Funny Holidays - Library Lovers Day

People fall in love not only with each other, but also with beautiful places, brilliant films and books. Works of art make you worry and suffer, inspire you to achieve accomplishments and bring true pleasure, just like romantic relationships. On February 14, it is customary to meet and congratulate each other not only on Valentine’s Day, but also to arrange information at a table in the library. The counterpart in this case is not a person dear to the heart, but a book. February 14th is Library Valentine's Day. Among the bookshelves in the silence of the reading rooms, you can make a date and spend time alone with your favorite hero - D'Artagnan, Anna Karenina, Hamlet, Sherlock Holmes, Ostap Bender, Tatyana Larina and even Carlson or Winnie the Pooh. Library workers are developing Library Lovers Day plans of events that help to celebrate this international holiday as intimately as possible. On February 14, people give each other books, take part in “Love Fever” quests or read aloud literary works. “Lyrical Hours” are held in libraries, during which poems from classics are read and contemporaries, romances, excerpts from rock operas ("Juno and Avos", "Orpheus and Everedice", "Romeo and Juliet") and other musical genres.The meaningful motive of the holiday is love and its manifestations in works of art. Library Lovers Day was first held in 2006 in Australia at the State Library of New South Wales. A year later it was included in the calendar of national holidays. The Australian Library and Information Association (ALIA) is promoting the love of books. Later, her initiative was picked up in other countries of the world. Every year, libraries choose a theme for the celebration. In 2018, Library Lovers Day was dedicated to antique writing instruments. On February 14, 2019, a competition was held to write stories about the search and meeting of love within the walls of the library. In Russia, the holiday is traditionally associated with Valentine's Day. In honor of Library Lovers Day, visitors donate books to libraries that are in good condition and are waiting for new readers. The holiday and events in its honor raise the general level of culture and broaden horizons, forming an understanding of the meaning and essence of such a feeling as love. On February 14, St. Valentine's Post starts operating in libraries. Readers are invited to write a declaration of love on a heart-shaped piece of paper, not to the object of their affection, but to the book. The celebration of Library Lovers Day is appreciated by bibliophiles, because... The list of identical events includes exhibitions of ancient tomes or books on a given topic. The biennials are called “Quiet Words of Love”, “Date in the Library”, “Love Spreads Its Wings over the World”, etc. Exhibitions, competitions, quests and valentines for literary heroes are an integral part of celebrating a touching and funny holiday - Valentine's Day in the library.