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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.

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To the All-Russian Day of Libraries

May 25, 2018: The National Library of the Republic of Karelia held a solemn event dedicated to the All-Russian Day of Libraries.The professional community and veterans of libraries were congratulated by the Chairman of the Committee of the Legislative Assembly of the Republic of Karelia on Education, Culture, Sports and Youth Policy G. A. Gorelikova, the Minister of Culture of the Republic of Karelia A. N. Lesonen, the Deputy Minister of Education of the Republic of Karelia N. D. Volkova and the Chief Specialist of the Department of Culture and Public Relations of the Administration of Petrozavodsk City District O. M. Anukhina.

The 24th of May is the Day of Slavic Writing and Culture

May 24, 2018: The National Library of Karelia celebrated the Day of Slavic Writing and Culture dedicated to the creators of Slavic writing, Byzantine monks and brothers Cyril and Methodius. Saints equal-to-the-apostles brothers Cyril and Methodius (IX century) made the first and most important contribution to the development of writing of the Slavs: they created the Slavic alphabet (Cyrillic alphabet) and translated the Gospel into the Slavonic language.

Long Night of Museums 2018: Masterpieces from the storerooms

May 19, 2018: The National Library of Karelia took part in the Long Night of Museums campaign and presented its interactive program Metamorphoses of Reading. Metamorphoses occur constantly in human life and in the history of the country. This evening, the mobile library of the National Library of Karelia turned into a time machine, and every visitor could travel to the Soviet Union of 60's, 70's, 80's and Russia of 90's.

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