The Gorky Central Library is the central library of the city of Bataisk, Rostov Region. Opened in 1938.
| Central Library Gorky | |
|---|---|
| A country |  Russia |
| Address | Bataysk |
| Founded by | 1938 |
| Fund | |
| Fund volume | 92,000 |
| Other information | |
| Director | Parasotskaya Elena Viktorovna |
| Employees | 20 |
Address: 346880, Rostov region, Bataysk, st. Kirova, d. 32/1.
History
The history of libraries in Bataisk goes back in time. In 1898, in the village of Bataysk, a reading room was operating at the state tea house, and after the revolution, since 1918, there were two huts there - a reading room.
The first district library opened in Bataisk on July 1, 1930. By this time, there were 5,000 copies of books in it. The library was popular among residents of Bataisk. Librarians conducted book reviews, conversations with readers, and book exhibits.
In 1938, Bataysk was given the status of a city, and the library became a city. During the years of World War II, the library was badly damaged. After the liberation of Bataysk in 1943, the library was again created by the inhabitants of the city. They brought their books to it. Since 1945, three employees have worked in the library.
The name of the writer Maxim Gorky was assigned to the library in 1958, in 1960 it became the Central City Library.
Since 1980, the library to them. M. Gorky led all city libraries. The Centralized Library System of the city of Bataisk was formed. In 1986, a new building was built for the library at the address: ul. Kirova 32, where she moved. Currently, the library to them. Gorky is the largest in the city of Bataisk. It has 92 thousand storage units: books, periodicals, vinyl disc stock, audio and video cassette stock, optical disc stock, electronic database.
The central library of the city is an informational, cultural and leisure center. The number of readers of the city’s libraries is 35537 (libraries named after M. Gorky 0 about 700), the book issuance is 687650 copies per year.
Director of the library: Elena Parasotskaya.
Literature
- Information about library construction. State Archive of the Rostov Region. f. p. 2443. op. 2.d. 5193.
- Information about the working district libraries of the Rostov Region as of June 1, 1943. State Archive of the Rostov Region. f. R. 4045 op. 1. d. 80.
- Information about the status of library work. State Archive of the Rostov Region. f. R. 3737 op. 2.d. 261.