The Turgenev Library participated in several projects in 2011-2012, received awards and organized numerous events. It held 14 exhibitions, participated in the Night of Museums and Biblionight events, and received guest exhibitions from St. Petersburg, Tallinn and other cities. The library also created a Facebook page, became a platform for startups, and made friends with the Moscow Department of Culture on Facebook. It hosted 718 events attended by 25,000 people and welcomed guests from several Russian cities and other countries like Germany and Croatia.