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Доц. Калина Иванова е новият директор на Националната библиотека „Св. св. Кирил и Методий“. По време на Дирекционния съвет проф. д-р Красимира Александрова й предаде поста.

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Уважаеми читатели,

във връзка с предстоящите коледно-новогодишни празници Ви уведомяваме, че в дните 23, 27 и 30 декември Централна сграда и всички фиалиали на библиотеката ще работят с работно време от 9.00 до 17.30 ч.

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Отдели само минута, за да зарадваш случаен непознат!

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Under the motto "Libraries build bridges for a sustainable future", a meeting of library representatives from Europe with the newly elected Members of Parliament, organised by Public Libraries 2030, took place on 5 November at the European Parliament.

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On 15 November 2024. The Department for Adult Readers and Secondary School Students "Snezhana Yaneva" took part in Reading Day - Bulgaria.

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Библиотекари от Регионална библиотека „П. Р. Славейков“ – Велико Търново бяха на посещение в град Люблин, Полша по програма Еразъм +. В рамките на няколко дни те разгледаха и се запознаха с дейността и особеностите на културните институции в града.

„Всяка една посетена библиотека бе съвременно реновирана или построена специално за библиотека. Модерни библиотеки, светли, уютни, комфортни и с много кътове за релакс и дейности с читатели и посетители на библиотеката. Членството и услугите в тях е напълно безплатно. Грижата за материално техническата част за библиотеките е на градската община. Колегите ползват единна електронна платформа „Алма” за регистрация на книгите. Обединената им система позволява записът на всяка регистрираната книга да се допълва от другите библиотеки, които притежават този екземпляр“, разказва Виктория Роглева, старши библиотекар от великотърновската библиотека. Тя допълва, че спонсорирането е държавно по полска програма за електронни книги.

Библиотеката в град Люблин месечно получава по 200 заглавия и ги предоставя безплатно за определен срок на читателите си.

„Имат автомати за записване и отписване на книгите. Някои библиотеки притежават електронни устройства пред сградата. Читателите връщат и заемат книги в извънработното време чрез „библиомат”. Подреждането на фондовете е тематично, по предпочитаната от читателите литература. Регистрираната библиотечна единица има инвентарен номер, цифрова сигнатура и баркод. В град Люблин колегите от фонд книгохранилище поставят баркодове на книгите и тенденция е тези книги да се ползва от читателите. В детските отдели провеждат същите дейности, каквито и ние: среща с писатели, честване на празници и ръкоделстване по дадени теми, семейни четения, компютърни игри“, пояснява още Роглева.

В една от посетените библиотеки последната им дейност с децата е „Екология и опазване на околна среда, рециклиране и ползване на отпадъчни продукти за арт дейности“. В друга библиотека в пространство „библиотечна кухня” библиотекари готвят и събират рецепти от родния край съвместно с читателите. В града се провежда и кулинарен конкурс, организиран и насърчаван от библиотеката.

„Един ден от месеца доброволци обучават читатели на възраст 55 + в умения за боравене с компютър, таблет и електронни програми . За детските отдели има ден и час от седмицата – четене на приказка в библиотеката за най-малките.Единственото условие да се ползват всички услуги в библиотеката е да имат издадена читателска карта, която също е безплатна. Читателят попълва формуляр с данните си за електронната програма на библиотеката. Всички библиотеки притежаваха модерни кътове с апаратура, която позволява слушане на електронни книги, филми и музика. По различни поводи от културния им календар читатели се награждават с нови книги от библиотеката и грамоти за най-четящи деца ежегодно“, обобщава Виктория Роглева.

Сред другите интересни и любопитни особености на Полша е, че не се пуши. Има много зелени пространства, широки булеварди и старинни сгради в бароков стил. В град Люблин има „електронно огледало” – атракция за града и неговите гости. С побратимен град в Литва на видео връзка се поздравяват живущите.

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On 19 and 20 September, a team of the Regional Library took part in a scientific conference "Digital Humanities" at the invitation of the National Library in Sofia. The conference was held on the occasion of the meeting of the Library of the National Library in Krushevac, Serbia.

