70 years of the Herceg Novi City Library and Reading room The Public Library and Reading Room of Herceg Novi is celebrating 70 years of work. We are celebrating this important jubilee with a special program. At the beginning of the evening, the audience will be addressed, on behalf of the founder of the Library, by the President of the Municipality of Herceg Novi, Stevan Katic. In the continuation of the program, the acting Director, Nevenka Mitrović, librarian advisor, will present the history and activities of the Library.The Herceg Novi Library inherits the tradition of the oldest library in this area, the Serbian Reading Room, founded in 1850, and has existed as a public library since 1949. We will present the results of the seventy-year work of the Library through a presentation richly illustrated with photo and video material. Today, the City Library is dedicated to implementing the mission of the public library, "local gate of knowledge", openness to all users - citizens of Herceg Novi, constant improvement of existing and introduction of new user services, continuous training of professional staff and application of good practice of reputable libraries.The results of the work, the increase in the number of users, especially children and youth, the positive assessments of the professional public and the registry office of the National Library of Montenegro and the professional award "Dr Simo Martinović" confirm that the Herceg Novi library has been successfully transformed into a modern cultural and information platform. . Today, the library is recognized as a cultural center of the community, an institution on which generations of different profiles and needs rely, an important factor in the cultural and social life of the city, a key factor in acquiring and nurturing reading habits, providing opportunities for personal creative development, information and information. literacy and lifelong learning of individuals, support for individual and formal education at all levels. We end the festive program with one of the most beautiful and most performed music and poetry cabaret in the region. Yes, those were the days performed by famous actors Nebojsa Dugalic and Boris Pingovic, Nina Cosic, rhythm and vocals and Vojislav Savic, bass guitar. Musical-poetic cabaret Yes, those were the days, it was premiered in 2004, and by December 2019, it had been played as many as 300 times. It is a combination of music, poetry and humorous anecdotal material. We will enjoy the verses of Miloš Crnjanski, Ljubomir Simović, Vit Nikolić, Matija Bećković, Laza Kostić and other famous poets, anecdotes about famous people such as Zoran Radmilović and Brane Petrović, as well as various musical genres, from chanson, rock and roll, domestic and domestic. We will listen to the hits of "The Beatles", Bob Dylan, "Vaya con Dios", "Bijelo dugme", Arsen Dedić, Đorđe Balašević, and others.The jubilee celebration program will be held in the Park Hall, on December 16, 2019. year, starting at 7 p.m.Admission is free. WELCOME!Public Institution City Library and Reading Room Herceg Novi
