The central library on Vishnevsky Street will be renovated in Kazan

The central library on Vishnevsky Street will be renovated in Kazan

<p> This year, the central library on Vishnevsky Street will be renovated in Kazan. By the summer, the renovation of the library No. 27 on Barudi Street will also be completed. This was reported to the Mayor of Kazan Ilsur Metshin at the summing-up meeting by the head of the Department of Culture Azat Abzalov. </p> <p> The central library on Vishnevsky Street will be modernized according to the new standard with decoration of all premises, it is also planned to replace utilities. Earlier, two libraries were renovated in Kazan – library No. 26 on K.Tsetkin Street and library No. 13 on Mavlyutova Street. After the renovation of institutions, the number of visits doubled and amounted to about 90,000 in 2022, and the number of books lent out was more than 200 thousand. The renovated libraries combine the functions of a book depository and a modern public space. In addition, Library No. 13 became the first library in the city with a concert hall. </p> <p> According to A.Abzalov, along with the renovation, the approach to the formation of book collections has changed. 23 million rubles were allocated for their acquisition over 2 years. “Today you can find literature of any genre in libraries. In addition, they all have access to high–speed Internet,”- the head of the Department of Culture noted. </p> <p>   </p> <p> Last year, the head of library No. 26 Nikolay Baskov became a finalist of the Librarian of the Year All-Russian competition. </p> <p>   </p> <p> A.Abzalov also said that Kazan is participating in the competition for the status of “Library Capital of Russia” in 2024. The results will be announced in June at the All-Russian Library Congress in Murmansk. The competition is held by the Russian Library Association. </p>

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