70% of rural libraries to be closed in Kyrgyzstan
70% of rural libraries are subject to closure in Kyrgyzstan, Minister of Culture, Information and Youth Policy of the country Mirbek Mambetaliev told today at a meeting of the commission on de-bureaucratization, Kabar reports.
According to him, studies have shown that in 82% of rural libraries the book stock is outdated and has become unusable. This is approximately 1 million 200 thousand books. As part of the debureaucratization, a decision is being made to close 70% of rural libraries and transfer suitable books to schools. "All central libraries will be digitized," the minister noted.
As earlier reported, President of Kyrgyzstan Sadyr Zhaparov proposed to establish a library of Turkic-speaking nations while addressing the 11th summit of the Organization of Turkic States (OTS) in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan.