On October 14, a ceremony took place of special cancellation of a postcard dedicated to the 100th Anniversary of the Department of National and Local Literature and Bibliography of the National Library of the Republic of Karelia

The event was held in the National Library of the Republic of Karelia within the framework of the Art of a Stamp exhibition. The ceremony was attended by Valentina Pivnenko, a Deputy of the State Duma of the Russian Federation, the Deputy Chairman of the State Duma Committee on the Development of the Far East and the Arctic, the Chairman of the Board of Guardians of the National Library of the Republic of Karelia; Olga Savina, the Deputy Director General of JSC Marka; and Marina Nikishina, the Director of the National Library of the Republic of Karelia.

The Department of National and Local Literature and Bibliography was founded in 1922. Its formation is related to the name of Kozma Filimonov (1855-1924), who presented his collection of local history editions to the library and was appointed a librarian of the Department. In 1926, the Department was named the Central Reference Library. Since 1959, the public library began to perform functions of a Book Chamber. In 1991, the library received the status of a National Library and the structural unit was renamed the Department of National and Local Literature. Today, the Department of National and Local Literature and Bibliography is a regional information resource center, focused on the creation of both local electronic resources of local studies, and on the wide furnishing of information about the Region via the Internet.

The Design Artist of the postcard is M. Korneeva. The Print Run is 700 postcards.

The Art of a Stamp exhibition is dedicated to the nature of the Russian North and the places of interest of the Republic of Karelia. The collection of JSC Marka presents postage stamps, stamped envelopes and postcards devoted to the cultural and natural heritage monuments, as well as significant events and anniversaries of the Republic of Karelia. The Art of a Stamp exhibition combines paintings and unique thematic displays of stamps and souvenirs created by leading artists of JSC Marka, members of the Moscow Branch of the Union of Artists of Russia A. Adibekov, S. Ulyanovsky, and O. Savina.

The exhibition will be held until November 28, 2022.
Opening hours: according to the schedule of the library.
Address: 5 Pushkinskaya ul., Petrozavodsk, Republic of Karelia, the National Library of the Republic of Karelia.

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