Libraries of Kazan: description, addresses

To date, the centralized library system of Kazan is a huge network of libraries. It consists of two main institutions - the Central Library and the Central Children's Library, 47 branches. Distributed book depository in all areas of the city. Their total fund exceeds 2 million copies. You can find books, magazines, audiovisual and electronic documents, notes on the shelves. In addition, all libraries have access to the World Wide Web. We offer you an overview of Kazan libraries!

Republican Children's Library

The history of this temple of knowledge began in 1919. May 17 in the basement of one of the houses on Nekrasov Street opened the first children's library, which could visit all the children of the republic. The initiator of this event was the local writer Ekaterina Nikolaevna Nelidova. Initially, the library's collection numbered about a thousand copies - these were books from private collections, the women's institute of noble maidens, the diocesan school.

The library regularly hosted various events - matinees, quizzes, debates, book parades, conferences. Active work did not stop in the years of the Great Patriotic War, because at the expense of evacuated the number of readers doubled!

Nowadays

Today in the collections of the republican children's library of Kazan there are more than 120 thousand publications - art and educational literature, magazines. Their services to small readers and their parents are offered by:

• Department of processing and accounting of funds and catalogs;
• Scientific and methodical department;
• Department of information, reference and bibliography, local history bibliography;
• Department of literature on art;
• Department of mass work;
• Department of national literature.

Fun and informative: events held in the library

The main event taking place in this library is Kazan, the Children's Book Week. It opens with a solemn theatrical performance with the participation of the heroes of your favorite books. In all departments there are exhibitions of the most popular books among children. Besides, children can take part in literary contests, try themselves as readers. Frequent guests of the holiday are children's poets and writers.

Address of the library - prospectus H. Yamasheva, 81

National Library

More than 150 years ago, in 1865, the unique National Library of Kazan was opened in the city. The foundation of the fund then was a rich collection of local book-lover Ivan Vtorov, donated by the son of this outstanding man - Nikolay Vtorov. It numbered almost 2,000 copies!

In 1906, a branch of the Public Library for Muslims appeared in Kazan. It can be called with certainty one of the most important Tatar enlightenment centers. The fund of the department could boast editions in Russian and Oriental languages. In all there were about 1300 volumes.

Throughout its history, this kingdom of books has repeatedly changed its status and official name. But the year of major changes was 1991 - then the institution acquired the status of the National Library. Today the library is more than 3 million books, documents, magazines - both in Russian and in Tatar. And the National Library of Kazan is considered the center of culture of the Tatar people. This is not surprising, because the specialists of the institution collect, preserve and disseminate Tatar books and publications that tell about the republic. Every year, library staff participate in professional competitions. For example, in July 2017, library workers became winners of the All-Russian competition "Librarian-2017".

Anyone can visit the library. Find it easy - it is located at: ul. Kremlin, 33

Central City Library

The Central Library of Kazan is located in the historical and cultural center of the city on Vishnevsky Street, 10. Readers can find here a department of Tatar literature, a center of legal culture, a media library. The statistics says that every year more than 10 thousand citizens visit this library!

Such popularity is easy to explain - in addition to traditional services, the specialists of this library in Kazan offer visitors meetings with outstanding figures of art and literature. There are regular presentations of book novelties, musical evenings, thematic holidays. The main motto of this temple of literature is to make book lovers of all Kazan residents.