1. THE LIBRARY:
a Sought-after
Partner

2. Historical Background
 Firstlibrary collection created by Neofit Rilski
at the newly established class school
 In 1859 used as a public library
 In 1909 Hadzhi Nencho provided 1,300
napoleons for the construction of a chitalishte
building with a library

3. The Library Today

4. New books maintain readers’ interest

5. The Glob@l Libraries – Bulgaria
Program: Basis for Local Partnerships
This project, in addition to new
services and benefits, resulted in new
opportunities for joint activities
through the provision of free access to
information and knowledge and
enhancement of communication and
community services.

6. Library PARTNERS
- L. Karavelov Secondary School
-Library at Museums Directorate
-Koprivshtitsa Municipality
-NETTLE Youth Association
-Local business
-Annunciation Women’s Society
-Pensioner’s club
-Simel Publishing House – Budilnik Library
-Private donors – Koprivshtitsa library

7. Simel Press Publishing House
in Budilnik Library
BEFORE: NOW: book presentations:
presentation
newly published
 Ivan Pehlivanov, “Priest Nikola
print publications Belchov Koprivshtitsa Citizen”
 Rayna Kableshkova, “Todor
Kableshkov”
 Dincho Karamunchev, “Petko
Karavelov: Politician and Diplomat”
 Ivan Govedarov, “Koprivshtitsa in
Connection with the Spiritual and
Political Revival”
 “A Koprivshtitsa Woman from the Old
Times”
 “Hadzhi Nencho Palaveev:
Koprivshtitsa’s Benefactor”

8. Annunciation Women’s Society
BEFORE: organization of NOW: establishment of
poetic nights, travelling new contacts with other
library – the ladies women’s societies and
offered home based clubs and web based
services to senior and ill communication. New
people rubric – get to know the
world online. Online
health related
knowledge and advice.

9. Business Library Funders
NOW: free internet – 2004 and pre-print
BEFORE: preparation for republication of old books
Annual from the library stock under the
donations for “Koprivshtitsa Library” project. To date,
subscription seven library books were prepared and the
from Mr. Kiril following were republished:
Palaveev
“Koprivshtitsa Leader” by Pulekov, published
in 2004, 2007 and 2011
“Golden Dust” by Debelyanov, 2010
“The Holy Fire” by Archimandrite Evtimiy,
2009
“Koprivshtitsa from a Viewpoint...” by
Pranzhov, 2008
“The Songs of Koprivshtitsa”, 2012

10. Private Book Donors
Before: Now: immediate preparation and
Poor
printing of records and certificates
promotion Georgi Kukudov and Teodora Staykova donate
and difficult collections of old publications, foreign
accountability language dictionaries, contemporary
fiction. Library book donors include many
fellow citizens and guests: Maria
Dushkova, Nenka Dimitrova, Milena
Alexieva, Nikola Koklev, Lidia Pindzhikova-
Mayer, Penka Tishkova

11. Collection Donors
A new acquisition of our library is the NOW:
collection of artistic reproductions of A new opportunity for
works painted by artists from all online promotion
over the world and from all times; and presentation of
probably unique, composed of private collections
reproductions which Mr. Zdravko
Dafinov, collected, catalogued and
preserved in special wooden
cabinets. Donated by his heirs –
Borislav Vilarov and Darina
Dafinova.
Dr. Emilia Goshova donated an entire
collection of gramophone records

12. Pass On the Book to Friends
A new opportunity for creation of information
materials on library initiatives
Organization of new initiatives:
“Pass on the Book to Friends”
“Illustrate the Book “Bulgarians from Old Times”
“Readers nominations and contests”

13. Koprivshtitsa Municipality
The new equipment: a new
opportunity for project based Preparation and printing of
partnerships. congratulatory
addresses, sample forms
and advertisements of
municipal events

14. Pensioner’s Club
BEFORE: Organization of literary readings
NOW: New activities – e-letters and online
correspondence with families and friends
living in the country and abroad

15. Library at the Museums
Directorate
BEFORE: assisting library service provision
through book based information from its own
archive
NOW: photocopying, scanning and creation of
an accessible archive for our users

16. NETTLE Association
Young people use the internet and the
equipment to create promotion brochures
and boards on environmental protection and
bio-farming and bio-foods.
Its members agricultural producers receive the
necessary information and fill in subsidy
application forms.

17. The chair of the association presents
“Solidary Agriculture”

18. Local Business and Citizens
Service provision to
tourist agencies for
creation of advertising
materials, publishing of
online announcements
and packages,
computer and
photocopying services.

19. Lyuben Karavelov Secondary School
BEFORE: book based reference activities
NOW: internet based reference and learning
activities; preparation and printing of
homework assignments, study papers, etc.
Entertaining computer games and movies for
children