Korolenko Chernihiv Regional Universal Scientific Library

The Sofia and Oleksandr Rusov Chernihiv Regional Universal Scientific Library (Chernihivska oblasna universalna naukova biblioteka imeni Sofii ta Oleksandra Rusovykh) is a public library in Chernihiv, Ukraine. It is the largest library in the Chernihiv Oblast and is devoted to culture, education, history, and science. The library has over 800,000 documents, most of which are scientific reference books and publications. It is notable for its collection of over 15,000 rare editions from the 19th and early 20th centuries, including 5,700 from before the 1917 Russian Revolution. From 1922 to 2023, the library bore the name of the Russian-Ukrainian writer Vladimir Korolenko. In June 2023, it was renamed after two of the original founders, Sofia Rusova and her husband Oleksander Rusov. The library is equipped with a common reading room, six specialized reading rooms, and two computer rooms with free Wi-Fi access. There are about 30 different clubs in the library. Literary evenings, exhibitions, presentations and conferences are regularly held at the library. It is located within the historic building of the Noble and Peasant Land Bank, considered a National Heritage Site in Ukraine.

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