Moscow was among the winners of the national competition for most reading-friendly regions. Their entries were the best literary projects realized this year. The panel of judges included representatives of literary, museum and library communities. They chose 20 regions with the best book infrastructure and their initiatives that popularize reading.
Novosibirsk Region topped the rating of the most reading-friendly Russian regions. Moscow got into the top 3 thanks to Moscow Libraries, a book search and reservation service. You can use it to find out which one of the libraries in Moscow has the book you need and reserve the book online or extend the time before you return it.
Moscow Libraries, a book search and reservation service, was launched by mos. It covers books from all types of libraries in Moscow: fiction, specialized literature, periodicals. Over , people have used the service since launch. The number of users is growing steadily; many of them come back again. The high praise the project got on the national level reaffirms its uniqueness and importance for the readers.
An interactive map lets users find a library close to their home, job or study place. In order to get access to all options, you need a standard or full mos. Libraries in Moscow have access to the National Electronic Library; they are also connected to the municipal wi-fi network. Since , libraries in the city take part in the Old Books project which is among the most popular with Muscovites.
It uses the specialized Old Books web portal to hand old books discarded by libraries over to companies or individuals. Handovers happen twice each year, most often in June and December. Over 1. In late , Moscow Department of Culture started purchasing books - literary awards winners and nominees, for the city libraries. In , centralized procurement provided over 80, copies of those books for library reserves.
