The Primate of the Belarusian Orthodox Church congratulated library workers on their professional holidaytranslated

Metropolitan Benjamin of Minsk and Zaslavl, Patriarchal Exarch of All Belarus, congratulated library workers in Belarus on Library Day, which is celebrated on September 15:

Dear library managers and specialists!

Please accept my heartiest congratulations on your professional holiday – Library Day of the Republic of Belarus!

Specialists of church and secular libraries play a significant role in maintaining the spiritual and cultural potential of the nation: they carefully preserve unique collections of book monuments, replenish book funds with modern Orthodox literature, and use the capabilities of the latest information technologies.

Libraries are invariably an important link in the system of spiritual enlightenment and education of the younger generation. By demonstrating their professional skills, library specialists promote a love of reading spiritual literature and patristic heritage, make a significant contribution to strengthening family relationships, promote patriotism and citizenship, using the inexhaustible potential of books and reading, awaken souls and enrich minds, and form in the younger generation a sense of personal responsibility for the spiritual values ​​acquired in...