The National Library of the Republic of Karelia

Mission of our website

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

The annual meeting of the heads of federal and central regional libraries of Russia

October 22-23, 2019: The Ministry of Culture of the Russian Federation, the Russian State Library and the Russian National Library held the Annual Meeting of the Heads of the Federal and Central Regional Libraries of Russia.

Lecture: The History of Cinema of Finland from the Kaurismäki Brothers and After

October 5 – 6, 2019: The National Library of Karelia with the support of the Petrozavodsk branch of the Consulate General of Finland held a lecture on the theme The History of Finnish Cinema from the Kaurismäki Brothers and After.

XX Russian-Finnish cultural forum in Tula

September 27-28, 2019: The forum in Tula hosted more than 100 partnership negotiations on 70 joint projects. The National Library of Karelia at the forum was represented by the Deputy Head Irina Germanova.

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