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12/03/2024. The Book of the Year of the Republic of Karelia 2023 exhibition
March 12, 2024:
The National Library of the Republic of Karelia opened the XXIV exhibition The Book of the Year of the Republic of Karelia 2023. The exhibition annually marks the beginning of the competition The Book of the Year of the Republic of Karelia.
The exhibition presents 212 editions published by Karelian publishing houses and publishing organizations. Among them, there are various literature - local history, educational, business literature, works by Karelian authors, books for children and literature in national languages.
The exhibition and competition attracts the attention of readers of the National Library of Karelia; not only residents of Petrozavodsk and Karelia, but also guests of our region gather to look at the results of last year’s book publishing. The competition The Book of the Year of the Republic of Karelia demonstrates an objective picture of the current state of the book publishing industry and shows the development trends of publishing in Karelia.
At the opening of the exhibition, Sergei Solovyov, the First Deputy Minister of Culture of the Republic of Karelia and a member of the organizing committee of the competition, made a welcoming speech. In his speech, Solovyov emphasized that in 2024, in connection with the celebration of the 30th anniversary of the Legislative Assembly of the Republic of Karelia, it is proposed to approve a special prize for the Chairman of the Legislative Assembly of the Republic of Karelia.
The National Library of the Republic of Karelia congratulated the Ostrova publishing house on its 20th anniversary, and the Severnoye Siyaniye publishing house, which celebrates its 15th anniversary this year, was also noted. Letters of gratitude for compliance with publishing standards and timely execution of the law “On Legal Deposit of Documents” were given to Yuri Shleikin and Yana Zhemoytelite.
The competition is attended by book products published in the Republic of Karelia and received by the Book Chamber as a legal deposit from January 1 to December 31, 2022. Between February 1 and March 5, 2024, the National Library of the Republic of Karelia has collected applications. In total, 86 applications from various Karelian publishing houses and publishing organizations were received for the competition. 45 books will compete for the title "The Best Book of the Year of the Republic of Karelia".
During the exhibition, editions of the year 2023 will be evaluated by experts, and everyone will be able to vote for his or her favourite book in the Readers’ Choice category.
Besides, everyone can vote for his or her favourite book in the category Readers’ Choice by visiting the virtual exhibition The Book of the Year 2023 till April 22 on the site of the National Library of the Republic of Karelia. The exhibition is open at the National Library until March 26.