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On 19.09. 2024 at the American Center of the Metropolitan Library, the "Global Libraries - Bulgaria" Foundation held the final meeting of the 12-month DEPEND ON YOU project.

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In honour of the 116th anniversary of Bulgaria's Independence the team of the Regional Library "P. Р. Slaveykov" has prepared an exhibition in the upper lobby of the central building (2 Ivanka Boteva Street)

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На 5 септември 2024 г. в Музей "Възраждане и Учредително събрание“ се проведе научен форум по повод отбелязването на 139 години от обявяването на Съединението на Княжество България и Източна Румелия и издаването на Манифеста на княз Александър I Батенберг в Търново на 8 септември 1885 г.,

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We are deeply saddened to announce that Luizina Savkova, Head of Regional Activities at the Directorate for International Cooperation, European Programmes and Regional Activities of the Ministry of Culture, has left us.


She is an incredible creative personality, a great professional, dedicated to her work, a cultural worker with outstanding services to Bulgarian literature and culture.

Ms Savkova joined the Ministry of Culture in 2004 and since then she has worked her way up the career ladder in the institution - through the expert positions to the Head of the Regional Activities Department in the Directorate for International Cooperation, European Programmes and Regional Activities.

Colleagues in the Ministry say that she filled each of the positions she held with her unique personality and always sought to add something extra to every situation, no matter how complex. Colleagues at the National Library of St. Cyril and Methodius", from the regional and municipal libraries in the country, from the Bulgarian Library and Information Association, from the community centers, as well as many other organizations, partnered with Mrs. Savkova on various cases and thanks to the good cooperation with her our common cause of promoting the Bulgarian book enjoyed many successes.

National Award "Hristo G. Danov Award for contribution to Bulgarian literary culture, the National Children's Book Festival organized by the Regional Library "Sava Dobroplodni", the programs "The Return of the Book" and "Bulgarian Libraries - Contemporary Centers for Reading and Awareness" - these are only a very small part of the important initiatives for the Ministry of Culture, in which Luizina put all her heart and soul.

The Minister of Culture Nayden Todorov and the team of the Ministry of Culture express their sincere condolences to the family and friends of Mrs. Luizina Savkova! Her friendship, responsiveness and collegiality will not be forgotten, because she "wrote" the novel of her life with great wisdom and dignity.
A deep bow!

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In mid-June 2024, the director of the P. R. Slaveykov Regional Library - Assoc. Dr. Kalina Ivanova received a diploma for partnership and promotion of the documents of the State Archive - Veliko Tarnovo.

The certificate was presented by Dr. Tihomir Tonkov, Directorate of "Regional State Archives" - Veliko Tarnovo.

RL "P. R. Slaveykov" thanks the team of DA - Veliko Tarnovo for the good cooperation during the long years of partnership and wishes for more joint successful activities in the future as well!

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On June 6, the director of the Polish Institute in Sofia, Mr. Karol Zelinski, visited the "Petko R. Slaveykov" National Library in Veliko Tarnovo.

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The team of RL "P. R. Slaveykov" was on an exchange of experience in RL "Nikola Furnadzhiev", Pazardzhik.

We got acquainted with the structure of the library and exchanged experience by department with colleagues from the Pazardzhik Regional Library. The director of the library Lachezar Rikov presented the development of the library over the years and presented a picture of their library building to the Art Department fund. All colleagues left with a gift of a pencil with a thought related to the book and reading.

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Libraries - more necessary than ever

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On April 18th, on the occasion of Reading Month, the students of the IV "C" class of the "St. Patriarch Evtimiy" Primary School with class teacher Mrs. Elena Angelova

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On 09.04. in the central building of RL "P. R. Slaveykov" visited two groups of children from the kindergarten "First June" /V. Tarnovo/.

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Фоайе на книгата

The ninth edition of the anticipated book fair has a different look than previous ones, this is due to the fact that the focus is on meetings and events with artists, and publishers will promote their new titles at a booth on the day or week the author is visiting.

