“The main goal of the National Library is to contribute to increasing level of literacy in our country. The National Library arranges different events and actions in this direction. The present contest is one of them”, Giorgi Kekelidze, General Director of the National Library.

“This contest is one of the ways of communication with library users, participant is very important to us”, Mirian Khositashvili, Deputy General Director.

The National Parliamentary Library of Georgia launches a new project aiming on encouraging readers, popularization of reading and promotion of literacy in Georgia.  

The contest will be arranged annually and every National Library reader will have the opportunity to participate.

According to the requirements of “Readers Contest 2014”, every contestant is obliged to have read “Antonio and David” by Jemal Karchkhadze and “The Stranger” by Albert Camus. Participants will complete the tests created about these works.

The shortlisted candidates will be invited for a second round, where contestants must submit to the jury two presentations about the book.

Three authors of the best presentation will be named winners.  

The first place winner will receive and certificate of “Readers Contest 2014 winner”. The company Geocell will award the second place winner with Geocell Connect” and package “Mat”. The third place winner will receive chess of original design and books published by “Diogene” and “Intellect”.

The winners will receive prizes at the awarding ceremony at the National Library.