Akbota

A press tour dedicated to the city’s 24-hour libraries took place in Almaty. Journalists and media representatives saw how the city’s traditional libraries are being transformed into modern, high-tech, and comfortable spaces — where books coexist with innovation and culture has entered the digital age. Participants visited three branches of the Almaty Libraries network — the Alatau Creative Hub, the Mukhtar Auezov Library, and the Zhambyl City Youth Library. Libraries have long ceased to be merely places for storing books: they have become spaces for communication, work, creativity, and self-development,...