FEATURES TO THE PUBLISHING ACTIVITY OF THE NATIONAL LIBRARY “IVAN VAZOV” – PLOVDIV

Abstract

Undoubtedly, when we talk about the publishing activity of the Bulgarian libraries, we should mention the fact that it was in Plovdiv in 1885 that the first printed library catalog was published in Bulgarian language. The National Library in Plovdiv is a rich cultural and literary venue, among the leading institutions in the country. Throughout different periods, eminent people like Nikolay Raynov, K.M. Apostolidis, Tsanko Lavrenov, Dr. Alexander Peev, Boris Dyakovich, Dimitar Tsonchev, Prof. Benyo Tsonev, Prof. Krassimir Stanchev, Prof. Radka Koleva and many others have worked in the library and published their works there. In the past and today, a primary task of the library is the display of the valuable collections of the largest southern Bulgarian book depository. With its rich publishing activity for more than a century, the National Library in Plovdiv has made a significant contribution to constructing and supplementating of the national bibliography.