Regional Library Petko R. Slaveykov

Veliko Tarnovo

On 16 April 2024 in the foyer of the RL "P. R. Slaveykov" - Veliko Tarnovo was opened Exhibition of Staiko Nikolov with cartoons from the collection of the Art Gallery "N. Pavlovich", exhibits from the museum "Aleko Konstantinov" - Svishtov

and books from the collection of RL "P. R. Slaveykov - Veliko Tarnovo. The event is dedicated to the Day of the Bulgarian Constitution and the professional holiday of lawyers. The exhibition was opened together with Tanya Likova, Director of the "Nikolai Pavlovich" State Historical Gallery and Ivelina Gabrovska, Director of the "Aleko Konstantinov" Museum. The event was held at the Museum of the History of the History of the History. The occasion for the event is also the celebration of 130 years since the publication of the travelogue "To Chicago and Back" and the presentation of the phototype edition, printed by the publishing house "Abagar" with the financial support of the international foundation "Aleko Konstantinov". Students from the Faculty of Education, led by Associate Professor Georgi Vassilev, performed excerpts from To Chicago and Back. April 16 is the Day of the Bulgarian Constitution and a professional holiday of lawyers in Bulgaria. The day has been celebrated since 1991 on the initiative of the Union of Lawyers in Bulgaria. On this date in 1879 the Tarnovo Constitution was adopted - the first Bulgarian constitution, which became the legislative basis for the social and economic development of the newly liberated state. The Constitution is the foundation of the legal system. It is the basis for a stable rule of law and the guarantor of the rights and freedoms of every Bulgarian citizen.

Recommended Books

The Aristocracy of the Second Bulgarian Kingdom

  • Author: Nikolay Ovcharov
  • Language: bulgarian
  • Publisher: Ciela
  • ISBN: 9789542850281
  • Year of publication: 2025
  • Cover: hard
  • Pages: 564

How was society structured during the Second Bulgarian Kingdom? Was there a feudalism similar to the Western European one and what was the hierarchy in the Bulgarian aristocracy? Did our boyars have their own heraldry and their own feudal castles? How did they dress? What were their rights, duties, rituals?

In “The Aristocracy of the Second Bulgarian Kingdom” prof. Nikolai Ovcharov sheds light on these important for our history, but poorly studied questions. His extensive and thorough research is presented in a language accessible to a wide audience and is the result of many years of work and research - both on archaeological sites and written sources - Bulgarian, Byzantine, Serbian, Vlach, Moldavian, Western European.

From the vast amount of information he researched, prof. Ovcharov comes to a definite conclusion:

The aristocracy of the Second Bulgarian Kingdom was no less glamorous and proud than the magnificent nobles - dukes, cities and barons of France, England and the Holy Roman Empire of the Germanic people.

About the Author:

Professor Doctor of Historical Sciences Nikolay Ovcharov is an archaeologist known for his researches in Perperikon, Tatul, Veliko Tarnovo, Veliki Preslav, Missionis and Urvich. He is the author of dozens of books and hundreds of publications on medieval history and has taught at a number of Bulgarian and foreign universities. He is a Knight of the Order of St. He is a recipient of the Order of St. Cyril and Methodius with a necklace for outstanding services in the field of culture and a recipient of the highest award of the Ministry of Culture - the Golden Century with a necklace. In 2024 he became an honorary professor of the "Dimitry A. He is also the President of the University of Sofia.

The book ends with a “Memoir” of the boyars of the Second Bulgarian Kingdom, which lists the names of aristocrats and their deeds that have survived.

The book contains numerous photographs, including a colour appendix with photographs of Bulgarian fortresses and castles, preserved frescoes with images of aristocrats, archaeological findings related to the clothing, jewellery and lifestyle of the aristocrats.

The cover, created by the artist Damyan Damyanov, is a reproduction of a coat of arms similar to the coats of arms with lions used in the Second Bulgarian Kingdom.

The publication was made with the kind assistance and support of Klinetech Bulgaria Ltd.

The daughter of the Time

  • Author: Dayan Shaer
  • Language: bulgarian
  • Publisher: Shaer Publisher
  • ISBN: 9786199210666
  • Year of publication: 2024
  • Cover: soft
  • Pages: 366

Do we die when we learn when we will die? The second book in Diane Schaer's Widow of Time trilogy, about an anti-utopian world where everyone knows how long they have to live, returns with a new question: what is the price of delayed truth?"

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My inspirers

  • Author: Ivo Siromahov
  • Language: bulgarian
  • Publisher: Сиела
  • ISBN: 9789542848554
  • Year of publication: 2024
  • Cover: soft
  • Pages: 224

My Inspirers" is a book dedicated to the people who have their special place in the life of its author - Ivo Siromahov.

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"Let Us Remember - Stories from History" - Rosen Petrov

  • Author: Rosen Petrov
  • Language: bulgarian
  • Publisher: Atea Books
  • ISBN: 9786197624564
  • Year of publication: 2024
  • Cover: soft
  • Pages: 262

The book Let Us Remember - Stories from History by the author Rosen Petrov is:

  • a book about the facts we need to know;
  • a book about the places we need to rediscover;

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Hostel for monsters

  • Author: Milen Halyov
  • Language: bulgarian
  • Publisher: Ciela
  • ISBN: 9789542842767
  • Year of publication: 2024
  • Cover: soft
  • Pages: 328

Nineteen-year-old Thea lives in the heart of the party - Student Town. But she is neither a student, nor does she inhabit any of the cult blocks in the eternally awake neighbourhood at the foot of Vitosha, which hosts young people from all over the country.

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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

XIX Национална библиотечна седмица под надслов „Библиотеката – мисия възможна“

От 8 до 15 май 2025г. Българската библиотечно-информационна асоциация (ББИА) ще проведе XIX Национална библиотечна седмица под надслов „Библиотеката – мисия възможна“ и ще премине с поредица от разнообразни събития в цялата страна. Кампанията се организира в партньорство с Фондация „Глобални библиотеки – България“ (ФГББ). Медийни партньори на кампанията са БНТ, БНР, БТА и онлайн медиите „Аз чета“ и „Детски книги“.

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OPENING HOURS April 17-22, 2025

HOLIDAY OPENING HOURS

Opening hours for April 17:

RL "P. R. Slaveykov" - Veliko Tarnovo

Central Building (2 Ivanka Boteva Street) -

from 9.00 a.m. to 4.00 p.m.

BIC Slaveyche (7 S. Veliki Street)

Buzludzha Branch (8 D. Chokanov Street)

Art Department (8 Krakov Street)

from 9.00 a.m. to 3.00 p.m.

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