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July 24, 2018:
The National Library of Karelia held a program Inspiration of the Moominvalley dedicated to the Finnish writer Tove Jansson. Inspiration is the key word here. The warmth of the parents' home, acceptance and respect of relatives, friendly evenings, nature, a house by the sea, acquaintance with artists and poets – all this inspired Tove Jansson to create fairy tales filled with kindness, friendship and warm attitude to the strangest creatures.
Hundreds of Belomorsk citizens came to the meeting with the National Library of Karelia
July 7, 2018:
The Day of the Republic of Karelia with the National Library of Karelia was held on the coast of the White Sea.
Despite the stinginess of the northern sun, this day was full of warmth, smiles, festive mood and bright spectacular events.The public path to the mobile library moored to the Library Pier of Belomorsk and the book stall of the National Library of Karelia couldn’t be overgrown.
June 28, 2018:
At the Karelian Center of Nicholas Roerich of the National Library of Karelia, a solemn opening of an exhibition of facsimiles of paintings by outstanding painter Nicholas Roerich was opened.
”The Tale of the North is Deep and Captivating…”, these words from the essay Underground Russia by N. K. Roerich gave a name of facsimile exhibition organized in the year of the hundredth anniversary of the stay of the Roerich family in Karelia (1916–1918).
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