Our team suffered a great loss: on May 15, the heart of Sviatlana Bazylieva-Lanko stopped beating (10/27/1965 – 05/15/2021).
The entire career of Sviatlana passed within the walls of the main Library of the country. It began in 1988, after she graduated from the Minsk Institute of Culture. The young woman became Librarian of the State Library of the BSSR named after. V.I. Lenin, and soon she was appointed Head of the of Library Services Department sector .
We remember her at the desk of the common reading room – always smiling, attentive, kind. Subsequently, having proven herself as a competent and highly qualified specialist, she headed the Central Subsidiary Collection Organization Sector. She also worked in the Library Information Technologies Department , and in 2019 became Chief Bibliographer of the Information and Analytic Activity Department.
Recently, Ms Bazylieva-Lanko has been actively involved in the preparation of the project "The National Library of Belarus in the Modern Press" (the project is dedicated to the 100th anniversary of the National Library), she was involved in research work as a part-time photographer.
You would always meet Ms Bazylieva-Lanko with a camera in her hands at festive events, concerts, conferences of the Library: she tried to capture all memorable moments, collected a photo archive.
In addition, Sviatlana actively participated in the work of the trade union committee of the Library.
Initiative, responsibility, work ethics, sociability, kindness and personal involvement were the qualities that attracted many friends and like-minded people to her. Sincere interest in the life of the team won her love and respect.
It is an irreparable loss for us. Rest in peace.
