1. LIBRARY,
COMPUTERS,
READERS

2. OGNISHTE PUBLIC CHITALISHTE IS
LOCATED IN THE VILLAGE OF
STREMTSI, KARDZHALI MUNICIPALITY

3.  The chitalishte was
established in 1944.
 The first chitalishte
library had 1,200
volumes stored in a
bookcase in the village
post office.
 In 1956, a mobile library
traveling around the
region was created.
 In 1959, the chitalishte
already has its own
building with a separate
library facility.

4. In 1979, the chitalishte library moved to the first floor
of the mayor’s office where it is located nowadays.

5. ТОВА Е ВХОДЪТ КЪМ БИБЛИОТЕКАТА, ВИЖДА
СЕ ПАНОТО, ИЗРАБОТЕНО ОТ
КЪРДЖАЛИЙСКИЯ ХУДОЖНИК ВЛАДИМИР
ЧУКИЧ

6. THE LIBRARY CONSISTS
OF A LENDING ROOM, A
READING ROOM, A BOOK
DEPOSITORY AND A
LIBRARY INFORMATION
CENTER.
IN 2009, OGNISHTE 1944
CHITALISHTE WAS THE
ONLY VILLAGE
CHITALISHTE IN
KARDZHALI
MUNICIPALITY APPROVED
FOR PARTICIPATION IN
THE GLOB@L LIBRARIES –
BULGARIA PROGRAM

7. THE INSTALLATION OF 3
COMPUTERS, A
MULTIFUNCTIONAL
PRINTER, A SCREEN AND A
MULTIMEDIA PROVIDED
UNDER THE GLOB@L
LIBRARIES PROGRAM
BECAME A VILLAGE AND
LIBRARY CELEBRATION.

8. THE EQUIPMENT INSTALLATION PROCESS

9. THE LIBRARY INFORMATION CENTER WAS OFFICIALLY
OPENED WITH THE PARTICIPATION OF THE
COMMUNITY, THE MAYOR OF KARDZHALI
MUNICIPALITY ENG. HASAN AZIS, ALL STREMTSI REGION
MAYORS (EIGHT VILLAGES), ETC.

11. BEFORE THE COMPUTERS WERE
DELIVERED, THE LIBRARY PROVIDED
TRADITIONAL SERVICES TO ITS USERS
THROUGH BOOKS AND REFERENCE
BOOKS.
FOLLOWING THE INSTALLATION OF
THE EQUIPMENT AND THE PROVISION
OF A LIBRARY STAFF POSITION BY THE
MINISTRY OF CULTURE, THE WORK OF
THE LIBRARY CHANGED.

12. THE LIBRARY SUPPORTS
USERS’
EDUCATIONAL, CULTURAL, I
NFORMATION AND SOCIAL
ACTIVITIES.
COMPUTERS ARE ALSO
USED FOR ENTERTAINMENT
PURPOSES.

13. NEARLY EVERY DAY, USERS COME TO CHECK THEIR
HEALTH INSURANCE STATUS.
UNIVERSITY STUDENTS FROM THE VILLAGE PREPARE
THEIR PROJECTS AND THESES AT THE LIBRARY.

14. THE LIBRARY PROVIDES
REAL HELP TO THE PEOPLE
OF STREMTSI AND THE
REGION. THANKS TO THESE
OPPORTUNITIES, LOCAL
YOUNG PEOPLE TRAVEL
AROUND THE
WORLD, WORK SUMMER
JOBS, COMMUNICATE WITH
THEIR FAMILIES.

15. THERE IS A YOUNG JOURNALIST CLUB
AT THE LIBRARY. CLUB MEMBERS USE
THE COMPUTERS TO FIND
INFORMATION, CREATE MATERIALS
AND CREATE THE NEWSPAPER.

