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The official website of the National Library of Karelia is a visiting card of the library and a story about its activity. The site is a single access point to electronic resources and online services.

Mission of the National Library

New and spacious spaces of the National Library of Karelia

The National Library of the Republic of Karelia is a place for reading, communication, creativity and new ideas. The National Library is an institution which fulfils different functions in the field of information activity, preservation of traditions, education and intellectual leisure. We aim at becoming an open social center for the local community.

Latest news

Results of the exhibition Let’s Read about the Arctic at the National Library of Karelia

An educational exhibition Let’s Read about the Arctic worked at the exhibition hall of the National Library from October 9 until December 19, 2025. The exhibition is timed to coincide with a significant date – the 500th anniversary of the Northern Sea Route – and was supported by the Project Office for Arctic Development (PORA).

Names in the History of Karelia: Nikolay Varlamov and Anna Lisitsyna

In order to mark the 80th anniversary of the Great Victory, the National Library's online project Names in the History of Karelia has been expanded to include the names of Heroes of the Soviet Union who fought in the Great Patriotic War on the Karelian Front.

A delegation of experts on the Roerich heritage in Petrozavodsk

A delegation of representatives from the International Council for the Roerich Heritage and the Standing Commission of the Union of Museums of Russia paid a working visit to Petrozavodsk, the National Library of Karelia, and the Karelian Centre of Nicholas Roerich.

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