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13/03/2023. The Book of the Year of the Republic of Karelia 2022
March 13, 2023:
The National Library of the Republic of Karelia opened the XXIII exhibition The Book of the Year of the Republic of Karelia 2022. The exhibition annually marks the beginning of the competition The Book of the Year of the Republic of Karelia.
The exhibition presents 221 editions published by Karelian publishing houses and publishing organizations. This is various literature - local history, educational, business literature, works by Karelian authors, books for children and literature in national languages.
The exhibition and the competition are a great event in the cultural life of the republic. 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.
Marina Nikishina, Head of the National library and member of the Organizing Committee, made a welcoming speech at the opening ceremony. In the year of its 190th anniversary, the library congratulated the PIN Publishing House on its 25th anniversary. The Editorial and Publishing Department of the Karelian Scientific Center of the Russian Academy of Sciences, which celebrates its 75th anniversary this year, has not been left without attention.
In her speech, Elena Migunova, Head of the Department of State Support for Indigenous Peoples of the Ministry of National and Regional Policy of the Republic of Karelia and member of the Organizing Committee, focused on supporting book publishing in the national languages of Karelia and wished successful work to the expert groups of the competition.
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, 2023, the National Library of the Republic of Karelia has collected applications. In total, 104 applications from various Karelian publishing houses and publishing organizations were received for the competition. 50 books will compete for the title "The Best Book of the Year of the Republic of Karelia".
During the exhibition, editions of the year 2022 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 2021 till April 20 on the site of the National Library of the Republic of Karelia. The exhibition is open at the National Library until March 26.