site.btaUPDATED Anniversary Guests: National Library Director Kalina Ivanova

Kalina Ivanova, Director of the St. St. Cyril and Methodius National Library, attended the ceremony for BTA's 127th anniversary on Sunday. Commenting on the renovations at BTA, more specifically the creation of an Archive Hub, she said that various types of research can be conducted at the news agency and dissertations can be defended. In her words, BTA helps preserve culture by providing information.

The National Library Director wished BTA success in fully digitizing its archives so that the nation can benefit from the memory preserved in the building.

Ivanova also sent greetings on behalf of the institution. "At the dawn of liberated Bulgaria, the bright minds of the nation laid the foundations of two key institutions for education and culture. The first two decades after the Liberation were significant - in 1878 the first public library opened its doors and in 1898 BTA was founded. Since its establishment, BTA has consistently followed the principles of independence, objectivity and integrity, and is a benchmark for professionalism in modern journalism," she said.