THE HISTORY OF THE DEVELOPMENT OF PUBLIC LIBRARIES IN THE CITY OF ARMAVIR (LATE 19–40S OF THE 20 CENTURIES)

Abstract

In the article, based mainly on archival documents and text reports on the work of the library for the pre-war period, the process of formation and development of the library network in Armavir in the period from the end of the 19th to the 40s of the 20th centuries is considered, the history of the creation of the Central City Library named after NK Krupskaya, which is a cultural heritage of the South of Russia. From late 19th to mid-20th centuries is time that is very interesting for comprehension by modern regional library science. It was during this period that the first attempts were made to unite libraries into a single network. The political and educational activities of the libraries of the period under review were very diverse. Preference was given to active forms of “living words and work with a book”: loud reading, conversation, agitation, drama club, illustrative evening, etc. It is noted that special attention was paid to the organization of work with children.