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Holding of the third city competition

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ББИА

On March 26, 2024, at the BBIA General annual reporting and election meeting was elected a new Management Board (2024 - 2026) with the chairman Kalina Ivanova, RL "Petko R. Slaveykov" - Veliko Tarnovo

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A celebration of the word "Thank you" was celebrated  with lots of heartfelt hugs and smiles by the fourth graders and beginner Esperanto students of Mrs. Dr. Vanya Tsaneva from the "Verdaj steletoj" club at the children's department of R.L "P. R. Slaveykov".

They gave book dividers with phrases and messages about this good word from the Bulgarian language and in Esperanto. All the class teachers of the fourth grades and the management of the "Emiliyan Stanev" school accepted their thanks. Mrs. Palangurska was greeted with a famous song in Esperanto - "Vivu la verda stelo".

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In order to enrich our knowledge, today we visited the Petko Slaveykov library.

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"There are lots of small ways to expand your child's world. A love of books is the best of them."

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Recommended Books

On the tracks of history in Veliko Tarnovo, Gabrovo, Lovech and Pleven

  • Author: Съставители: РБ "П. Р. Славейков", РБ "Априлов-Палаузов", РБ "Проф. Беню Цонев", РБ "Христо Смирненски"
  • Language: български
  • Publisher: Народна библиотека "П. Р. Славейков"
  • ISBN: 9786197173598
  • Year of publication: 2025
  • Cover: мека
  • Pages: 328

Personalities, events, and interesting facts

The publication "On the Tracks of History from Veliko Tarnovo, Gabrovo, Lovech, and Pleven. Personalities, events, and interesting facts" is being released on the occasion of the 60th anniversary of the founding of the "Mizia" local history association. The book is an attempt to bring together in one place what cannot be captured in dry dates and historical facts – the spirit of the place, the power of tradition, the memory of the people.

The Mizia Association includes the local history departments of the Petko R. Slaveykov Regional Library in Veliko Tarnovo, the Aprilov-Palauzov Regional Library in Gabrovo, the Prof. Benyu Tsonev Regional Library in Lovech, and the Hristo Smirnenski Regional Library in Pleven.

"On the Tracks of History from Veliko Tarnovo, Gabrovo, Lovech, and Pleven. Personalities, Events, and Interesting Facts" is the result of the joint work of librarians from the above-mentioned libraries.

The main idea of the proposed edition is to cover and present to the reader a wide range of personalities, events, and facts related to the past and history of the cities of Veliko Tarnovo, Gabrovo, Lovech, Pleven, and their regions. These settlements are not just streets, buildings, and events from the pages of printed works, but the living memory of people—their dreams, labor, suffering, celebrations, and heritage.

The book covers one hundred materials, twenty-five texts presented by each library. The individual publications do not claim to be scientific, but rather have a journalistic character. The published expositions confront the compilers with already completed research, highlighted events, and characterized personalities. However, such a local history publication, arranged in this way and bringing together the past of these settlements, has not been available on the book market until now. Its very printing and publication in this format and with this content reveals family ties, a rise in literacy, education, and social activity, as well as historical and cultural parallels between Veliko Tarnovo, Gabrovo, Lovech, and Pleven. The first lady of Bulgarian architecture, Veliko Tarnovo architect Victoria Angelova-Vinara, wins third prize in the competition for the Military Club building in Pleven; the madcap head of Bulgarian aviation Petko Popganchev becomes director of the State Aircraft Factory in Lovech; Gabrovo educator, mathematician, and physicist Acad. the Gabrovo educator, mathematician, and physicist Acad. Ivan Gyuzelev is the father of the talented Veliko Tarnovo composer Bogdana Gyuzeleva-Vulpe; The founder of modern Bulgarian linguistics, Prof. Benyu Tsonev, taught at the Petropavlovska Seminary near Lyaskovets, etc. The publication itself is evidence supporting the participation of these cities and their libraries in the only local history association in the country.

The texts present individual figures from the Bulgarian Renaissance who made a significant contribution to the economic, cultural, and social development of their native region. These were Bulgarians who kept local identities alive in the context of our national culture, historical events, and processes.

It is only natural that this type of literature should include illustrative material to enrich and illustrate the proposed text. The included photo collection is accompanied by annotations and the source from which the photos were selected is indicated.

