Taron Margaryan awarded the librarians of the capital


   Yerevan Mayor Taron Margaryan was present at the event dedicated to the Librarians’ Day which was held at the Central Library after Avetik Isahakyan. In his greeting speech addressed to those present the Mayor congratulated the librarians and thanked them for their conscientious work. “In the conditions of rapidly developing science and technology when high technologies have become an inseparable part of our life I am sure that the role of books hasn’t become less important and you are carrying on playing an important role in education, upbringing and thorough knowledge. I am sure that most of you would agree that however technologies develop books have been and will be one of the most important sources of gaining knowledge. And from this point of view your conscientious work is particularly appreciated as you keep the best traditions applying new methods, enrich them, make them serve our society”, emphasized the Mayor adding that since 2013, within the programs of the Municipality of Yerevan new convenient conditions have been provided for readers. “The Municipality is doing its best to provide more convenient conditions both for library workers and readers. We have completely solved the problem of heating in libraries and now we are carrying out programs aimed at the improvement of building facilities and overhauling. Then we will be able to implement modernization programs providing libraries with up-to-date equipment and enriching the funds of the libraries”, said the Mayor. Within the frames of the event the chief librarian of the servicing division of the library after Avetik Isahakyan Anahit Verdoyan was awarded with the golden medal of the Mayor of Yerevan for her contribution to the development of library sphere and her fruitful activity. A number of employees of the system were awarded with honorary and thanksgiving diplomas of the Mayor of Yerevan. Mayor Taron Margaryan also informed that during the discussion of the budget for 2015 it was proposed to finish the program of overhauling of the libraries in the capital. Besides, it was offered to give 15% pay rise to the librarians from January 1, 2015. The director of the Central Library after Avetik Isahakyan Hasmik Karapetyan thanked the Mayor on behalf of the librarians for the police directed at the improvement of the system of libraries, as besides providing proper conditions it solves the problem of keeping the existing books which they had been facing for years. Taking the opportunity the director of the library presented the Mayor of Yerevan the current activity and the programs of development of the library.

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