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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
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.
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At the conference hall of the National Library of Karelia, people who remember and appreciate the work of our famous townsman Yuri Linnik gathered together. These meetings have been held at our library twice a year for the past eight years.
Cooperation with the National Library of Belarus
Since 2024, the National Library of Karelia has cooperated with the National Library of Belarus in order to exchange books and mutually benefit library collections. The parties regularly exchange bibliographic information about documents from the libraries' exchange collections.
Karelia, Open to All: A Program at the Art-Winter in the Old Town Festival
The National Library of Karelia took part in the museum event Art-Winter in the Old Town of the Kizhi Open-Air Museum with an interactive program Karelia, Open to All, dedicated to the Year of Unity of the Peoples of Russia.
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