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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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The National Library of Karelia took part in the festival in memory of Nikolai Abramov

Podporozhye Central Library held a festival Strokes of Nikolai Abramov. The event was dedicated to Nikolai Abramov, People’s Writer of Karelia and Vepsian poet.

Foreign/Own: "A Romantic of Fantastic Realism" Ernst Theodor Amadeus Hoffmann

This year, the first meeting of the Foreign/Own project was dedicated to the writer celebrating his anniversary, Ernst Theodor Amadeus Hoffmann, and his famous fairy tale, The Nutcracker, fragments of which the participants translated into the Karelian language.

Awarding Ceremony the Magic Christmas 2025 competition

The National Library of Karelia held the awarding ceremony of the Magic Christmas competition – the international art competition for children and young people.

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