The Library and the School: We Can Do

More Together

Working with children – one of the main priorities of Petar Stapov District Library’s

activities

• they are the most emotional and sincere to perceive everything new and unfamiliar;

• we must teach them to love books and reading as early as possible;

• Today’s children patrons are our tomorrow’s adult patrons.

Because:• children are the part of society most open to knowledge;

The process of creating readers’ habits is long and difficult and would be unsuccessful if it was

unilateral, if we do not have supporters, partners with whom to

walk the road to the book.

Partnership means working together as equal parties, with

lots of passion and enthusiasm in order to achieve the common goal:

To have the book enter children’s lives and stay there forever!

The library’s best friends and partners are children from the schools in the city

and the library is children’s favorite place for useful and pleasant activities.

The children’s department of Petar Stapov District Library is a complex department including a lending section, a reading room, a playroom and a room for meetings, lectures, celebrations and other initiatives. It registers and provides services to children aged up to 14 years. It provides for usage about 50,000 library items – books, periodicals, games.

The children’s library

Here children can:• find a favorite

book and meet fairy tale characters

• visit a concert, exhibition, watch movies, draw, color and many other useful and entertaining activities

• meet and communicate with friends and supporters

• play computer games

• use hard and soft copy

information • write their homework and prepare their lessons

Kindergarten children –

our youngest

friends and partners who are

always so impatient

and excited to come to the library.

“We are already

literate” – first

collective library visit by already grown-up

first graders,

first impressions,

first reader’s

card.

Children’s literary morning “We Know This Author” – presentation of famous Bulgarian and foreign

writers’ lives and works When

presented in an intriguing and skillful manner, the information

enhances the interest in

authors’ works and leaves

lasting memories of their lives.

“Reading a book together with its author”

The meetings with Georgi Burdzhov, Georgi Ivanov, Irina Stoyanova, Lozinka Yordanova,

Pancho Panchev and other authors and artists-illustrators are always interesting – an intriguing

story told by the author, lots of reading, drawing, questions, answers and of course a book with an

autograph as a souvenir.

Meetings with writers, artists, publishers, presentation of new books

Books on the March, 2 April – 23 April 2013

The period from 2 April, Hans Christian Andersen’s birthday and international day of children’s books, to 23 April, the World Book and Copyright Day, and the whole month of May are full of initiatives with a special focus on books and reading and motivating children to visit a library or buy a book. The events are numerous and diverse – reading contests, quizzes, discussions on interesting and current topics.

Our agenda for the period 2 – 23 April 2013:

17 April, 16.20 – Creative workshop – children create and retell fairy tales

2 April, 10.00 – “Books: Who Reads Today Gets Big and Smart Tomorrow” – a celebration for kindergarten children

2 April 2, 14.00 – Favorite literary character illustration and coloring contest – a playroom activity

Our agenda for the period 2 – 23 April 2013:

23 April, 10.30 – “Best Reader” – expressive reading contest

19 April , 14.00 – “With a Book and a Drawing” – children’s charity morning performance with Pancho Panchev and the artist Venelin Valkanov

18 April, 11.50 and 13.00 – “Knowing

and preserving natural sites in

Targovishte region”, moderated

by Donka Radichkova

Our agenda for the period 2 – 23 April 2013:

23 April, 14.00 – “Favorite Literary Characters at the

Library” – carnival

It is a tradition for the District Library to present and give the floor to gifted and talented children in the field of literature and arts, readers’ and regional studies clubs

“Every child has art in themselves” was the motto of the presentation by the children from Ivan Rilski Secondary School for Children with Impaired Hearing. The children’s songs full of facial expression and gestures and the beautiful dances evoked a lot of applause during concerts and festivals. They prepare for all these events with willingness and invest efforts and diligence .

The contests of literary or specific author’s work illustration are a frequently used

form/practice which is children’s favorite method for promoting children’s reading.

Making gifts and souvenirs for our families and friends with the help of

books

Vacation at the library – a good opportunity for diversifying and

giving meaning to the long vacation

days Friends in need

are friends indeed. The

library is there for children not only during the

school year. During the long vacation days,

we try to ensure pleasant

and useful activities so

that our children are not lonely or bored.

Keeping our joint activities throughout

the yearsWe presented to you a small part of the long road we, the library and the school, travel every year toward the world of books. The road is hard but it is worth every effort. So that we can be together throughout the coming years because together we can do more. So that the book can be with children despite and together with new information technology.

Thank you for your attention!

Contacts: Children’s Department, Petar Stapov District Library

0601 63791e-mail: libtg@mail.bg