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.

Information about the upcoming events on March 8, Sneja's birthday and during the Memorial Week was previously posted on the library's website. The information was announced to the general public in the city through the Municipal Radio of Veliko Tarnovo.

On March 8, the International Women's Day, the library named the department "Teens and Adult Readers" after Snejana Ianeva, a remarkable woman with an outstanding contribution to the library work in Bulgaria. A sign with her name was placed at the entrance of the big hall of the department and inaugurated by the Director of the library Assoc. Prof. Dr. Kalina Ivanova.

Librarians and guests gathered in this hall and with excitement and respect for this dedicated and patriotic Bulgarian woman, celebrated her birth with a special presentation, which is published on the library website and on the Memorial site for Snejana Ianeva www.snejana-ianeva.org .

At the suggestion of the librarians from the Teens and Adult Readers Department, the award of  Snejana Ianeva Memorial Fund will be used provide equipment for a Room for Tales at the Children's Department of the Library. This is how the memory of Sneja will live in the Children’s department as well.

The ceremony of planting an evergreen tree in the library yard was especially moving. Along with Dr. K. Ivanova, a member of the Board of BBIA, the Deputy Director of the library, Dr. Ivan Alexandrov, holder of the Order of “St. Cyril and Methodius”, also participated. Pines are Sneja's favorite trees and they remind us that her ideas, optimism and innovation will live in the hearts of her colleagues and in the best practices of our libraries, that Snejana and her colleagues in Veliko Tarnovo see as temples of tradition and innovation.

Download and view: Presentation on the lifelong work of Snejana Ianeva delivered at the National Library "P.R. Slaveykov" on March 8, 2021, as part of the Memorial Week on the occasion of the birth of the library leader Snejana Ianeva.