16. OGNISHTE NEWSPAPER

17. AFTER EACH ISSUE OF THE NEWSPAPER, YOUNG JOURNALISTS HAVE THE
TRADITION OF VISITING INTERESTING SITES IN KARDZHALI DISTRICT.
THEY CHOOSE THEIR ITINERARIES BASED ON ONLINE SEARCH. THUS,
CHILDREN GET FAMILIAR WITH THEIR BIRTHPLACE AND ITS SIGHTS.

18. A MEMORY FROM THE TRIP TO ZLATOGRAD

19. THE YOUNG JOURNALISTS AT THE DEVIL’S BRIDGE IN ARDINO

20. THANKS TO THE EQUIPMENT
AND TRAINING PROVIDED
UNDER THE GLOB@L
LIBRARIES PROGRAM, THE
ANNUAL REPORT MEETING
CAUSED GREAT INTEREST. FOR
THE FIRST TIME, A
PRESENTATION ON
CHITALISHTE ACTIVITIES WAS
DELIVERED TO MEMBERS.

21. THANKS TO THE TRAINING UNDER THE GLOB@L
LIBRARIES, WE CAN WORK FREELY WITH ELECTRONIC
CATALOGUES AND GIVE COMPETENT ANSWERS TO LIBRARY
USERS.

22. THANKS TO THE EQUIPMENT PROVIDED UNDER THE GLOB@L
LIBRARIES, VILLAGE RESIDENTS ENROLLED IN BASIC COMPUTER SKILLS
TRAINING UNDER THE “I CAN MORE” SCHEME OF THE HUMAN
RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT OPERATIONAL PROGRAM.

23. THE TRADITIONAL PRESENTATION OF NEW BOOKS
BECAME MORE INTERESTING SINCE WE HAVE BEEN
USING THE MULTIMEDIA.

24. THANKS TO THE COMPUTERS AND THE INTERNET, WE, LIBRARY WORKERS, ARE
INFORMED ABOUT FORTHCOMING FESTIVALS, CONCERTS AND OTHER EVENTS
THROUGH THE LETTERS AND INVITATIONS WE RECEIVE ELECTRONICALLY.
THE LIBRARY HAS ITS OWN FACEBOOK PAGE.
THE SOCIAL NETWORK HELPS US ACQUIRE IDEAS WE CAN USE IN OUR WORK. WE
RECEIVE INFORMATION ABOUT OUR COLLEAGUES’ WORK. WE MAKE MANY VIRTUAL
FRIENDS WITH CHITALISHTE ACROSS THE COUNTRY.

25. We publish periodic information about all library activities
on the social network. Thus, our partners, friends and
schoolchildren’s parents can see what is to come and what
we have done.

26. WE ARE PARTNERS OF STS. CYRIL AND METHODIUS
PRIMARY SCHOOL IN THE VILLAGE OF STREMTSI. WE
ORGANIZE JOINT EVENTS. OUR FACEBOOK PAGE ENJOYS OUR
FELLOW VILLAGERS’TRUST. MANY OF THEM LIVE ABROAD
AND OUR POSTS HELP THEM KEEP TRACK OF THEIR
CHILDREN’S ACTIVITIES.

27. PERPERIKON AND THE STONE MUSHROOMS ARE CLOSE TO THE
VILLAGE OF STREMTSI AND OUR LIBRARY IS VISITED BY TOURISTS
(BULGARIAN AND FOREIGN). THEY LEAVE WITH VERY GOOD
IMPRESSIONS WHEN THEY SEE WHAT WE HAVE ACHIEVED IN OUR
VILLAGE LIBRARY.

28. THANKS TO THE
EQUIPMENT, WE
RECEIVE FROM
JOURNALISTS
PICTURES AND
MATERIALS FROM
FESTIVALS AND
CONCERTS WE
TAKE PART IN.

29. EVERY YEAR, THE THEATER COMPANY PREPARES PLAYS
AND PERFORMANCES OF PETYA KARAKOLEVA’S AND
OTHER AUTHORS’TALES. WE FIND THE MATERIALS AND
ORDER COSTUMES ONLINE.

