TATYANA VINOGRADOVA

Young people in the library

How to attract them and how to keep them

The rapid aging of library communities is worrisome. There are few young personnel in the libraries of the Perm Territory. Even less reason to be optimistic. It is unlikely that we will be able to answer the three eternal Russian questions: who is to blame for this? where to begin? what to do? But let's look at the statistics and talk about what is already being done to change this situation.

Tatyana Valentinovna Vinogradova, chief librarian of ONIMR GUK "Perm State Order "Badge of Honor" regional universal library named after A. M. Gorky"

At the beginning of 2008, there were 2,194 library workers in the MUNICIPAL libraries of the Perm Territory. Young librarians under the age of 30 - 234 people (10.7%). There are no special differences in the indicators of the regional center and a remote rural area, for example, Yurlinsky (10.7% and 10%, respectively).

For comparison, let's cite the data as of 01/01/2002.1 Despite the fact that since then the territorial boundaries of the Perm region have increased due to the annexation of 6 districts and the city of Kudymka-ra of the Komi-Permyak district, the Perm Territory was formed, at that time there were more young librarians - 447 ( 21.4%.

If we compare the number of specialists with specialized education then and now, the picture looks like this (see diagram). Librarians with higher education in 2002 -

100 (22.4%), in 2007 - 29 (12.4%). Librarians with secondary specialized education in 2002 - 117 (26.2%), in 2007 - 33 (14.1%).

Diagram. Young librarians with library education

In 2007, not a single specialist who graduated from the full-time department of the Perm State Institute of Arts and Culture (PSIC) came to the municipal libraries; only two came from the college of culture. General education level of enrollment

Table 1.

The level of education of young librarians in the Perm region (as of 01.01.2008)

Year of birth Total library - Higher bib - Secondary special - Secondary and Higher

tekarey

Liotheque Special Noah

1980 22 2 4 10 6

1981 32 4 5 18 5

1982 20 1 3 11 5

1983 26 3 8 15 -

1984 20 1 3 15 1

1985 17 1 2 11 3

1986 12 1 1 10 -

1987 15 1 1 13 -

1988 12 1 1 10 -

^¡bzj #22 *2008

The number of students entering college is declining every year, which is reflected in their academic performance. There are cases when, after such "specialists" have completed their work experience, they are abandoned in libraries. While citing these bleak facts, it should still be noted that college graduates more easily enter into labor collectives, many of them stay in libraries for a long time, continue their distance learning at the university.

Of the analyzed group, 36.4% of librarians who had a secondary specialized education entered the PSHIK. This figure cannot be considered high. Currently, there is no competition for library faculties in universities, motivation for mastering library profession low. Having received a good free liberal arts education, having mastered modern technologies and acquiring communication skills, graduates of these faculties easily get a job - the labor market in the regional center provides great opportunities for choice in this regard. Young professionals - laureates of various competitions (local, regional), participants and organizers of major events, who have successfully made a library career, having declared themselves, receive favorable offers from local administrations and other organizations. The increase in wages to 7-13 thousand rubles will not solve the issue either. Real life is well known to young people. The needs of young professionals and the opportunities provided by libraries do not yet coincide. Modern youth strives to live today, and does not hope for a bright tomorrow, no matter how rainbow colors it is painted.

The largest group is made up of young librarians with secondary and secondary specialized non-core education - 137 (58.5%) in 2007, 203 (45.4%) in 2002. 18 people with secondary education (13 ,one%). These librarians, in most cases, are ordinary employees in the departments of acquisitions, maintenance, they represent the "face" of the library in front of a thousandth army of readers. It's a shame, but most often the image of the profession is formed during such meetings.

