Anna Lindh Foundation

Regional Library "Stiliyan Chilingirov"

National Network

Bulgaria

Address

Slavyanski Blvd 19 9700 Shumen Bulgaria

Country

Bulgaria

City

Shumen

Street address 2

Slavyanski Blvd 19

Telephone

054/877 332

E-Mail

libshumen@abv.bg

Year of Establishment

1922

Contact Person1

Rositca Dobreva

Job Title 1

Director

Organisation Type

Public Institution

Fields of Activity

Arts

General Information

The regional public library "Stilian Chilingirov” in Shumen is one of the biggest and richest libraries in the country. It was founded in 1922 as the fourth deposit library in Bulgaria at the initiative of Stilian Chilingirov. The library is one of the few in the country with a specially designed building, constructed in 1980, providing diverse and effective service to its readers. The literary wealth of the library exceeds 750 000 library items. Today the library is community accessible, a depositary and a methodical centre for Shumen district.  It is a member of the Bulgarian library-informational association.  

Mission and Objectives

Over the last years it has established itself as a modern and dynamic developing cultural institution, a partner in various projects and programs on regional, national and international level.  The library preserves processes and provides access to the national publications; it tracks down, investigates and guards our spiritual heritage, its unique collections which reflect the existence and the cultural development of the region.

Main Projects / Activities

The library develops active publishing work that includes printing preparation of bibliographies and other editions, accomplished by the library staff – the catalogue “Incunabula: Literature of the Bulgarian national revival 1806 – 1878”,  the bibliography “Stilian Chilingirov 1881 – 1962”,the  bibliographic index “Duke Boris I”, the books “Tasty art”, “Laugh, laugh little eyes!” and others. In 2007 a new form of methodical work made by Regional libraries in the country was realized –an integrated automated library informational net between the Regional library and the libraries in five national community centers in Shumen: the National community centre “Dobri Voinikov”, National community centre “Todor Petkov”, National community centre “Stilian Chilingirov”, National community centre “Asen Zlatarov” and National community centre “Boyan Penev” was created. Over the last years the library’s staff  has worked on many long-term programs in the sphere of cultural novelties and  children and youth care – “Nobel laureates in literature”, “Save the children on the street”, “Literary itinerary of the Bulgarian national revival”, “Summer children art workshop”, Folklore science promotion to web site aiming to give access to youth, different age groups, and community groups to information on regional history, geography, natural sights, and others.