On December 20 in the libraries of Kotel Municipality, Sliven District were officially opened computer halls equipped by project "Global Libraries Bulgaria” – First stage

      The official opening ceremonies for the computer facilities in libraries of community centre “Anastas Kipilovski "-Kipilovo village, community centre “Probuda| - Streltsi village and Municipal Library “P. Mateev"- Kotel, held on December 20 /Ignazhden/ became real celebrations of the local community .
     At 1.00 pm, in the presence of students and teachers from the local school, community center's board members, amateur artists and citizens, was officially inaugurated a computer hall in the library of community centre “Anastas Kipilovski "-Kipilovo village. The band was cut by Rosica Petrova-Vasileva – Directress of “Sava Dobroplodni| Regional Library - Sliven and a regional coordinator of the project for Sliven district, the Mayor of Kipilovo village Doncho Kodzhamanov and the chairman of the library Ivanka Momcharova. Before the peopele who gathered for the opening of the project "Global Libraries – Bulgaria” and about  its importance for the local community a speech was read by Rosica Petrova. The celebration continued with a recital of poems dedicated to Kipilovo performed by the students from the local school. Amateur singers from the singing group at the community centre sang songs from Kotel region.

 

     At 3.00 pm the regional project coordinator for Sliven region Rosica Petrova-Vasileva and the Mayor of Streltsi village Adem Ademov officially opened the computer room at the library of community centre “Probuda”. In the great hall of the library, in front of the gathered more than 250 villagers, about the benefits of the participation of the Library in Project “Global Libraries-Bulgaria" for the local community a speech was read by Rosica Petrova-Vasileva. Then the celebration continued with a music program in which took part children from the kindergarten and the primary school. And while in the big hall of the library small children sang and danced, in the computer room older girls and boys took their seats in front of the computers. Among the first visitors to the newly opened room was the mayor Adem Azisov who expressed satisfaction with the quality of equipment, software and the Internet speed.

 

    At 4.30 pm was officially opened also the computer room at the Municipal Library "P. Mateev” - Kotel. The celebration began with the performance of students from the National School of Folk Arts “Philip Kutev”. The band was cut by the Deputy Mayor of Kotel Vesselina Ruseva and the chief librarian Vania Todorova. For the guests - representatives of cultural institutions and schools in the city, students and citizens was presented an interesting presentation about  the history of the library automation,its achievements in the main library and bibliographic processes and new information services that will the libraries offer thanks to their participation in the project "Global Libraries-Bulgaria”.