The National library of the Republic of Kazakhstan being the greatest cultural, informational and educational centre, is conducive to the building of the intellectual potential of society, the preservation of cultural heritage.

   Beginning 2001, the National library of the RK being conducive to the popularization of the modern Kazakh book, participates in the traditional International book and polygraphical fair named “By the Great Silk way” organized jointly with the Association of editors, book-distributors and libraries.

   Actively participating in the VI-th Kazakhstani international fair, The National library of the RK presents to the wide circle of participants and visitors an exhibition of its editions, published during the years of independence: these are the fundamental bibliographical indices: “Nursultan Nazarbayev – The First President of the Republic of Kazakhstan”, dedicated to the life and political activity of the President of the RK N.Nazarbayev; “The literary fiction of Kazakhstan”, reflecting the development of domestic literature between the years 1958-1967; “The history of Kazakhstan”, highlighting the literature on the problems of the history of Kazakhstan from the most ancient times to the beginning of the XX-th century, published after 1985; “The philosophical sciences of sovereign Kazakhstan”; “The ethnoses of Kazakhstan”; the indices dedicated to the prominent figures, poets and writers of Kazakhstan; the reference journals in the series “The public sciences” and “Culture. Art. Literature. Linguistics”; the professional journals “Kitapkhana”, “Ulttyk kitapkhana”; the Catalogues of manuscript Kazakh books in Arabic and Latin scripts, the Catalogue of manuscript books in the Persian language from the collection of the NLRK; the CD-ROMs “Astana – arman kala” dedicated to the development of the new capital; “The poetical year of Russia and Kazakhstan” dedicated to the great poets of Kazakhstan and Russia Abai and Pushkin and also other editions. The editions of the National library of the RK are the indispensable sources of information for readers.

   Also the National library of the RK on April 21, 2011 at 13:00 hours holds the readers’ panel jointly with the “Almatykitap” publishing-house by the theme “The history, everyday life and culture in the literature of independent Kazakhstan” dedicated to the 20-th anniversary of independence of the country with the participation of authors, directors of the regional libraries and a wide circle of readers.

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