Our Reading Room
What is our library like? It features about a thousand diverse copies of books, comfortably nestled on cozy shelves! The atmosphere in our library encourages reading, drawing, and the creation of new works of art! Residents of Plovdiv and visitors to the city come here to expand their knowledge and skills, and to acquire new ones.
It’s wonderful to dream and create fantastic worlds, and what better place to do that than in a library. All you need is to nestle into the embrace of a couch, with a book in hand, of course. And that’s exactly when the magic happens…
We often host authors, publishers, and creators at the library who, despite being far from home, continue this exceptionally important profession. They conduct meetings and master classes with children and adults, distribute their books and share their feelings. Everyone has become close friends with the writers Viktoria Filina and Natalia Stoyanova from Ukraine. Heartfelt thanks for taking care of our children! They look forward to future interactions with you! The library’s collection is maintained thanks to the concern of compassionate people. These are Ukrainians who send books in various ways, volunteers, and friends in Bulgaria. Everyone who understands the value of books and culture. Huge thanks to all these people!
Additionally, we want to say “Thank you” to the Ukrainian publishing house “Ranok,” which was the first to respond to our request and generously donated a significant number of books in Ukrainian to the children in Plovdiv. We encourage and would be grateful if other Ukrainian publishing houses join the initiative! It is precisely in these difficult times that we realize how important it is to preserve Ukrainian words and literature.
Everyone who loves books and reading is welcome to visit our library. We are sure that everyone will be able to find a book that matches their personal preferences and interests.
Reading Room Hours:
Tue – Fri: from 15:00 to 19:00
Sat: from 10:00 to 18:00
Centers of Ukrainian Literature
Probably all Ukrainians in Plovdiv already know about the library at Vtori Dom Biblioteka Plovdiv | Ukraine Support & Renovation. Some read here, some look at pictures, some study. The library is continuously replenished with new books. With confidence and pride, we can say that their number today is approaching 1500 books.
It’s very pleasing that such corners of Ukrainian literature are appearing and existing not only in Plovdiv. We present to you the friends of our library!
1. Regional Library “Peyo K. Yavorov”, Burgas. – Regional Library “Peyo Yavorov” Here, Ukrainian books are placed in a specially designated area in the Children’s Department. They have been donated by the Association “Burgas Ukraine.” Most of these books are for children, but there are also copies for adults.
2. Regional Library “Pencho Slaveykov”, Varna. The books for this library were donated by the Ambassador of Ukraine, Olesia Ilashchuk, as part of the “Ukrainian Bookshelf” program, which is being implemented globally under the patronage of the First Lady of Ukraine, Olena Zelenska. It is carried out in collaboration with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Ministry of Culture and Information Policy of Ukraine, as well as the Ukrainian Book Institute. Currently, the Varna library has over a hundred books for children and adults, including translations into Bulgarian of works by Ukrainian authors.