“I LOVE NATURE: I PARTICIPATE TOO” – A DREAM

COME TRUE

of a GL Target Library

THE LIBRARY AT VLADIMIR DIMITROV THE MASTER 1919 PUBLIC CHITALISHTE IN THE

VILLAGE OF SHISHKOVTSI, KYUSTENDIL MUNICIPALITY

o Location – part of the Kyustendil valley, to the northeast of Kyustendil, on the right bank of the Struma River;

o Inhabitants – 555; Children and school goers – 15 %; Employed – 20 %; Unemployed – 20 %; Pensioners – 40 %.

Means of living: Agriculture

Means of living: Restoration of fruit growing

THE MASTER

In the autumn of 1924, Vladimir Dimitrov the Master came to live in his “green capital” of Shishkovtsi.

He became part of the hardworking and rich in fruit orchards Shishkovtsi.

He depicted the villagers’ hard work and the fertility of the land. He painted in the fields from morning till late night.

THE CHITALISHTE

In 1972, on the occasion of the 90th anniversary of Vladimir Dimitrov the Master’s birth, the home monument “Vladimir Dimitrov the Master” – today’s chitalishte – was opened.

VLADIMIR DIMITROV THE MASTER 1919 PUBLIC CHITALISHTE IN SHISHKOVTSI JOINED THE GLOBAL LIBRARIES – BULGARIA PROGRAM AS A TARGET LIBRARY UNDER ITS FIRST STAGE IN 2009.

THE LIBRARY …

… AND THE COMPUTER CENTER

As a target library, we received the opportunity for mobilizing new partners:

• the Ministry of Culture;• Kyustendil Municipality;• Culture and Spiritual Development

Department;• District Library Kyustendil;• GLB target libraries;• Local business;• Zvezda Kindergarten in Shishkovtsi.

OUR PARTNERS

Zvezda Kindergarten, Shishkovtsi

Day of Bulgarian folk tales at the library, including reading of “The Three Brothers and the Golden Apple”;

Visit to the library computer center and unveiling computer secrets to children;

“Let’s Sing a Nursery Song with the Computer”.

AN IMPLEMENTED AND LONG-TERM PARTNERSHIP

A VISIT TO THE CHILDREN

• “Baba Marta: White and Red”;• “My Dear Mommy” – Mom’s Day;• “What I Learned in the Kindergarten” –

Letters’ Day;• “Santa with Us”.

JOINT LIBRARY CELEBRATIONS

KIDS AT THE COMPUTER CENTER

“I LOVE NATURE: I PARTICIPATE TOO”

Following a nation-wide NGO competition in

2011 under the “FOR CLEAN ENVIRONMENT” campaign of the Ministry of the Environment and Waters, Vladimir Dimitrov 1919 Public Chitalishte was approved to access funding totaling up to BGN 3,000 for making a playground in the chitalishte park.

I PARTICIPATE TOO

Vladimir Dimitrov the Master 1919 Public Chitalishte and the children from the village of Shishkovtsi, for a period of at least two more years of project implementation, shall continue to maintain and protect from pollution the playground and the equipment.

PLAYGROUND EQUIPMENT ENVISAGED IN THE PROJECT

Climbing facility; Slide; Double swing; 3 benches; Decorative fence – 15 m.

THE DREAM COME TRUE

Online contacts with various producers of playground equipment.

Selection of a contractor to build the playground.

Impressia OOD Company from Provadia submitted the most suitable bid.

We installed the playground and the children were delighted to see it!

Slide Double swing

Climbing facility

Decorative color fence

One of the benches

PLAYING AT LARGE IN THE PLAYGROUND

Every day, the children from Zvezda Kindergarten come to the playground in the

chitalishte park

OPPORTUNITIES AS A GLB TARGET LIBRARY

We work in a prompt and easy manner; The courses conducted under the program

complemented our knowledge and skills; We are able to look for and find out calls for

projects under the EU funds announced by the different ministries;

We find new partners and friends; We have a Facebook profile where we publish

materials on conducted events.

OPPORTUNITIES AS A GLB TARGET LIBRARY (CONTINUED)

o We keep an electronic archive of our activities;o Access to information available at various websites and related to our library activities;o Opportunity to prepare promotion materials;o Information exchange at the computer center;o More book days.

Dear colleagues, thank you for your

attention!

Vanya RizovaIva Slavova

vd_maistora_shish@abv.bg