Guardians of Memory – the Donation Program Adopt-a-Book in National Library “St. St. Cyril and Methodius” Cover Image

Пазители на паметта – дарителската програма „Осинови книга“ в Националната библиотека „Св. св. Кирил и Методий“
Guardians of Memory – the Donation Program Adopt-a-Book in National Library “St. St. Cyril and Methodius”

Author(s): Nona Petkova
Subject(s): Essay|Book Review |Scientific Life, Library and Information Science, Other, Cultural Essay
Published by: Национална библиотека »Св. св. Кирил и Методий«
Keywords: National Library “St. St. Cyril and Methodius”; Donation Program Adopt-a-Book

Summary/Abstract: Adopt-a-Book is a donation program which is well-known around the world. More than thirty years the preservation and restoration of collections in many European and American libraries have been supported through it. In the end of 2009 Bulgarian National Library started its own permanent program Adopt-a-Book. The chief priority of the project is the conservation of documents from special collection (manuscripts, old printed editions, photographs and etc.). This article aims to present the patterns, characteristics, achieved results and short history of the program. The text discusses also the donors as nowadays guardians of memory.

  • Issue Year: 2019
  • Issue No: 2
  • Page Range: 21-33
  • Page Count: 13
  • Language: Bulgarian