The Libraryat Svetlina 1948 Public Chitalishte,
Gyovren, Smolyan District
An Open Window to the World
Partnership
Svetlina 1948 Chitalishte Library, GyovrenRamadan Shanov, Scretary
Sevgyul Shaibova, Librarian and
Whitney Godby,Peace Corps
Volunteer
History
Opened in 1948 as part of the chitalishte Borrowing room – 27 sq. m.Reading room – 27 sq. m.Book depository – 8 sq. m.
Information about the library Library stock – more than 4,000 volumes and 50 CDs
Library stock catalogued and organized according to UDC
Systematic traditional card catalogue and electronic catalogue
Number of readers in 2011: 110
Number of users in 2011: 5,439 of whom 3,749 used computers
Global Libraries The library was selected to participate in the program
at the first stage. It received three computers and a multifunctional device , one librarian staff position
and training under the five thematic areas.
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Global Libraries Our daily statistics
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Computer usage in Svetlina Library
Посещения Linear (Посещения)брой часове Потребители
Social Activities Assistance and advice to farmers in looking for EU
programs
New library services – CV design, online job search, Skype conversations, e-mail communication and use of social networks like Facebook
Copying services
Using the computers for lectures on healthy and safe work environment, drugs and AIDS prevention
Work with Children
Martenitsa competition on 28 February 2012 Electronic quiz on Vasil Levski – 17 February
2012 Green Library in July
Work with Children Correspondence with children from the USATyping training with the Mavis Beacon program Spelling Bee competition
Work with Children
Our Nature and My Holidays international painting contests for children
Online search of school literature
Children on the Internet Children use websites for educational and
entertaining purposes
The www.dechica.com website with its variety of topics: mathematics, literature, music, science, painting, etc.
Electronic Catalogue Adopted in August 2011 during stocktaking All My Books inventory software was used Enables searching in the library stock and adding
information about new books
Other information
We donated 118 books to the library in the village of Kasak
We received books from individuals, the Darian Book Project and the village of Gyovren
We organized presentations of workout methods – in the new gym.
Future
Look for book sponsors Enrich the library stock with new Bulgarian
and foreign language books Provide a multimedia projector for
presentations on topics of current interest in the gym and the library
Provide innovative library services.