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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

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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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Opening of the exhibition "Modern Nordic Cities: Ecology and Sustainable Development"

December 8, 2021: The National Library of Karelia opened an exhibition "Modern Nordic Cities: Ecology and Sustainable Development" in the framework of the international festival ”Days of Nordic Countries in Petrozavodsk”. The exhibition was organized by a longtime partner of the library – the Danish Cultural Institute in Saint Petersburg.

"Karelian Gods: Agricola's List" – calendar 2022

December 5, 2021: The National Library of Karelia held a presentation of the Calendar “Karelian Gods: Agricola's List". The "Runola" project team worked on the calendar. At the presentation, Tatyana Berdasheva told about the stages of the calendar development. Thanks to the well-coordinated work of the Runola project team, the historical texts collected by Mikael Agricola have got a new embodiment.

THE EPIC POEM KALEVALA IN THE LANGUAGES OF THE PEOPLES OF THE WORLD

December 1, 2021: The Library Association of the Republic of Karelia together with the National Library of Karelia held a cultural event ”Let’s Read Runes of the Epic Poem Kalevala in the Languages of the Peoples of the World”. The purpose of the event was to present a variety of translations of the Karelian-Finnish epic poem Kalevala on the Internet.

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