It should also be taken into account that today's "yesterday's schoolchildren" and graduates of 30 years ago are very different from each other. The current generation of school graduates are computer literate, but the formation of their personality took place at a time when attitudes towards reading and books were no longer the dominant factor in determining an educated, even at an average level, person. Let's not deny: among librarians different ages and the level of training, there are not so many true lovers of reading who know literature deeply. Meanwhile, for librarians without special education, the skills of independent educational reading are of particular importance. The lack of incentives for self-development has a negative impact on the level of competence of personnel.

The number of librarians with higher non-core education in 2002 and 2007 is almost the same - 27 and 29. This or temporary workers who are waiting for better offers, or employees who, for a number of reasons, did not prove themselves in their originally chosen profession. Library activity is still alien to them, but it is likely that for some of them it will become a matter of a lifetime.

For more than 10 years, the Department of Research and Methodological Work has been maintaining the electronic database "Personnel", which allows you to track changes in the situation with the staff. Thus, it can be stated that a decrease in the educational level affects the occupied categories of the ETS.

Table 2

ETC category Number of employees, %

less (respectively 18% and 8.7%).

The distribution by position is as follows:

Methodist - 3 (1.3%);

Librarian - 155 (66.2%);

Bibliographer - 10 (4.3%);

Head library branch - 13 (5.6%);

Head department, sector - 11 (4.7%);

Chief librarian, bibliographer - 7 (3%);

Leading librarian, bibliographer - 11 (4.7%);

Deputy directors - 4 (1.7%);

Programmer - 20 (8.5%). a ■

In 2002, there were more librarians of the 8th and 10th categories (respectively 23.5% and 13.4%); librarians of the 6th and 7th categories, on the contrary, there are

Presentation of diplomas to the winners of the competition

There are examples when the positions of methodologists, bibliographers, head. rural branches are occupied by persons without appropriate education. The number of programmers has increased, as a rule, these are students of correspondence departments of colleges and universities.

From statistics to action

Many studies of personnel composition end with conclusions, less often with specific proposals, programs of measures aimed at positively changing the situation. Therefore, the activities of the creators Russian program"Young in librarianship", organizers of international, Russian forums, rallies, scientific and practical conferences of young professionals deserves the highest praise. The formation and rallying of the professional youth elite is an excellent task. Many years of experience in this area has been accumulated in the Perm Territory.

The beginning of the youth movement of librarians of the Kama region was laid by the regional scientific and practical conference “New technologies in library and information practice and[|>

personnel training” in 1998. Since 2002, the regional interdepartmental competition "Young people in librarianship" has been organized with the same frequency. The materials of these two events are reflected in special collections.

In April 2008, the VI NPC took place, at which the results of the IV regional competition were summed up. In the IV regional interdepartmental competition for evaluating

Speech by A. Belov, programmer of the scientific library of the Perm State Technical University

44 works of 43 participants were submitted (29 works were submitted to the 1st competition in 2002). The competition was attended by librarians from 20 territories of the region. The age composition of the contestants: up to 25 years old - 21%, up to 30 years old - 35%, up to 35 years old - 44%. Of these: methodologists - 9%, bibliographers - 19%, heads of sectors, departments, branches of libraries - 28%, chief specialists - 12%, deputy directors - 7%. Nine librarians represented 4 libraries of state universities.

The nominations "Applied Developments" and "Ideas, Innovative Proposals" are still very popular. The number of submitted works in the "Research" nomination has increased. The problems raised by young specialists are quite relevant and correspond to current trends library science and practice: "Methodology for assessing the quality of a library site" (A. Belov, programmer Scientific Library PSTU); "Usage multimedia presentation to attract to cognitive reading” (I. Zhuravleva, Leading Librarian of the Service Department of the N. Ostrovsky Central State Library, Berezniki); “Profession of a librarian in the information and knowledge society” (Yu. Golysheva, 5th year student of the faculty of the CEC PGIIK); "School of the young consumer: the experience of legal enlightenment

in the library” (S. Babushkina, chief librarian of the CPI MUK “Vereshchaginskaya CRH”); “Literature of the Russian fantasy genre: philological, sociological, library-bibliographical aspects” (I. Zubova, bibliographer of the M.P. Likhachev Komi-Permyak National Central Library, Kudymkar).

