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December

Dear users! The complete lists of literature displayed at the Library exhibitions are available at all reading rooms on any workbench.

Time
Event
Location
 

Anniversary exhibitions

 
September 23

December 31
The writers whose anniversaries are celebrated in 2010:Sergei Esenin (1895–1925), Ivan Bunin (1870–1953), Аlexander Blok (1880–1921), Mark Twain (1835–1910), Аfanasy Fet (1820–1892), Rudyard Kipling (1865–1936)
Third floor, circular hall
November 12 –
December 13
“The poet of bronze and stone”: the 170th birthday of French sculptor, one of founders of impressionism in sculpture Auguste Rodin (1840–1917)
Visual Materials Reading Room
(3rd floor, room 307)
November 25 –
December 31

The world is lavish. The world shall reiterate me… ”: the 80th birthday of writer
V.S. Korotkevich (1930–1984)

Third floor, circular hall
December 2 –
January 10
“A high note of creativity’”: the 75th birthday of writer, public figure, honored cultural worker of Belarus, laureate of Y. Kupala State Award (1998), laureate of the President of the Republic of Belarus Special Award (2005)
Eduard Skobelev
December 2–22 “The thirst for knowledge and understanding”: the 80th birthday of writer, literary critic and translator Nicolai Arochko
December 13 –
January 15
“The great connoisseur of the mother tongue”: the 75th birthday of philologist, chairman of Republican Toponymical Commission at the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus, member of Toponymical Commission at the Council of ministers of the Republic of Belarus Valentina Lemtyugova
December 7–31 “Talent devoted to people”: the 120th birthday of Belarusian composer, pedagogue and people’s artist of Belarus Nicolai Aladov (1890–1972)
(3rd floor, room 305)
December 27 –
January 15
“The coryphaeus of Slavonic studies”: the 150th birthday of Belarusian philologist, founder of Bulgarian scientific linguistics and study of literature, folklorist, paleographer and pedagogue Evfimi Karsky (1861–1931)
December 9 –
January 15
“Academician Evfimi Karsky’s heritage”: the 150th birthday Book Museum
 

Subject exhibitions

 
August 19 –
December 31
“The best books of Belarus”: the exhibition-presentation exposing the winners of the 50th National Contest “The Art of a Book – 2010” and of the VII International Contest “The Art of a Book” among member-countries of the CIS Third floor, circular hall
September 28

December 6
“Belarusian choral music”: from the collections of printed music and audio records of the National Library of Belarus
(3rd floor, room 305)
October 4 –
December 13
“The magic world of dolls”: the history and the art of doll making
Visual Materials Reading Room
(3rd floor, room 307)
November 5 –
December 13
“The October Revolution in fine art”: postcards, posters, reproductions from the stacks of the National Library of Belarus
Visual Materials Reading Room
(3rd floor, room 307)
November 16 –
December 7
“May childhood be real!”: the Universal Children’s Day (November 20) Anteroom, second floor, room 207
November 1 –
December 31
“Energy-saving as guarantee of a sustainable development”: materials from periodicals of 2009–2011
Periodicals Reading Room
(anteroom, 1st floor, room 106)
November 17 –
December 17
“Make your choice!”: the Presidential Election in the Republic of Belarus Second floor, circular hall
December 8 –
January 4
“Human dignity and justice for all”: the Human Rights Day Anteroom, second floor, room 207
December 1 –
January 4
“The united world against AIDS”: the World AIDS Day (December 1)
December 17 –
January 20
"Happy New Year!": holiday posters from the stacks of the National Library of Belarus
Visual Materials Reading Room
(3rd floor, room 307)
December 8 –
January 5
“There is nothing like mountains”: the International Mountain Day (December 11) Third floor, circular hall
December 21 –
January 19
"Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!": a holiday book exhibition Second floor, circular hall