The local history publication "On the Tracks of History from Veliko Tarnovo, Gabrovo, Lovech, and Pleven. Personalities, Events, and Interesting Facts" is aimed at young readers with the aim of encouraging their love for their homeland and native region. It is also useful for all those researchers and local historians who preserve local memories and traditions.

The history of a city is actually the individual stories of the people and families who lived there, the events that took place there, and the first discoveries and processes that have become part of its appearance and memory.

"The Maid"

  • Author: Freida McFadden
  • Language: bulgarian
  • Publisher: Bard
  • ISBN: 9786190302537
  • Year of publication: 2024
  • Cover: soft
  • Pages: 336

A young woman with a dark past...

Milly desperately needs a job. After a long search and numerous rejections, luck finally smiles on her. She is hired as a maid by the wealthy Nina Winchester, who lives in a luxurious house with her husband Andrew and their spoiled and capricious daughter Cecilia.

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"The Secret of Secrets" - Dan Brown

  • Author: Dan Brown
  • Language: bulgarian
  • Publisher: Bard
  • ISBN: 9786190303770
  • Year of publication: 2025
  • Cover: soft/hard
  • Pages: 608

Series: Robert Langdon

The author of the world's most famous thrillers returns with a stunning new novel—a stimulating, twist-filled, mind-bending masterpiece that will engage readers in a way only Dan Brown can.

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"Lehusa" - Vasil Popov

  • Author: Vasil Popov
  • Language: bulgarian
  • Publisher: Colibri
  • ISBN: 9786190217374
  • Year of publication: 2025
  • Cover: soft/hard
  • Pages: 516

The mysteries of Bulgarian folklore come to life in monstrous dimensions in the sequel to Mamnik - Lehus.

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The (Un)Solved Case

  • Author: Authors
  • Language: bulgarian
  • Publisher: Public library "P. R. Slaveykov"
  • ISBN: 0
  • Year of publication: 2025
  • Cover: soft

Ever since the Petko R. Slaveykov Regional Library launched a national competition for writing crime stories under the general title "The (Un)solved Case" in 2021, we have often been asked where, when, and how the submitted works could be read.

Fortunately, since mid-September 2025, we have been able to enjoy a printed book edition. This was made possible thanks to financial support from the Ministry of Culture under the program "Technological renewal, technological equipment, and promotion of reading, media, and information literacy in public libraries." The collection bears the same title, "The (Un)revealed Case," and contains all 23 stories by the participants who won prizes in the four editions of the competition held so far. Although some of the authors have had individual texts published previously, most of them are not professional writers in the true sense of the word. This undoubtedly adds even more significance to their intellectual efforts.

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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

A training seminar for library professionals was held in Strazhitsa as part of a project by the Ministry of Culture

On July 1, 2026, in the town of Strazhitsa, experts from various library fields at the “Petko R. Slaveykov” Regional Library participated in a training seminar as part of the Ministry of Culture’s project “Regional Library Playing a Leading Role in Professional Education and Continuing Education for Library Specialists in the Veliko Tarnovo Region.”

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A training seminar with library professionals was held in Svishtov as part of the "Regional Activities" project

On June 23, 2026, a training seminar for librarians from the region was held in Svishtov as part of the project:

“Regional Library Playing a Leading Role in Professional Education and Continuing Education for Library Specialists in the Municipality of Svishtov”

The meeting was hosted by the “Prof. Ivan Shishmanov” City Library in Svishtov.

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Regional Public Library

Petko R. Slaveykov

5000 Veliko Tarnovo

2, Ivanka Boteva

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Marianka Byrova

Director

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Dr. Ivan Aleksandrov

Deputy Director

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Main Building

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+359 62 627 901

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Art Department

8, Krakov st.

+359 62 630 410

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Department for Senior Readers 'Snejana Yaneva'

7, Simeon Veliki st.

+359 62 641 856

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Branch 'Slaveiche'

7, Simeon Veliki st.

Children's Department

+359 62 641 856

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Foreign Language Centre 'Eagle'

7, Simeon Veliki st.

+359 62 646 916

eagle_dep@libraryvt.com

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