ARMENIA’S REGIONAL LIBRARIES NOT REPLENISHED WITH NEW LITERATURE

ARKA News Agency, Armenia
April 12 2006

YEREVAN, April 11. /ARKA/. Armenia’s regional libraries are not
replenished with new literature, Director of the Yerevan Library
after Isahakyan Asmik Karapetyan told a press conference.

According to her, implementation of the law on free provision of one
copy of the entire new printed output of the country for republican
libraries can solve the problem with the replenishment of all large
and small libraries with literature.

“Up to now the law was practically not observed, and the process of
supplying libraries with new books is very improper,” she pointed
out and added that libraries tried to bridge the information gap on
their own.

Karapetyan reported that as part of the library week, representatives
of the Armenian Library Association granted some regional and rural
libraries modern literature. Besides, the government’s approach to
library employees and libraries, according to her, is characterized
by adoption of the law on celebrating the day of the librarian.

Since October 7, 2004, the day of the librarian has been officially
celebrated. The law “On Free Compulsory Provision of Document Copy”
was adopted in November 2005.

“The National Library Week” was held in Armenia on 3-10 April. The
activity has been held for the fifth time on the initiative of the
“Armenian Library Association”.

From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress