On August 3, a meeting was held in the A.P.Chekhov Central City Library with the participation of the leadership of the Almaty Department of Culture, members of the city Public Council and heads of cultural institutions under the jurisdiction of the Almaty Department of Culture. During this meeting, the issues of budget financing of the cultural sphere of Almaty were discussed. The Head of the Department of Culture, Gani Mailibayev, presented the main issues of cultural development to the members of the Public Council. The heads of subordinate organizations of...

Almaty is one of the leading cultural, scientific and educational centers of Kazakhstan. There are 28 libraries successfully functioning in the city under the jurisdiction of the Almaty Library, including 2 central, 17 mass and 8 children's libraries, as well as 1 book distribution point. Almaty libraries are actively developing, using innovative forms of work with readers, introducing advanced technologies in librarianship to provide high-quality services to citizens. In an interview published in the newspaper "Kazakhstanskaya Pravda" dated August 02, 2023, the director of the Almaty Library, Meiram Bektembayev, shared...

On July 27, 2023, the Central City Library named after A.P. Chekhov hosted a meeting of deputies of the Maslikhat of Almaty with the leadership of the Almaty Library. It was attended by Gani Mailibayev - Head of the Almaty Department of Culture, Meirzhan Otynshiev - Secretary of the Almaty Maslikhat, Serik Esmatov, Karashash Juzeeva, Yerkin Rakishev - deputies of the Almaty Maslikhat, Meiram Bektembayev – Director of the Almaty Library, as well as heads of other subordinate organizations of the Almaty Department of Culture. During the discussion, it was...

An event aimed at awakening ecological consciousness among Almaty schoolchildren took place in the Central Children's Library named after S. Begalin. The meeting was organized by CF Impact Hub Almaty within the framework of the Tabigat Labs initiative. Experts from the Public Fund «Recycle Birge» Pakizat Sailaubekova and Aliya Salmenova told about the concept of «7R». It is devoted to the principles of minimizing the eco-footprint. Almost thirty children took master classes on the paintings of shoppers, the upcycle of things, and also took part in the discussion on the...

The organizers of this significant event, dedicated to the 100th anniversary of the Republic of Turkey, were the Consulate General of the Republic of Turkey in Almaty, the Foundation of Turkic History and Culture "TURKTAV" and the Libraries of Almaty. The Mahmoud Kashgari Library is an important step in strengthening cultural exchange between Kazakhstan and Turkey. The event was attended by the Head of the Department of Culture of the city of Almaty Gani Mailibayev, the Director of Libraries of Almaty Meiram Bektembayev, as well as guests from the Republic...

On June 16, at the innovation center "ALATAU CREATIVE HUB" at the libraries of Almaty, a meeting was held with the participation of the Ambassador of the Republic of Turkey in Kazakhstan Mustafa Kapucu, the Consul General of the Republic of Turkey in Almaty Ali Ryza Akindzhi and the director of the Almaty Libraries Meiram Bektembaev. During the meeting, issues of mutual cultural cooperation between Kazakhstan and Turkey were discussed, as well as an agreement was reached on opening a “Corner of Turkish Literature” and free Turkish language courses at...