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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

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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The International Altshuller Days has concluded in Petrozavodsk

On the 100th anniversary of the birth of Genrikh Altshuller, outstanding Soviet engineer and creator of the Theory of Inventive Problem Solving (TRIZ), the National Library of the Republic of Karelia hosted the conclusion of the international conference TRIZ Summit 2026: Altshuller Days.

Professional tour of directors and head of municipal libraries of Karelia to Saint-Petersburg

Directors and specialist of the municipal libraries of Karelia went on a professional tour to the public libraries of Saint-Petersburg.

The campaign "Give a New Book to Rural Libraries" has concluded

In Petrozavodsk, the campaign "Give a New Book to Rural Libraries" initiated by the Head of the Republic of Karelia Artur Parfenchikov has concluded

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