1. The Library
at Svetlina 1948 Public Chitalishte,
Gyovren, Smolyan District
An Open Window to the World

2. Partnership
Svetlina 1948 Chitalishte Library, Gyovren
Ramadan Shanov, Scretary
Sevgyul Shaibova, Librarian
and
Whitney Godby,
Peace Corps
Volunteer

3. History
Opened in 1948 as part of the
chitalishte
Borrowing room – 27 sq. m.
Reading room – 27 sq. m.
Book depository –
8 sq. m.

4. 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

5. 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.
4 November 2010

6. Global Libraries
Our daily statistics
 Users register their visits in a template form on their own
The template form data are summarized in a table
Results are presented through a diagram on a monthly basis
Computer usage in Svetlina Library
500
450
400
350
300
250
200
150
100
50
0
Посещения брой часове Потребители Linear (Посещения)

7. Activities
 Social activities
 Work with children
 Training courses
 Electronic catalogue

8. 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

9. Work with Children
 Martenitsa competition on 28 February 2012
 Electronic quiz on Vasil Levski – 17 February
2012
 Green Library in July

10. Work with Children
Correspondence with children from the USA
Typing training with the Mavis Beacon program
Spelling Bee competition

11. Work with Children
Our Nature and My Holidays
international painting
contests for children
Online search of school
literature

12. 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.

13. 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

14. All My Books Software
The software also registers book loans.

15. Courses
English language
for grown-ups
 for children
Computer courses for different
age groups

16. 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.

17. 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.

18. Thank you for your attention!