In addition to the above-mentioned nominations, the Path to Success nomination is included in the competition for the second time. The content of the work here is determined in advance. In 2006, library publications, essays, and articles dedicated to veteran librarians, honored cultural workers, library dynasties, laureates of territorial competitions and awards in the field of culture were considered. In 2006 in the competition of young professional bibs

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NEUPOKOEVA TATYANA ALEKSANDROVNA - 2008

Young people in librarianship

Towards the 3rd Conference-Festival.

Specialists of a new formation, leaders of a new generation!
Read the magazine!

Makarenko T.S. From Saratov to Yaroslavl, and now Pskov, and there Novosibirsk is just around the corner / T.S. Makarenko // Young people in library business. - 2003. - No. 1. – pp. 23-36
The first issue opens with an article by the editor-in-chief, candidate of pedagogical sciences Tatyana Sergeevna Makarenko. She talks about the library program charitable foundation, about the creation of a section in the RBA under this name, about the first joint event - the 1st International Scientific and Practical Conference. In the nearest plans:

• III International Scientific and Practical Conference-Festival (April 2004, Yekaterinburg);
• III Gathering of young librarians in Siberia (October 2004, Kemerovo);
• III Interregional Creative Laboratory (June 2004, Pskov);
• Forum of Young Librarians of Russia (September 2005, Moscow);
• Scientific and practical conference of young scientists and specialists (May 2005, Moscow);
• II Interregional Conference of Young Librarians of the South of Russia.

On the eve of the 3rd conference-festival (Yekaterinburg, April 2004)– publications by Marina Vasilievna Koptyaeva, Deputy Director of the Sverdlovsk Regional Universal Scientific Library named after I.I. V. G. Belinsky.

• Koptyaeva M. V. Library career - a non-existent concept, a combination of incongruous? /M. V. Koptyaeva // Young people in librarianship. - 2003. - No. 1. – pp. 60-67
  It is about the results of the study.
  XX century, a new paradigm - morality in business -. If by we mean any business that we do, then the golden ethical rule formulated a long time ago: .
• Koptyaeva M. V. I wanted to acquaint librarians with the Jefferson Sels research section for a number of reasons / M. V. Koptyaeva // Young people in library business. - 2003. - No. 2. – pp. 16-38
  A commented translation of an American librarian's book is published.

What is the image of a librarian in society? Colleagues from Yekaterinburg and Georgievsk are thinking about this.

• Loginova N. V. Who to be? What to be?: sketches for a portrait of a librarian / N. V. Loginova // Young people in library business. - 2003. - No. 1. - S. 68-75. – Bibliography: p. 75 (18 titles)
  <:>– proving the prestige and importance of reading. Because, as Borges wrote, the Library is the Universe, and the person in it is only an imperfect librarian>, - says Nadezhda Vasilievna Loginova, head of the advertising and publishing sector of the Sverdlovsk Regional Library for Children and Youth (Yekaterinburg).
• Sokolova OI Reflections of a tired librarian. (Essay) / O. I. Sokolova // Young people in librarianship. - 2003. - No. 1. – pp. 76-78
  Olga Ivanovna Sokolova, librarian of the information and bibliographic center of the Central Library Library of Georgievsk (Stavropol Territory), believes that.

Continuation of the conversation about librarians, about their place in society - with the participants of the Regional Professional Competition for Young Librarians of the Stavropol Territory.

• Novikovskaya M. B. Library and I: the cultural background of time / M. B. Novikovskaya // Young people in the library business. - 2003.- No. 3.- S. 91-95.
  The librarian of the maintenance department of the Shpakovskaya Central District Hospital (Mikhailovsky) Marina Borisovna Novikovskaya dreams: .
• Leonova N.V. I like that I am a librarian / N.V. Leonova // Young people in librarianship. - 2003. - No. 3. - P. 96–101
  (Stavropol region). - Many people think that this is a boring person who is behind the times. But a librarian must have a wealth of knowledge to help the reader make sense of the sea of ​​information. I understand my need. Just as it is impossible for a true librarian to abandon his work, just as he does not escape from himself. Most likely, this is more than just a profession, because its merits are innumerable>.

Section "Young people in librarianship"

Edition: RBA Newsletter. - 2013. - No. 67. - P.68-69.

M.P. ZAKHARENKO,
Member of the Standing Committee of the Section "Young in Library Science", Member of the Standing Committee of the Section on Library Services to Youth, Deputy Director of the Russian state library for young people

The meeting of the section "Young people in librarianship", held on May 15, attracted more than 40 participants from 18 cities of Russia (Berezovsky, Vladimir, Volgograd, Voronezh, Izhevsk, Kaliningrad, Moscow, Novosibirsk, Omsk, Ryazan, Samara, Severodvinsk, Stavropol, Tolyatti, Tomsk, Tyumen, Cheboksary, Chelyabinsk), as well as Penza and the Penza region.

The topic of the 2013 meeting is “Youth library movement in Russia: 20 years of search and concrete deeds”. 13 reports and messages on various aspects were heard and discussed personnel policy in library field and activities of young employees.

The keynote speech and summing up the results of the 20-year activity of the program “Young in Libraries” was made by its founder, long-term Chairman of the Section T.S. Makarenko. At the initial stage of the program implementation, the task was to create a system of social and professional support for young librarians. The program was implemented in various areas: holding competitions and conferences, organizing internships, including foreign ones, and much more. The main idea of ​​the youth library movement is not the formation of a professional reservation of young librarians, but their involvement in the activities of the Russian library community. The results of the 20th anniversary of the program can be briefly described as follows: the problems of the personnel situation in the industry as a whole have been sharpened; not only the problems, but also the affairs of the young people are brought up for a broad discussion of the library community; a youth library movement has been created and is developing, its self-development is taking place; The movement has crossed the borders of Russia and is actively developing in Kazakhstan, Ukraine, Belarus, etc.

It is logical that a number of reports of the first part of the meeting were devoted to the history, formation and development of the program "Young in librarianship". Representatives of the so-called “first wave” of the program from Omsk, Stavropol, Novosibirsk, Kaliningrad, Moscow recalled how it all began, analyzed what had been done and accomplished, summed up the program, explained the reasons for the emergence and such a rapid development of the youth library movement in those years.

The problem-analytical report "Youth as a special category of library employees: problems and prospects" was made by M.P. Zakharenko. It also presented the main directions for the further work of the Section "Young people in librarianship" of the RLA, including: conducting sociological research and monitoring on the problems of young employees of the industry; formation of a multi-level and multi-aspect (in form and content) system vocational training(including on-line); creation of an effective corporate virtual communication platform for the purpose of information support of library youth; compiling and maintaining an electronic register of youth library associations for the purpose of their corporate interaction, establishing interregional and international relations with associations of young industry employees; development of grant support for library youth through the RLA and humanitarian funds for participation in major professional forums; development of exemplary local regulations for the socio-economic support of young library employees; preparation of methodological recommendations for inclusion in the Collective and employment contracts points for the social protection of young librarians; integration of library youth into the all-Russian youth movement and holding professional cross-sectoral events; identification of young library leaders and support for their initiatives, wide promotion the best experience work with youth in libraries.

The successful holding of periodic forums of young librarians of Russia and professional competitions within their framework was noted, and this direction will certainly be continued. This year, the 5th Forum will be held in Ryazan in September, and the next one is scheduled for Irkutsk.

