Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.com) -- President of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev visited the renovated Republican Children’s Library.

Since the first days of his activity as the head of state, the President of our country has been paying special attention to the issues of education and upbringing of the younger generation. In 2017, a presidential decree was signed on the development of the book publishing sphere, the promotion of book reading and the promotion of reading culture. Extensive stimulation of readers was established.

Another embodiment of this policy was the recently completed renovation of the Republican Children’s Library.

The historic building, built in 1907, has been restored and equipped to modern standards. A cozy, reading-friendly atmosphere has been created. The House of Books will become a favorite place not only for children, but also for adults.

There is a rich fund of Uzbek and world children’s literature, consisting of 180 thousand books. Modern information technologies have been introduced, which facilitates the work of employees and creates additional convenience for young readers. In particular, visitors will be given a special ID card. The registration of readers, the processes of issuing and returning books will be organized in electronic form.

Now special attention is paid to the development of an electronic library, replenishment of the fund of video and audio resources, creation of useful web content. There is a room for listening to audiobooks.

The President got acquainted with these conditions, talked with young lovers of books and foreign languages.

The Head of our state stressed that it is necessary to effectively link the library with schools so that they can use the 180,000 book fund, attract more young people here.

The library has created opportunities for holding international conferences, seminars and other events, including online. The area around is landscaped and has acquired a new look. A small amphitheater is organized.

An instruction was given to allocate a car to the library and replenish the fund with new books.