Exhibition «Belarus and Bible» to open at National Library on September 20 Masterpieces of the world book heritage were delivered to Minsk by flight from Frankfurt. The original of the «The Iliad» by Homer, as well as other works, will be presented for the first time in the National Library of Belarus. About a hundred copies are delivered to Belarus in several installments from different continents following negotiations, which lasted more than a year. The most valuable editions, worth several million...
Racks with Belarusian books to appear in Chinese book shops Chinese Book Shelves have been unveiled in Minsk. Two shelves with books from China are on display in a bookshop in the very heart of the capital city. They contain approximately one hundred editions of various ...
The National Library of Belarus plans to bring primer's original edition to Minsk The world's oldest «Bukvar», or a school primer, celebrates its anniversary. 400 years ago, the world's first textbook under such name was published by Belarusians. The book, printed in 1618 at the Holy Spirit Orthodox brotherhood of Vilna, was discovered by researchers in a closed library of British lawyers. It was Belarusians who first introduced the word «bukvar» (literally «a book of letters»). After the publication...
Project timed to 400th anniversary of Belarusian ABC The National Library of Belarus has collected ABC books from all over the world! The main Library the country represents the largest exhibition project in its history, featuring about one and a half thousand alphabets in six hundred languages. The exhibits from five continents tell about the peculiarities ...
8 capital libraries to take part in annual action in support of reading Belarus joins the international action «Biblionight», which is held today with the aim of popularizing reading. Only in the capital eight institutions will offer an insomnia night surrounded by valuable publications. The guests will be offered lectures, exhibitions, workshops, excursions and shows. In the Belarusian State University the participants will be able to read a "living book" and meet with a "black...