22 March 2021
The celebration of the Memorial Week in SnejanaIaneva’s memory and giving her name to a reading room at the City Library in her home town were published in the mass media in great detail (see links)
On March 18, 2021, the community of the hometown of Snejana Ianeva marked her birth date with an event organized by the Municipal Council and the City Library. Words of respect to this remarkable Bulgarian, born in Dimitrovgrad, sounded in the hall of the library that has her name. The mayor of the town, Mr. Ivo Dimov, and the Chair of the Municipal Council, Mrs. Gergana Krasteva, colleagues and relatives of Snejana expressed their gratitude for her work and devotion to Bulgarian libraries and culture.
On March 11, 2021, the Bulgarian Library and Information Association, of which Snejana Ianeva was President until her passing, submitted to the Ministry of Culture a proposal to award her with the Order of “St. Cyril and Methodius”, granted by the President of Bulgaria, for her exceptional contributions to Bulgarian culture: professional exchange and implementation of the best European and world library practices, the modernization of libraries and the development of librarianship in our country for more than 30 years. The proposal is supported by the entire community of librarians in Bulgaria and by the current holders of the Order of St. Cyril and Methodius among librarians.
11 March 2021
The Regional Library “P.R. Slaveikov” in VelikoTarnovo renamed its specialized department for high-school students and adults. It is called now “Snejana Ianeva”. Snejana Ianeva was an important engine for the librarianship in Bulgaria. In connection with her birthday and in her memory an evergreen tree was planted in the yard of the library-information center “Slaveiche”.
11 March 2021
“Rodina” Library published in FacebookSnejanaIaneva’s short biography and pictures.
We bring to your attention the presentation about the life’s work of Snejana Ianeva, created at the National Library "P.R. Slaveykov" - Veliko Tarnovo and delivered on March 8, 2021, as part of the Memorial Week on the occasion of the birth of the library leader Snejana Ianeva.
Download and view: Presentation
UniBIT planted a memorial tree in honour of the most prominent Bulgarian librarian in the last 30 years
The text is from the blog of Dr. Vasil Zagorov - university lecturer and scientist
A silver spruce was planted at the University of Library Science and Information Technology (UniBIT) in honour of the long-time president of the Bulgarian Library and Information Association (BBIA) and librarian Snejana Ianeva.
National Library “P.R. Slaveykov” Veliko Tarnovo organizes various initiatives for the Memorial Week
The initiatives of the National Library of Bulgaria "P.R. Slaveykov" on the occasion of the birth of the library leader Snejana Ianeva are numerous and profoundly meaningful.
The Regional Library in Gabrovo marked the anniversary of Sneja's birthday by publishing a short message and a link to the Snejana Ianeva Memorial Page on its website.
On March 8, the birthday of Snejana Ianeva, The Regional Library in Montana started a Week of Gratitude to the woman who devoted her life to the libraries.
With gratitude and appreciation, the library team prepared a multimedia presentation that traces the life and professional development of Snejana Ianeva, as well as moments from her working visits to Montana.