New charitable initiative to collect books starts in YerevanMay 13, 2009 - 22:16 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Several schools from Alaverdi community of Armenia's Lori region applied to the local office of the "World Vision" with request to help in completing the libraries of the region with books. Yerevan Library after Avetik Isahakian and Armenian's Writers' Union joined the initiative. The Started on May 13 the charitable campaign will continue by June 8. The list of books, which are in brisk demand in Lori libraries, comprises of more than hundred of names of Armenian and Foreign Literature classics, who are at the core of school curriculum. Within three weeks organizers will address libraries and publishing houses across Armenia to support in collecting necessary books. "Other Armenian libraries also need those books. We hope to pioneer embracing activities aimed at completing library funds in Armenia", said Asmik Karapetyan, director of the Yerevan Library named after Avetik Isahakian. "We must create all conditions for reading first, and only after that expect from the youth love toward books, " she said. On May 20 literature musical evening will be organized at the library with the aim to attract attention of publishers and promote republishing works included in the school curriculum. In the fringes of this initiative by June 8 all interested individuals can take part in the charitable gathering of books, which will be passed to the libraries of Lori . Top stories Ara Aivazian said Azerbaijan continues the traditions of Turkey after seizing territories and forced Armenians out. The creative crew of the Public TV had chosen 13-year-old Malena as a participant of this year's contest. She called on others to also suspend their accounts over the companies’ failure to tackle hate speech. Penderecki was known for his film scores, including for William Friedkin’s “The Exorcist”, Stanley Kubrick’s “The Shining”. Partner news | Pashinyan visits flood-hit region Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan on Saturday, June 8 visited the disaster area in the Lori province. €3.5 mln EU grant to support justice reforms in Armenia The European Union has paid €3.5 mln grant to Armenia within a €11mln program on Support to Justice Reforms. Yerevan reacts to Baku’s proposal to see Minsk Group abolition Alen Simonyan has declared that Armenia is taking steps aimed at concluding a peace treaty with Azerbaijan. U.S. Assistant Secretary of State to travel to Armenia Assistant Secretary for European and Eurasian Affairs James C. O’Brien will travel to Yerevan on June 10-12. |