The Kherson Regional Universal Scientific Library named after Oles Honchar was damaged during Russia's occupation of Kherson, Ukraine from March to November 2022. Russians stole computers, printers, valuable books, and manuscripts from the library. They also mined the library building. The library is working to rebuild and restart operations by collecting donated books to replace those stolen, opening a charity account, and restarting the board of trustees. Donations of equipment like laptops and a scanner are needed to help the library resume work assessing damage and operations. The library dreams of obtaining a mobile library bus to help serve rural communities impacted by the occupation.

1. KHERSON REGIONAL
UNIVERSAL SCIENTIFIC
LIBRARY
NAMED AFTER OLES HONCHAR
DAMAGED BUT UNBROKEN

2. KHERSON WAS
OCCUPIED BY
RUSSIANS ON 4
MARCH 2022
Kherson is the main city of the
Kherson region in Ukraine.
It's a very cozy and beautiful
city on the Dnipro River.

3. RUSSIANS DESTROYED, ROBBED
AND EXHAUSTED CITY

4. FIRST OF ALL. RUSSIANS
STOLE CULTURAL HERITAGE
FROM MUSEUMS AND
LIBRARIES.
THEY HAVE STARTED
REWRITING UKRAINIAN
HISTORY, CHANGED THE
SCHOOL PROGRAM, AND
PROMOTED PROPAGANDA OF
KREMLIN OFFICIAL
NARRATIVES.
PHOTO BY KHERSON NATURAL MUSEUM

5. RUSSIANS BLACKMAILED AND TORTURED
UKRAINIAN ACTIVICTS.
TORTURE ROOM

6. BUT UKRAINIANS NEVER GIVE UP
EVEN BEING IN CONSTANT DANGER
THEY RESIST

8. FINALLY, KHERSON WAS
LIBERATED ON 12 NOVEMBER
2022

9. DURING THE OCCUPATION
PERIOD KHERSON REGIONAL
LIBRARY WAS USED BY
OCCUPANTS. THEY HAVE
STOLEN ALL THE TECHNICAL
KINDS OF STUFFS
(COMPUTERS, PRINTERS AND
OTHER OFFICE MACHINES),
STOLED VALUABLE BOOKS
AND MANUSCRIPTS.
THE LIBRARY BUILDING WAS
MINED.

10. Fund of pre-revolutionary, pre-war and
post-war publications.
Rare editions of the 18th century.
Miniature editions: the smallest book
measuring 17×20 mm «Лучше всяких
лекарств, пития да явств» (Better than
any medicine, drink and food), a
collection of proverbs published in
Moscow in 1975.
Books with autographs of Oles Honchar,
historian Yevhen Tarle, writers: Mykola
Bazhan, Yakiv Bash, Chingiz Aitmatov.
The collection of foreign editions of the
Ukrainian diaspora includes rare editions of
the works of Taras Shevchenko, Mykola
Kulish, Yevhen Malanyuk and others.
THE LIBRARY FUND CONTAINED RARE AND
VALUABLE PUBLICATIONS:

11. DURING THE OCCUPATION
PERIOD, ONE PART OF THE
LIBRARIANS HAD TO GO TO A
TERRITORY UNDER UKRAINIAN
GOVERNMENT CONTROL,
OTHER WORKERS WERE UNDER
PRESSURE FROM RUSSIANS,
THEY USED THEM FOR
PROPAGANDA TV SHOWS.

12. Kherson Regional Universal Scientific Library
named after Oles Honchar is one of the biggest
regional libraries in Ukraine. There were
publications in 45 world languages. The library’s
book storage is designed to store 1 million 200
thousand volumes.

13. Kherson Regional Universal Scientific Library
named after Oles Honchar is the cultural and
science center for the region and the support
center for the libraries of Kherson.

14. AFTER
LIBERATION,
LIBRARIANS ARE
EXCITED AND
MOTIVATED TO
REBUILD THE
REGION AND
WORK FOR THE
COMMUNITY.

15. 6 June,
the Russians blew up the Kakhovka Hydroelectric Power Plant. The station
cannot be restored, and experts from all relevant fields continue to analyze the
situation, measuring the extent of the destruction and damage caused. It's a huge
environmental catastrophe. It's ecocide.

16. KHERSON CITY AND KHERSON REGION WERE FLOODED.
THOUSANDS of PEOPLE AND ANIMALS WERE KILLED CAUSED RUSSIANS
HAD DESTROYED DAMB.
TONS OF WATER HAD DESTROYED CULTURAL HERITAGE, RURAL
LIBRARIES AND UNIQUE CULTURE LAYERS.

17. Announcing to
collect books for
the library to
replace stolen
books
Opening charity
bank account to
support library
and librarians
Restarting the
library board of
trustees
What done is right
now:
1.
2.
3.

18. Laptops and
computers (5-10)
Scanner Zeutschels-
OS 12002 Advanced
Plus, OS 12002 V,
OS16000 Comfort
Microfilms reader
FOR RESTARTING WORK
(damage assessment and
regular work)
THE LIBRARY NEEDS:
1.
2.
3.

19. TO HELP RURAL AREAS, THE LIBRARY
DREAMS ABOUT MOBILE LIBRARY BUS.
IT HELPS TO MORALLY SUPPORT LOCAL
PEOPLE WHO HAVE LIVED IN OCCUPATIONS
AND GET ACCESS TO EDUCATION AND
CULTURE AND OF COURSE, BOOKS.

20. TODAY, UKRAINIANS ARE FIGHTING FOR
DEMOCRATICAL VALUES AND SELF-
IDENTIFICATION.
FOR OUR HISTORY, LANGUAGE, HERITAGE. FOR
OUR CULTURE.
THAT'S ALL ABOUT LIBRARY AND LIBRARIAN'S
WORK.
SUPPORT OUR LIBRARIES - SUPPORT UKRAINE!

21. WE WILL BE SO APPRECIATED FOR ANY
DONATIONS
YOU CAN DO IT USE A BANK TRANSACTION
ГEuro IBAN: UA333220010000026208327073904 Account No:
26208327073904 Receiver: SHUM LIUSIENA Bank: JSC
UNIVERSAL BANK City: KYIV, UKRAINE Swift code:
UNJSUAUKXXX Details of payment (Support for libraries)
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26204327131743 Receiver: SHUM LIUSIENABank: JSC
UNIVERSAL BANK City: KYIV, UKRAINE Swift code:
UNJSUAUKXXX Details of payment (Support for libraries)
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FACEBOOK PAGE

23. THANK YOU
FOR
YOUR ATTENTION!
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