30. SINCE WE DO NOT HAVE THE FUNDS TO PAY A MANAGER’S
FEE, OUR DANCE COMPANIES LEARN NEW DANCES
THROUGH THE EQUIPMENT.

31. INDIVIDUAL TRAINING OF
USERS

33. OUR MOST ELDERLY USER WITH HIS GREAT-GRANDDAUGHTER

34. WITH THE ASSISTANCE OF
LEARNING AIDS, THE
LIBRARIAN AND THE
COMPUTERS, SCHOOLCHIL
DREN MAKE THEIR
HOMEWORK.

36. AFTER EACH EVENT, THE CHITALISHTE CUSTOMS GROUP GETS TOGETHER
AT THE LIBRARY AND THANKS TO THE MULTIMEDIA THEY CAN WATCH
THEIR ACTIVITIES AND DISCUSS POSSIBLE IMPROVEMENTS.

37. FOR OUR EVENTS, WE PREPARE PRESENTATIONS BY
USING LIBRARY ARCHIVE MATERIALS.

38. THE WEEK OF CHILDREN’S BOOKS ALSO CAUSED GREAT
INTEREST. FIRST-GRADERS GOT FAMILIAR WITH THE
LIBRARY, WENT THROUGH ITS BOOKS AND WATCHED CHILDREN’S
MOVIES ON THE MULTIMEDIA. THEY ARE ALREADY REGULAR
LIBRARY PATRONS.

39. IN THE WINTER, INSTEAD OF PLAYING AND GETTING WET
OUTSIDE, SCHOOLCHILDREN TOGETHER WITH THEIR TEACHERS
COME TO THE LIBRARY. WE SHOW MOVIES. THE MULTIMEDIA IS
LIKE THE MOVIES FOR THEM.

40. CHILDREN READ TO CHILDREN

41. CELEBRATING HALLOWEEN AND
BABA MARTA

42. THE MULTIMEDIA IS USED ALSO TO CELEBRATE WRITERS’
ANNIVERSARIES

43. WE ORGANIZE
HEALTH LECTURES
FOR THE PEOPLE
THROUGH THE
EQUIPMENT PROVIDED
BY THE GLOBAL
LIBRARIES. WE INVITE
LECTURERS FROM
DIFFERENT
INSTITUTIONS.

44. MOST USERS HAVE INTERNET ACCESS AT HOME BUT THEY
PREFER COMING TO THE LIBRARY THAT HAS POSITIONED
ITSELF AS A PLACE OF COMMUNICATION. THEY RELY ON
THE LIBRARIAN’S ASSISTANCE IN FINDING INFORMATION
SINCE MOST OF THEM ARE NOT FAMILIAR WITH SEARCH
STRATEGIES.

45. AT THE LIBRARY INFORMATION CENTER

46. WE ALWAYS HAVE FUN!

47. THANKS TO THE TRAINING PROVIDED BY THE GLOB@L LIBRARIES,
WE CAN ALREADY USE THE EQUIPMENT EFFICIENTLY.
WE PRODUCE DIPLOMAS, INVITATIONS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS FOR
EVENTS ON OUR OWN.

48. THE TRAINING AND THE EQUIPMENT HAVE MADE
THE LIBRARIAN’S WORK EASIER.

49. DESPITE THE LIBRARY HIGH TECHNOLOGY, SOME
ACTIVITIES ARE INEVITABLY MANUAL 

50. TO SUMMARIZE BRIEFLY:
THE LIBRARY IS THE LOCAL INFORMATION CENTER
PROVIDING FREE ACCESS TO KNOWLEDGE FOR ALL.

51. Contacts:
Gyulser Halil, Chitalishte Secretary
Yulduz Yulmaz, Librarian
village of Stremtsi
Kardzhali municipality
Kardzhali district
E-mail: chital_stremci@abv.bg
Facebook: Chitalishte Ognishte Stremtsi
Skype: chital_stremci
Thank you for your attention!