UN Office in Armenia donated more than 6 000 UN publications to the RA National Library with the aim to disseminate the books within the community libraries of Armenia.

This initiative was supported by the UN Department of Public Information (UN DPI) together with the National Library of Armenia within the framework of Library Week in Armenia (from 12 to 19 April) and World Book and Copyright Day (April 23).

Dafina Gercheva, UN Resident Coordinator said: “Community libraries are often the only cultural hubs in some Armenian cities and they are lacking funding and new stocks. The difficult situation of these community libraries is in the focus of UN DPI and we are happy to support efforts of the National Library of Armenia and the Library Association. Now journalists, students, municipal authorities and researches will have a direct access to the UN publications in Armenian, English and Russian languages”.

Davit Sargsyan, Director of the National Library of Armenia underlined: “Thanks to the UN DPI for joining us and organizing this unique book donation. The UN DPI’s donations to the community libraries are extremely valuable, since these libraries are always in a need for new materials and the people in communities often don’t have access to the latest news and publications.”

All Agencies, Funds and Programs of UN Armenia Office have contributed to this call for books. The Bibliobus of the National Library came to collect the donation from the UN House and will bring publications to the regions.

The UN DPI Office in Armenia also supported the establishment and functioning of two UN Depository Libraries in Armenia: one at the National Library of Armenia and another at the Yerevan State University.