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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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Children’s’ books to the National Library of Karelia
The Institute of Geology of the Karelian Scientific Centre of the Russian Academy of Sciences gave comic books about the geology of our region, "Educational Journeys of Karelian Animals: Science for the Little Ones".
In 2026, Genrikh Altshuller (1926–1998) turns 100 years. Altshuller was an outstanding Soviet engineer, science fiction writer, and inventor of the Theory of Inventive Problem Solving (in Russian TRIZ), which has received worldwide recognition.
The Chronicle of Läkkölä: Ethnic Fantasy in Karelian Style
The National Library of Karelia held a meeting with Marina Babalyk, an author writing in the ethnic fantasy genre who seamlessly combines folklore traditions and the author's own fiction.
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