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Regional Library
Petko R. Slaveykov

Regional Public library „Petko R. Slaveykov”

The library holds a collection of 600,000 paper and digital works and serves 10 000 visitors annually

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Regional Library
Petko R. Slaveikov

National Literary Contest
“Blessing for Tarnovgrad”

On the occasion of the 840th anniversary of the Asen Uprising and the proclamation of Tarnovgrad as the capital of the restored Bulgarian state, the Municipality of Veliko Tarnovo, in partnership with the Union of Bulgarian Writers and the “Petko R. Slaveykov” Regional Library, announces a national literary contest for unpublished works in the genres of prose, poetry, and essay writing.
📅 Submission deadline: October 24, 2025

Summer
Regional Library
Petko R. Slaveykov

SUMMER CAMPAIGN "COME TO THE LIBRARY WITH FRIENDS"
2025

from 3 June 2025 to 15 September 2025
under the patronage of Mr. Ventsislav Spirdonov - Chairman of the Veliko Tarnovo Municipal Council

akreditacia
Regional Library
Petko R. Slaveykov

ACCREDITATION IN THE FIELD OF ADULT EDUCATION UNDER THE ERASMUS PROGRAM +
2025-2027

"Petko R. Slaveykov" Regional Library received Accreditation in the field of adult education under the Erasmus+ Program of the European Commission. This prestigious distinction is a recognition of her long-term contribution and the high quality of the services offered in the field of non-formal education for adults.

Annual Competitions

Part of the Library's rich cultural calendar are the competitions that take place throughout the year. Library professionals are involved in their organisation.

Digital Library

A collection of digital copies of unique old printed, rare and valuable books, periodicals and archival documents of local history.

Scientific Conference

Since 2002 the Regional National Biibliotheque "Petko R. Slaveykov" - Veliko Tarnovo has been the main organizer of the National Scientific Conference "Libraries-Reading-Communications"

Past Events

26 Jun 2025

On 24 June in the reading room of the RL "P. R. Slaveykov" - V. The premiere of the almanac “A Book about Elena” took place in our town. The publication was presented by the respected historian and university lecturer prof. Petko Petkov, Dr. Ilko Todorov, sociologist, member of the editorial board and on whose idea “Book about Elena” was compiled and published and Mrs. Mariana Katrafilova, descendant of Pope Sava Katrafilov.

"The Book of Elena is a publication impressive in its scope and thematic content. The almanac resurrects and preserves the historical memory of the town in events and personalities. “A Book for Elena” is the work of a collective of authors, prepared and published by Elena residents for Elena. The mission of the book is to reveal to the reading audience remarkable and significant episodes of the development and life of the town during its existence. The almanac was printed and published in the town of. It was published and printed in Varna, and the organizers and initiators of its publication are the “Time” Foundation and the Civic Circle “For Elena”.

"The Book of Elena is an impressive 730 pages long. Structurally, it consists of six thematic sections. An important and essential part for readers, researchers and local historians is that each section is accompanied by a bibliography, noted scientific publications and electronic sources. The Department of Reference and Bibliography and Local Studies at the RL "P. R. Slaveykov" - V. Tarnovo prepared a bibliography “Books and publications of the town of Elena after 2008” included in the publication. It covers more significant events of Elena, reflected in the periodical press or in individual books. The bibliography is a natural continuation of the bibliography “The Town of Elena and the Elena Region” by Hristo Stanev, published by the library in 2010.

By opening the almanac, the reader also gets acquainted with the rich illustrative material that illustrates the proposed text; included are photo galleries “Elena in the recent past” and “Elena today”. At the end of the publication the sponsors of the project “TIME: ELENA” are also reflected.

26 Jun 2025

Svetla Andreeva visited the Library and Information Centre “Slaveyche” with her latest book “The Visions of Mrs. Rose”. At the meeting, which took place on June 23 in the Foreign Languages Department, the Veliko Tarnovo author introduced the guests to a world where the thin line between the human and the monstrous is painfully clear. This time the focus is on the woman - not as a victim, but as a perpetrator, as a bearer of guilt that is not always apparent at first sight.

The collection contains three novellas - “An Italian Connection”, “The Visions of Madame Rosa” and “Is There Bread for Sinners”. They are united by the common theme of women who kill - not out of hatred, but out of pain, out of impasse, out of accumulated quiet rage. These are not crime stories in the classical sense, but psychological portraits in which the boundaries between the real and the imagined, between guilt and redemption, are intertwined. The narrative moves between mystery and psychological drama, in that style characteristic of Andreeva - delicate but penetrating, with a flair for language and for people's fates.

With each new book, she reminds us that literature can not only tell, but also reveal - what lies behind the words, behind the silence and behind the surface of everyday life.

Svetla Andreeva is an established author and journalist from Veliko Tarnovo. She graduated in Bulgarian Philology at the University of Veliko Tarnovo "St. She is a graduate of St. Cyril and Methodius University in Veliko Tarnovo. Her career has taken her through various professional fields - journalist in print media, radio and television, bringing with her the sensitivity of a storyteller and observer.

