Доброволци в библиотеката

On 18 July 2012, the library of Izgrev 1927 Public Chitalishte in the village of Rogosh commemorated 175 years from the birth of Vasil Levski. The young volunteers and book lovers made posters with the portrait of the Deacon and some of his thoughts thanks to the computer and the photocopying equipment provided under the Glob@l Libraries – Bulgaria Program. We visited the mayor’s office to ask for permission to display the posters. We placed them in the chitalishte, the pharmacy, the pensioner’s club and in shops.

It is summer. The heat is sweltering but the young volunteers help the librarian – they arrange the children’s books, train the younger ones. They play various games. The number of children volunteers is growing and making the work in the library more pleasant. The number of people willing to visit the library is also increasing.

Following a short break of library activities in Selska Probuda 1896 Public Chitalishte in the village of Gradina, the Library Friends volunteers’ club resumed its operations. Along with the sixth and seventh graders, club members already include three adults. All of them take active part in direct library activities – library stock cleaning and arranging, book mending, collecting documents from overdue patrons, etc. and the implementation of the Global Libraries Program.

Even in the summer, when it is hot outside, the volunteers book lovers at the library of Izgrev 1927 Public Chitalishte in the village of Rogosh, Maritsa municipality, help the librarian every Wednesday – they put date stamps and arrange children’s books in boxes, prepare “Favorite Fairy Tales” signs on the computers provided by the Glob@l Libraries – Bulgaria Program. The entertaining games and the air conditioning make the work of pleasant. The number of people willing to become volunteers is growing.

Children continue to be our best helpers even during their summer vacation. Thanks to their support, more than 130 new books were added to the library stock and tens of books were bound and mended. Some children train their peers in working with the computers. The library is an increasingly popular place for those who are willing to contribute and want to be helpful.

Following their successful graduation of the computer literacy training, some elderly users demonstrated willingness to take part in library initiatives as volunteers. Together with them, we visited and entertained the youngest inhabitants of our village with performances based on favorite fairy tales. The equipment provided by the Global Libraries was also helpful – we used it to teach children safety rules in cases of natural disasters.

The first event, “Let’s Paint Together”, organized within the traditional village fair in Tsaratsovo, took place on the sunny Saturday morning of 9 June 2012. Young and adult library volunteers took active part in the organization of the event for which I thank them heartily. More than fifty kids painted and had fun together and in the end received prizes and a treat.

The activities of volunteers of Prof. Benyu Tsonev District Library in Lovech focus again on information days that help us see and think. On 31 May 2012, their activities were implemented under the heading “Stop Smoking”. Together with the Bulgarian Youth Red Cross volunteers, they distributed, mainly among smokers, brochures listing the harms of smoking and statistics on the percentage of smokers in Bulgaria, including children smokers.

Paisiy Hilendarski City Library in Asenovgrad was part of the project “Library Volunteers” bringing together 15 libraries from Plovdiv district participating in the Global Libraries – Bulgaria Program in partnership with the National Alliance for Work with Volunteers.

The summer program for children of Paisiy Hilendarski City Library was launched on 3 July 2012. The classes with children are conducted by librarians for the third consecutive year – every Tuesday and Thursday from 10.00 to 12.00.