab with audio editing equipment, a small cinema, computers, 3D printers, VR devices, and gaming consoles.
Rijeka City Library joins an international cohort including Shanghai Children's Library (China), Biblioteca de Empresas Públicas de Medellín (Colombia), and Woodhurst Public Library (South Africa).
EIFL, a nonprofit organisation supporting libraries in developing and transitioning countries, launched its innovation award in 2011 to recognise libraries using digital technologies to improve community life. The 2025 theme highlighted STEAM-focused services and programmes.
This is Rijeka Library's second EIFL award, the first having been awarded to it in 2014 for its innovative online magazine concept.