She made her debut in literature in the 1980s with a 1984 collection of short stories, The TV and the Canary, but over the past two decades has established herself as an author with a distinct style. Her books include Born of the Devil (2000), Jim's Goats (2007), Bread for Sinners (2013), Bus to Heaven (2016), Good, Beautiful, Evil (novel 2017), The End of the Apocalypse (2020), and the critically acclaimed Death Before Christmas (first crime-themed 2023).

Svetla Andreeva has won several literary prizes, including the Atanas Lipchev Prize (2018), a short story competition, and “Celestial Meridians” from the same year, awards from international competitions.

Her short stories have been translated into Russian, Polish and Czech.

She is a member of the Union of Bulgarian Writers and an active participant in the literary life of Veliko Tarnovo.

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Event Calendar

 Regional Library Petko R. Slaveykov in Veliko Tarnovo city is the largest public information centre in Northern Bulgaria.

 

Recommended Books

"Място за щастие"

  • Author: Емили Хенри
  • Language: български
  • Publisher: СофтПРЕС
  • ISBN: 9786191519736
  • Year of publication: 2024
  • Cover: мека
  • Pages: 384

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Докосваща сърцето история за ролята на семейството, което си избираме, за болката, която идва с отчуждаването от любимите ни хора, и за триумфа, когато преоткрием връзката си с тях ― и със самите себе си.

Али Хейзълууд

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"Стоманена принцеса" (Royal Elite 2)

  • Author: Рина Кент
  • Language: български
  • Publisher: Сиела
  • ISBN: 9789542849919
  • Year of publication: 2025
  • Cover: мека
  • Pages: 376

#Booktok, #Booktok Тийн книги
Може ли принцесата да свали от власт краля?

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"Фермата на писателите"

  • Author: Иво Сиромахов
  • Language: български
  • Publisher: Сиела
  • ISBN: 9789542850625
  • Year of publication: 2025
  • Cover: мека
  • Pages: Сиела

Нов хумористичен роман от Иво Сиромахов.

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Тайната на прислужницата

  • Author: Фрида Макфадън
  • Language: български
  • Publisher: Бард
  • ISBN: 9786190302681
  • Year of publication: 2024
  • Cover: мека
  • Pages: 304

"В този идеален дом има само едно правило. Не надничай зад затворените врати..."

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"Безмилостни създания"

  • Author: Дж. Т. Гайсингер
  • Language: български
  • Publisher: Апостроф
  • ISBN: 9786197754087
  • Year of publication: 2024
  • Cover: мека
  • Pages: 352

Взривяващ роман за любов, лъжи и обсебване

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Annual Competitions

Summer campaign "Come to the library"

The Summer Campaign "Come to the Library" is an initiative, conceptually designed to provoke the students from I to XII grade from Veliko Tarnovo, who are readers of RL "Petko R. Slaveykov" to read more and more books during the summer holidays.

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"My hometown"

With the longest and most successful implementation is the annual competition "My hometown". Its first edition was in 2000 and has since become a favorite and recognizable for the participants from the city and the region.

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Foyer of the book with an autograph

Regional Library "Petko R. Slaveykov" - Veliko Tarnovo over the last ten years has established an extremely prestigious cultural event, which is the "Foyer of the book with an autograph". The philosophy of this forum is related to the promotion of Bulgarian printed book production not only in the region, but also nationally.

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"/Un/solved case"

The National Crime Writing Contest, under the general title of "/The/ Unsolved Case," will launch in 2021. The contest is held over a one- or two-month period, traditionally during the fall season of a given calendar year.

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Latest News

Гостуване на екипа на РБ "П. Р. Славейков" в РБ "Христо Ботев" - гр. Враца

Екип на Народна библиотека "П. Р. Славейков" е на посещение в Регионална библиотека "Христо Ботев" град Враца. Домакините демонстрираха своите добри практики при работа с различни читателски групи, представиха интересни и оригинални активности, част от богатата им културна програма.

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Литературен конкурс " БЛАГОСЛОВ ЗА ТЪРНОВГРАД"

По случай 840 години от въстанието на Асеневци и обявяването на Търновград за столица, Община Велико Търново, съвместно със Съюза на българските писатели и Регионална библиотека „Петко Р. Славейков“, обявява национален конкурс за непубликувани произведения в жанровете проза, поезия и есеистика.
Краен срок за изпращане на творбите: 24 октомври 2025 г.

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Regional Public Library

Petko R. Slaveykov

5000 Veliko Tarnovo

2, Ivanka Boteva

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Assoc. Prof. Dr. Kalina Ivanova

Director

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Dr. Ivan Aleksandrov

Deputy Director

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Main Building

2, Ivanka Boteva st.

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Art Department

8, Krakov st.

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Department for Senior Readers 'Snejana Yaneva'

7, Simeon Veliki st.

+359 62 641 856

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Branch 'Slaveiche'

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Children's Department

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Foreign Language Centre 'Eagle'

7, Simeon Veliki st.

+359 62 646 916

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