Today the question of work optimization of municipal libraries was discussed at the meeting in the City Administration.

Today there is the Samara Public library, “The Central municipal system of children»s libraries”, consisting of the Central city children»s library and its 26 branches, and “The Samara municipal information-library system”, consisting of N.K.Krupskaya Central City library and its 43 branches.

Such quantity of libraries is not enough for the Samara population, exceeding 1, 17 million people.

Work optimization of library networks is planned in three directions. First, it is necessary to construct some new buildings for libraries.

The second direction is the creation of libraries integration of different systems. Such integration will allow to allocate the areas for computer classes accommodation and will give new opportunities in search of the necessary information.

Besides there will be some children»s specialized libraries: historical (library №1), notation-musical (library №11), the ethnography and interethnic dialogue center (library №14), the library of foreign literature (library №18).

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