The library of the Diplomatic Institute implements various initiatives that establish it as an interactive and modern space. Driven by the dynamics and public engagement of the library, they follow national trends in library and information activities.
In 2013, the library launched a new tradition – the presentation of ancient and modern books from the fund of a special online album, which was popularized on the Facebook page of the Diplomatic Institute.
Our followers on the social network were invited to share read titles from the fund, their impressions and recommendations. The initiative created a bridge between the library’s rich historical heritage and the modern reading community.
On the occasion of World Book Day – April 23, the library organizes a one-day initiative to promote its fund in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Selected titles – memoirs, fiction authors, diplomats, journalists and historians, as well as specialized publications – were made available for borrowing in order to promote reading and reading exchange.
In 2024, a specially equipped hall for rare and valuable publications “20 years of the Diplomatic Institute” was opened.
The project for its construction starts in 2022 and aims to create a protocol and representative space in which unique publications from the library fund will be exhibited.
In 2025, on the occasion of the Day of the Holy Brothers Cyril and Methodius, the Bulgarian alphabet, education and culture and Slavic literature, the library organized a pop-up exhibition “On the Trace of the Word”.
The exhibition was held in the new hall for rare publications “20 years of the Diplomatic Institute”. Thematic collections related to the Bulgarian script, the overseas Bulgarian communities and the Bulgarian diplomacy were presented.
Stay tuned for upcoming library events and initiatives
