Services

Varna Digital Library provides a wide range of various types of items – postcards and photographs from the end of 19 and 20 century of emblematic for the city and the region people, events, sights, National Revival literature and periodicals published in Varna after 1880, which are the property of the library and related cultural institutions.

The digitisation is realised in implementing the cultural, informative and educational mission of the library; it is part of a long-term strategy for conservation of the significant historical past and heritage in terms of their specific aspects and diversity.

Varna Digital Library is organised into the following collections:

• Varna periodicals, 18-20 c.
• Postcards, photographs, calendars, invitations, bills, etc.
• Bulgarian literature – rare and valuable books from the National Revival period and the beginning of 20 c.

The service provides the opportunity to order library items via an electronic form from the library website. The items will be delivered in advance from the library repositories. The submitted order is executed within one business day. The reader receives a specific reply to the instructed electronic mail address with regard to the terms and conditions and the department where they can use the requested item within 3 days. The order is deemed fulfilled only in the event of a received reply.

An e-order of books and periodicals can be placed online here.

Interlibrary loan is a service which gives the readers the opportunity to receive literature which is the property of other libraries in the country or abroad. The library items provided by other libraries are used in the reading rooms of the library for a fixed term. The service is available only if the requested item is not available in the stock of Varna Regional Library. This library service is paid – the reader pays a fee for the service and the postage for the delivery and return of the items. The service is available to readers with minimum subscription of six months.

An order of an Interlibrary Loan can also be placed online here.

A bibliographic enquiry is a list of selected titles of books, articles, or electronic resources on a topic selected by the reader. The enquiry is executed through a search in specialised databases, catalogues and card indices. The reader specifies the type of the documents, the language, as well as the time range of the included titles.

The selected keywords are reference points for the aspect and specifics of the selected topic.

The service for execution of a bibliographic enquiry is paid, and the price depends on the retrospection of the reviewed sources. The bibliographic enquiries are ordered and received at the Information Center of the library. Upon request, they can be received in an electronic form.

The deadline for execution and preparation of the bibliographic inquiry is specified in an e-mail.

A bibliographic enquiry can be ordered online here.

The library offers its users a self-service for borrowing and returning books.

The self-service points for borrowing books are located in the Book Borrowing Department in the main building and in the Borrowing Desk for Secondary School Students in the Children’s and Teens’ Department. The touch screen and Bulgarian interface allow for quick and easy borrowing of the selected books in the event of an active membership card. You receive a printout with detailed data, after which the operation is completed.

The self-service points for returning books are located in the central lobby of the main building and in the Children’s and Teens’ Department. The “return” is effected in the same secure and convenient manner. The message that the operation is completed appears on the screen. The service is also available on Saturdays.

The library aims at increasing and enriching the possibilities for provision of electronic public and information services to the citizens. That is why it provides the opportunity for free use of the Internet in the Information Centre, in which there are 10 computers available to the library users.

The Arts Department has a specially allocated hall – Media Library – with 10 computer workstations designed for training of librarians from Varna region, conducting computer literacy courses, as well as for use of the Internet by the library users. An opportunity is provided for use of electronic media from the library stock – CDs and DVDs with films, music and multimedia educational software.

The students can also surf the Internet on 4 computers at the reading room of the Children’s and Teens’ Department.

All reading halls provide free Wi-Fi access to the library users.

The Information Centre of the library offers access to specialised databases to users with valid membership subscription:

• The CIELA legal information system, including:
  • Regulatory documents – codices, laws, decrees and regulations
  • Procedures – procedures, forms and sample agreements.
  • Case-law – interpretative decisions, case-law of the Supreme Court of Cassation, further appeals, case-law of the Supreme Administrative Court
• Varna Digital Library
• Free-access databases

Photocopying services for library items:

• Periodicals Reading Room;
• General Reading Rooms – Catalogue Hall;
• Children’s and Teens’ Department;
• Arts Department.

Printing:

• Information Center;
• Children’s and Teens’ Department;
• Arts Department.

А4 size scanning:

• Information Center.

Use of a Kindle e-book reader:

• American Corner.

Use of audio media (vinyl records):

Arts Department.