In the second part of the meeting, young colleagues spoke. Elena Komelkova (Tyumen Regional Universal Scientific Library named after D.M. Mendeleev) introduced the 5-year activity of the Tyumen Regional Library Movement. It is distinguished by understanding and serious support of initiatives from the regional authorities. Elena Agarina (Novosibirsk Regional Youth Library) spoke boldly about the search for new opportunities for professional growth within the framework of the Guild of Young Librarians, which she heads. Members of the youth organization travel a lot to the municipalities of the region with seminars, trainings, lectures, thereby providing a tremendous opportunity for improving the skills of employees of municipal libraries, increasing their competence. Directors and mid-level managers of libraries often become active participants in such professional events. It is gratifying that there is complete mutual understanding and support between managers and young employees, there is no intergenerational conflict, which is often observed in library teams.

The meeting presented the results of the elections to the Standing Committee (PC) of the Section "Young in Librarianship" for the period 2013-2016. Members of the PC of the Section are: M.P. Zakharenko, Deputy Director for Scientific and Methodological Work of the Russian State Library for Youth, elected as the Section Chairman; N.S. Vyropayeva, Chairman of the Ryazan Regional Council of Young Librarians, Head of the Center for Youth Innovations of the Ryazan Regional Universal Scientific Library named after M. Gorky; ON THE. Dolgopolova, Chairman of the Youth Council of Omsk Municipal Libraries; leading specialist of the Central City Library of the city of Omsk; A.V. Chuvilsky, Chairman of the Industry Youth Council (Moscow), Head of the Department of the Central Universal Scientific Library named after N.A. Nekrasov city of Moscow. The new composition of the Standing Committee, in accordance with the rules adopted by the RBA, took office after the end of the Congress.

At the final plenary session of the All-Russian Library Congress, on the initiative of the Section, the solemn ceremony "Initiation into the Profession" was held for the second time. It was conducted by the chairman of the Youth Council of the Penza Regional Scientific Library named after M.Yu. Lermontova Ekaterina Aksyonova. Professional Certificate The RBA was awarded to ten young employees of the libraries of the Penza region. President of the RBA V.R. Firsov.

JOURNAL "YOUNG IN LIBRARY BUSINESS"

Editor-in-chief column

Good afternoon, dear colleagues!

Our magazine "Young in Libraries" becomes a tool that unites and transfers new knowledge about and for young people to the library community. In July 2010 the journal will celebrate its seventh anniversary. Is it a lot or a little for a professional magazine? The answer may be ambiguous, one thing can be said - some results can be summed up. This small anniversary makes it possible to talk about what has turned out, what can be improved, what are our reserves. What has been done gives us the right to widely, through the electronic space, present the magazine.

We hope that the proclaimed ideology of the journal is being implemented, but it has remained unchanged:

- the energy of young professionals, bringing constructive changes, must find its way out - the magazine will convey to the library community the ideas of young leaders; – librarians of the older and middle generation are ready to pass on their accumulated experience and acquired skills – the journal will provide them with an opportunity to develop the professionalism of young people; – new ideas constantly appear in the professional creative environment – ​​the magazine will provide them with its pages.

By shape

The journal is published in two formats - in the form of a journal and in the form of scientific and practical collections, the so-called special issues.

In turn, special editions differ in:

Thematic: “Professional creativity” (No. 5–6 2003), “Competitions” (No. 9–10 2004), “Yekaterinburg: Career. Image” (No. 5–6 2005), “Social Issues” (No. 5–6 2006), “On the eve of the Forum of Young Librarians of Russia” (No. 2–3 2006), “The Best in Russian Libraries Competition” (No. 10– 11, No. 12 2008); Regional: "Stavropol Territory", "Siberia" (No. 3-4 2004, No. 7 2005, No. 9-10 2006, No. 9-10 2007), " Omsk region"(No. 5-6 2004)," Perm Region "(9-10 2005), "Library Kazakhstan" (No. 2-3 2008), "Young people in librarianship: a foreign accent" No. 11-12 2009).

