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

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Activities

Social activities Work with children Training courses Electronic catalogue

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

All My Books Software The software also registers book loans.

Courses

English language for grown-ups for children

Computer courses for different age groups

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.

Thank you for your attention!