National Library holds book exhibition dedicated to Professor Maryam Alizadeh

A book exhibition has been opened at the Azerbaijan National Library on the occasion of the 75th anniversary of the birth of Professor Maryam Alizadeh.

The week-long exhibition will showcase the books of Honored Art Worker, Professor Maryam Alizadeh, works she reviewed, edited and wrote forewords to, literature about her life and work, and articles published in periodicals.

Maryam Alizadeh is the author of valuable books such as "Theater: Watch and Magic", "Unforgettable Stage Masters", "Synonym of Joy", "Colors of the Fourth Dimension", "The 21st Century World Theater Process and Contemporary Goals and Tasks of Azerbaijani National Theater Art (Issues of Tradition and Innovation in Modern Theater)", "On the Question of Modern Theater", "Inside It..." and other articles. He was awarded the "Golden Dervish", "Humay", "Jafar Jabbarli" awards and the TURKSOY award, and was awarded the "Artist" medal of the Union of Theater Figures of Azerbaijan. In 2023, he was awarded an honorary diploma of the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan on the occasion of the 100th anniversary of the Azerbaijan State University of Culture and Arts.

With over 5 million books, manuscripts, and maps, the Azerbaijan National Library is considered one of the largest libraries in the Caucasus region. Since 1939, the library has borne the name of the eminent playwright Mirza Fatali Akhundov.

The library has an extensive collection of literature in Azerbaijani, Russian, English, and other languages. It has collected and preserved national editions, works of Azerbaijani and foreign authors about Azerbaijan published abroad.

The National Leader, Heydar Aliyev, visited the National Library four times in 1995-1997 and donated nearly 300 books from his personal library.

In 2004, the Mirza Fatali Akhundov Library was granted the status of a national library by the decision of Azerbaijan's Cabinet of Ministers.

The building of the library is no less impressive. The library's fa?ade is decorated with the statues of eminent poets and writers like Nizami Ganjavi, Mahsati Ganjavi, Uzeyir Hajibayli, Shota Rustaveli, Alexander Pushkin and many others.

The scope of the library's activities is constantly expanding. In 2005, on the basis of legal copies received from publishing houses and printing companies, the library published the yearbook "Books of Azerbaijan" for 1990, 1991, 2000, and 2001.

Over the past years, the National Library has signed a memorandum on bilateral mutual cooperation with about 80 libraries.

In 2021, the Culture Ministry and Mirza Fatali Akhundov Library launched a joint campaign, "Let's go to Garabagh with a book", to restore libraries in the Garabagh region.

A large number of books were donated to the Garabagh Book Fund by a number of international organizations working in the field of culture, Turkic-speaking countries, famous foreign and local authors, publishers, and print houses.