In regional special issues, an attempt is made to reveal the material available in the field of vision of the editors on a particular problem, through the activities of young specialists and their events, to highlight the achievements in the field of librarianship in a particular region. In special issues, whenever possible, we publish the "Cultural Program" section, dedicated to the sights of the regions in which certain conferences, schools, seminars were held. Librarians, inviting colleagues to their place, want to show not only their professional achievements, but also reveal the cultural environment in which the library atmosphere of the region is formed. Ancient monuments and modern architectural ensembles, museums and museum complexes - everything that the region hosting colleagues is rich in is presented on the pages of our magazine.

It should be noted that the editors are accumulating experience in the preparation and publication of regional issues with shared funding from the departments or departments of culture of the regions, regional sponsors and the editorial board of the journal. This makes it possible to increase the circulation in order to transfer this issue of the journal free of charge to each library of the region represented. Special issues "Omsk Region" and "Perm Region" were prepared under such conditions.

You probably noticed that the magazine has its own thematic preferences, and these are, first of all, STAFF and everything connected with them. From choosing the profession of a librarian to the retirement life of library specialists. We try to consider many phenomena through the prism of personnel issues. Not all of our plans have yet been reflected in the pages of our magazine, but we are only at the beginning of the journey. I think with your help we will be able to discuss, and perhaps find a solution to urgent issues. The second direction of publications is LIBRARY DEVELOPMENT, LIBRARY IMPROVEMENT in the context of personnel, social and financial policy of the country. The block PROFESSIONAL COMMUNICATIONS OF LIBRARIANS stands out separately, reflecting our professional press, professional events.

The ideology of the journal, together with the editor-in-chief, is carried out by the editorial board, however, it is not an editorial board in the traditional sense. During the past period, work was underway to find specialists who would be interested in working in a journal of this type. Someone came to the magazine, someone left. We continue to search for interesting sections and those who can and want to lead them. So a group of like-minded people rallied around the journal - leading headings - scientists and specialists highest qualification, which are in force official duties or scientific preferences develop topics of interest to the journal. These specialists are the editorial board of the journal.

During this period, the journal developed and improved: new authors appeared, new headings were created. Here are some numbers today- over 80 headings, about a thousand authors, most of them young, who saw their work for the first time on the pages of our journal, over 800 published articles and other materials from many cities and villages in Russia and abroad.

Currently in different regions Russia hosts many events at the federal and regional levels, scientific research is being carried out, projects are being developed in which young specialists take an active part. Some conferences, festivals, trainings are focused specifically on the category of young professionals. The materials of these conferences, studies and projects, although they are of interest to the library community in Russia, remain unclaimed due to the lack of information about them. Everything new, young, emerging in librarianship is ours. New professional knowledge that contribute to the development of specialists of a new formation are the basis of our journal. We hope that we succeed.

The volume of information that is being developed by the library community, and which I would like to convey to you, the readers, does not always fit into the framework of the magazine. Therefore, the editors are planning to release the magazine's applications. So far this is a dream, but once we also dreamed about the journal's bureaus. Today it is already a reality. The "first sign" in this direction was the correspondent office of the Scientific Library of Ulyanovsk State University.

This is the magazine today. And how do you want to see it tomorrow? Dear fellow readers, let's talk about it! So:

• Which of the leading librarians would you like to see on the pages of our magazine, in particular in the section "Public Lecture"? • Maybe you would like to talk to someone from the representatives of power structures, party leaders, politicians of our country? • What professional problems would you like to raise on the pages of a magazine? • What other than professional issues would you like to talk about on the pages of our magazine? • What issues do you think special issues should be devoted to? • Are you satisfied with the design and printing use of the magazine? What would you change in it? • What materials would you like to receive as an attachment to the magazine?

We look forward to your feedback and fruitful cooperation!

