Regional Library Petko R. Slaveykov

Veliko Tarnovo

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Library Departments

Service Department at the RL P. R. Slaveykov" has as its main tasks to meet each individual citizen or group of persons seeking some type of information with the help of the various funds and resources of the library.

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The Information Technology Department is an integral part of the Regional Library structure.

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The activities of the department cover the processes of receiving deposit copies and acquiring new literature, registration, processing and cataloguing of library documents.

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The "Reference and Bibliographic and Information Department" was established in 1954 and renamed the "Reference and Bibliographic Department and Cultural and Mass Work" only a few years later in 1958.

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The Middle School Department was opened for the primary purpose of providing neighborhood readers with access to library and information resources.

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The Children's Department at BIC "Slaveyche" was opened on 09. 02. 1999 and contains over 22 000 library items. They are mostly intended for younger readers and for pupils up to the seventh grade.

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The Eagle Foreign Language Center was established in 2002, with the help of the sister American library in Eagle, Colorado, to serve foreign language teachers and professors, foreign language students, elementary and high school students, and adult readers who are active users of foreign languages.

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The Buzludzha branch is located in the district of the same name in Veliko Tarnovo, at 8 Denjo Chokanov Street. It has two departments - an adult department and a children's department. The branch is the main book depository for fiction published after 1944 and for deposit literature from textbooks and teaching aids for schools before 1944. In addition, the collection of Braille books held by the library is also stored here. A reading room with Internet access for readers is attached to the adult section. The children's department, on the other hand, has a room for various games and activities for the teenagers.

In terms of periodicals, the Buzludzha Branch also holds some of the newspapers representing post-1944 regional periodicals on deposit and, in addition, a deposit of some of the Russian and foreign language magazines.

The most frequent reader searches cover current titles of fiction and works on psychology and history.

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The Art Department has an extensive library collection of books, albums, sheet music and periodicals, CDs, DVDs, records, reproductions of paintings.

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Recommended Books

По следите на историята от Велико Търново, Габрово, Ловеч и Плевен

  • Author: Съставители: РБ "П. Р. Славейков", РБ "Априлов-Палаузов", РБ "Проф. Беню Цонев", РБ "Христо Смирненски"
  • Language: български
  • Publisher: Народна библиотека "П. Р. Славейков"
  • ISBN: 9786197173598
  • Year of publication: 2025
  • Cover: мека
  • Pages: 328
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Личности, събития и любопитни факти

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"The Maid"

  • Author: Freida McFadden
  • Language: bulgarian
  • Publisher: Bard
  • ISBN: 9786190302537
  • Year of publication: 2024
  • Cover: soft
  • Pages: 336

A young woman with a dark past...

Milly desperately needs a job. After a long search and numerous rejections, luck finally smiles on her. She is hired as a maid by the wealthy Nina Winchester, who lives in a luxurious house with her husband Andrew and their spoiled and capricious daughter Cecilia.

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"The Secret of Secrets" - Dan Brown

  • Author: Dan Brown
  • Language: bulgarian
  • Publisher: Bard
  • ISBN: 9786190303770
  • Year of publication: 2025
  • Cover: soft/hard
  • Pages: 608

Series: Robert Langdon

The author of the world's most famous thrillers returns with a stunning new novel—a stimulating, twist-filled, mind-bending masterpiece that will engage readers in a way only Dan Brown can.

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"Lehusa" - Vasil Popov

  • Author: Vasil Popov
  • Language: bulgarian
  • Publisher: Colibri
  • ISBN: 9786190217374
  • Year of publication: 2025
  • Cover: soft/hard
  • Pages: 516

The mysteries of Bulgarian folklore come to life in monstrous dimensions in the sequel to Mamnik - Lehus.

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The (Un)Solved Case

  • Author: Authors
  • Language: bulgarian
  • Publisher: Public library "P. R. Slaveykov"
  • ISBN: 0
  • Year of publication: 2025
  • Cover: soft

Ever since the Petko R. Slaveykov Regional Library launched a national competition for writing crime stories under the general title "The (Un)solved Case" in 2021, we have often been asked where, when, and how the submitted works could be read.

Fortunately, since mid-September 2025, we have been able to enjoy a printed book edition. This was made possible thanks to financial support from the Ministry of Culture under the program "Technological renewal, technological equipment, and promotion of reading, media, and information literacy in public libraries." The collection bears the same title, "The (Un)revealed Case," and contains all 23 stories by the participants who won prizes in the four editions of the competition held so far. Although some of the authors have had individual texts published previously, most of them are not professional writers in the true sense of the word. This undoubtedly adds even more significance to their intellectual efforts.

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Annual Competitions

"My hometown"

With the longest and most successful implementation is the annual competition "My hometown". Its first edition was in 2000 and has since become a favorite and recognizable for the participants from the city and the region.

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"/Un/solved case"

The National Crime Writing Contest, under the general title of "/The/ Unsolved Case," will launch in 2021. The contest is held over a one- or two-month period, traditionally during the fall season of a given calendar year.

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Summer campaign "Come to the library"

The Summer Campaign "Come to the Library" is an initiative, conceptually designed to provoke the students from I to XII grade from Veliko Tarnovo, who are readers of RL "Petko R. Slaveykov" to read more and more books during the summer holidays.

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Foyer of the book with an autograph

Regional Library "Petko R. Slaveykov" - Veliko Tarnovo over the last ten years has established an extremely prestigious cultural event, which is the "Foyer of the book with an autograph". The philosophy of this forum is related to the promotion of Bulgarian printed book production not only in the region, but also nationally.

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Latest News

Откриване на Дигитален клуб по проект „Регионалната библиотека – партньор в информационната ера“

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На 10.02.2026 г. в Библиотечно-информационен център „Славейче“ към Регионална библиотека „Петко Р. Славейков“ се откри Дигитален клуб по проект „Регионалната библиотека – партньор в информационната ера“ по Договор № BG-RRP-1.024-0737-C01, финансиран от Европейския съюз – NextGenerationEU в рамките на Националния план за възстановяване и устойчивост, Процедура BG-RRP-1.024.

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Посещение на град Брага, Португалия по програма "Еразъм +"

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Заместник директора на Регионална библиотека „П. Р. Славейков“ Иван Александров посети библиотека Лусио Кравейро Да Силва в Брага, Португалия по програма „Еразъм+“ в периода 22-25 януари 2026 г.

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Regional Public Library

Petko R. Slaveykov

5000 Veliko Tarnovo

2, Ivanka Boteva

prs@libraryvt.com

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Kalina Ivanova

Director

+359 62 620208

+359 88 9 297 269

director@libraryvt.com

Dr. Ivan Aleksandrov

Deputy Director

+359 62 628098

+359 88 8 790 104

prs@libraryvt.com

Branch 'Buzludzha'

8, Denyo Chokanov st.

+359 62 648 803

buzl_dep@libraryvt.com

Main Building

2, Ivanka Boteva st.

+359 62 627 901

zaemna@libraryvt.com

Art Department

8, Krakov st.

+359 62 630 410

art_dep@libraryvt.com

Department for Senior Readers 'Snejana Yaneva'

7, Simeon Veliki st.

+359 62 641 856

slav_dep@libraryvt.com

Branch 'Slaveiche'

7, Simeon Veliki st.

Children's Department

+359 62 641 856

slav_do@libraryvt.com

Foreign Language Centre 'Eagle'

7, Simeon Veliki st.

+359 62 646 916

eagle_dep@libraryvt.com

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