A memorial stand "Always in the Ranks, Forever in the Memory!" has opened in the library on May 14. The event is part of "The Lesson of Courage and Honor" campaign.
Photos and information about the thirteen library employees, who took part in the Great Patriotic War, are on display.
The project uses materials from the National Archives of the Republic of Belarus, as well as from the book З любоўю пра бібліятэку (the history of the library in memoirs) and the albums about the Great Patriotic War Кніга народнай славы, Летапіс народнай славы. 1941–1945.
The event began with a minute of silence in honor of those who perished in the Great Patriotic War.
The official opening of the stand was attended by first deputy director of the National Library of Belarus Elena Dolgopolova, chair of Pervomayski District Organization of the Belarusian Peace Foundation Margarita Savchik, and member of Minsk City Council of Deputies Roman Nikonov.
A special guest was Alina Galuzo, the daughter of chief bibliographer Galina Kirilenko, who was awarded medals "For Military Merit" and "For the Capture of the City of Konigsberg." She shared her mother’s memories about the wartime.
The event was organized by the National Library of Belarus, the administration of Pervomaisky District of Minsk and the Belarusian Peace Foundation.
WE ARE PROUD AND REMEMBER!
Iosif Simanovskiy, the first director of the library
Basia Romanovskaya, first secretary of the Party organization of the library
Galina Tsypina-Minakhina, first secretary of the Komsomol organization of the library and head of the general reading room
Adam Sokolchik, head of the Belarusian Literature Department
Nina Vatatzy, chief bibliographer at the Belarusian Literature and Bibliography Department
Igor Zholudev, head of the Rare and Early Printed Books Department
Jadwiga Svezhantseva, librarian at the Service Department
Galina Kirilenko, chief bibliographer
Elizaveta Apatskaya, head of the Belarusian Department
Maria Rivkina, senior librarian at the Book Storage Department
Raisa Simakova, head of the branch library
Olga Malinina, head of the Reference and Bibliographic Department
Zinaida Korenkova, head of the Publishing Department
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