Editor in Chief
"Young people in librarianship"
Tatyana Sergeevna Makarenko

Good afternoon, dear colleagues!

Our magazine "Young in Libraries" becomes a tool that unites and transfers new knowledge about and for young people to the library community. In July 2010 the journal will celebrate its seventh anniversary. Is it a lot or a little for a professional magazine? The answer may be ambiguous, one thing can be said - some results can be summed up. This small anniversary makes it possible to talk about what has turned out, what can be improved, what are our reserves. What has been done gives us the right to widely, through the electronic space, present the magazine.

We hope that the proclaimed ideology of the journal is being implemented, but it has remained unchanged:

The energy of young professionals, bringing constructive changes, must find its way out - the magazine will convey to the library community the ideas of young leaders;
- librarians of the older and middle generations are ready to pass on their accumulated experience and acquired skills - the journal will provide them with an opportunity to develop the professionalism of young people;
- new ideas constantly appear in the professional creative environment - the magazine will provide them with its pages.

You probably noticed that the magazine has its own thematic preferences, and these are, first of all, STAFF and everything connected with them. From choosing the profession of a librarian to the retirement life of library specialists. We try to consider many phenomena through the prism of personnel issues. Not all of our plans have yet been reflected in the pages of our magazine, but we are only at the beginning of the journey. I think with your help we will be able to discuss, and perhaps find a solution to urgent issues. The second direction of publications - DEVELOPMENT OF LIBRARY BUSINESS, IMPROVEMENT OF THE LIBRARY in the context of personnel, social and financial policy of the country. The block PROFESSIONAL COMMUNICATIONS OF LIBRARIANS stands out separately, reflecting our professional press, professional events.

The ideology of the journal, together with the editor-in-chief, is carried out by the editorial board, however, it is not an editorial board in the traditional sense. During the past period, work was underway to find specialists who would be interested in working in a journal of this type. Someone came to the magazine, someone left. We continue to search for interesting sections and those who can and want to lead them. Thus, a group of like-minded people rallied around the journal - leading headings - scientists and highly qualified specialists who, due to their job duties or scientific preferences, develop topics of interest to the journal. These specialists are the editorial board of the journal.

During this period, the journal developed and improved: new authors appeared, new headings were created. Here are some figures of today - over 80 headings, about a thousand authors, most of them young, who saw their work for the first time on the pages of our journal, over 800 published articles and other materials from many cities and villages in Russia and abroad.

At present, many events at the federal and regional levels are taking place in various regions of Russia, scientific research is being carried out, projects are being developed in which young specialists take an active part. Some conferences, festivals, trainings are focused specifically on the category of young professionals. The materials of these conferences, studies and projects, although they are of interest to the library community in Russia, remain unclaimed due to the lack of information about them. Everything new, young, emerging in librarianship is ours. New professional knowledge, contributing to the development of specialists of a new formation, is the basis of our journal. We hope that we succeed.

The volume of information that is being developed by the library community, and which I would like to convey to you, the readers, does not always fit into the framework of the magazine. Therefore, the editors are planning to release the magazine's applications. So far this is a dream, but once we also dreamed about the journal's bureaus. Today it is already a reality. The "first sign" in this direction was the correspondent office of the Scientific Library of Ulyanovsk State University.

This is the magazine today. And how do you want to see it tomorrow? Dear fellow readers, let's talk about it! So:

Which of the leading librarians would you like to see on the pages of our magazine, in particular in the Public Lecture section?
. Maybe you wanted to talk to someone from the representatives of power structures, party leaders, politicians of our country?
. What professional issues would you like to raise on the pages of the magazine?
. What other than professional issues would you like to talk about on the pages of our magazine?
. What issues do you think special issues should be devoted to?
. Are you satisfied with the design and printing use of the magazine? What would you change in it?
. What materials would you like to receive as an attachment to the magazine?
We look forward to your feedback and fruitful cooperation!