ORGANIZATION OF THE LIBRARY SERVICE FOR READERS OF THE TAMBOV PROVINCE IN THE EARLY YEARS OF SOVIET POWER

One of the little-known aspects of the librarianship history in Russian province is studied. It is said how the libraries of the Tambov province organized the service for readers in the first years of Soviet power. 1920s are shown as the period of becoming of the political and propaganda work in the libraries for the general reader. The Communist Party has set the task for libraries to make a radical change in the methods of work with readers, the development of new forms of library service. In accordance with the provisions of public policy major directions of activity of libraries is to eliminate illiteracy, improving cultural and educational level of the population, the spread of agricultural knowledge. The libraries had extended activities such as dramatizations, storytelling, books procession on the stage, oral reviews, book evening, singing ditties library, loud reading newspapers and books, contests, posters. In the libraries were created readers clubs, societies of book friends. An idea that unbearable, often critical material conditions of existence of libraries led to the fact that in many of them was the payment for the use of books, liens and penalties, which subsequently had a negative impact on attendance of libraries is formed: the number of readers has decreased dramatically.

Tambov province, library services, work organization