2008

  • organized workshop by The Spiritual richness of eastern Slovakia - book culture
  • signed a agreement about international exchange of the documents with the National Library of Belarus
  • terminating the national project - subproject SSC and opens Information-science center for entrepreneurs

2007

  • supported by The Ministry of Culture of SR organized an international conference Personalities Russian and Ukrainian emigration in eastern Slovakia in the 55th anniversary of the library
  • signed a contract with the Slovak National Library in Martin on the implementation of the national project - subproject SSC and begins with an extensive reconstruction of the posterior tract of the building at street Hlavná 99

2006

  • the beginning of the operation of Slavic Study room
  • invitation and implementation of a contest for ideological architectural design the new building of The State Scientific Library in Prešov
  • the beginning with the implementation of a 5-year project „Retrokonverzia knižničného fondu“ - process of cataloging records to the library-information system
  • organized special seminar „Historical newspapers and magazines of Presov provenance. Presov printers and publishers of 17th to 21st century“

2005

  • Cooperation with University Library in Užhorod and Užhorod State University.
  • under cooperation agreements with the Slovak National Library in Martin implement library-information system Virtua and all modules of the new system
  • investment project by building a new building of The State Scientific Library for inclusion in the Development Program for Public Works priorities for 2006-2008, which is a government resolution No. 550 of 13th July 
  • supported by The Ministry of Culture reconstructs part in the building at the Hlavná 99 and established Slavic Study, education center and library department of conservation and restoration of documents

2004

  • cooperation with the Slavic Library at The National Library in Prague, library Institute for Contemporary History in Prague and a library of the Institute of International Relations in Prague  using Virtua - library-information system and cooperation in project KIS3G with the Slovak National Library in Martin
  • realized a study about new building of library on the land allocated to streets interface V. Clementisa and Matica slovenská
  • as 1 of 11 players participating in the preparation of the national project „Vytvorenie siete s informačným prepojením vedeckých, akademických a špeciálnych knižníc vrátane ich modenizácie“, which is submitted to The Ministry of Economy with the application of non-repayable financial contribution under the Sectoral Operational Program „Industry and Services“

2003

  • implementing a project of modernization of study rooms and library-reading room in Námestie mládeže 1 with connecting all of library to the Internet through a network of government Govnet
  • cooperating with Industrial property Office of Slovak republic in Banská Bystrica and opening its information place.

2002

  • 1st April – library is administrated by the Ministry of Culture of Slovak republic.
  • Opening the study room for special documents.

2001

  • beginning cooperation with the Goethe Institute in Bratislava and establishing Advisory center for German language teaching
  • Establishing of Information place of The Council of Europe of Information place in Prešov
  • supported by a grant Open Society Foundation and The Ministry of Culture establishes a microwave connection to the Internet and open Database Study Room
  • signed a cooperation agreement for the Union Catalog of periodicals of the SR with University Library in Bratislava

2000

  • Library si renamed again to "The State Scientific Library" (Štátna vedecká knižnica)

1998

  • the librarys website is open and set up a dial-up Internet access with a single access point for users

1997

  • 1st January – library is administrated directly by the Krajský úrad Prešov
  • Library assignments of methodological center for libraries Prešov Region

1996

  • Changed its name to "Regional public library"
  • Library moves a department of library-information services to the building in Námestie mládeže 1

1995

  • the Library signed an agreement on the issue of returning funds to the Evangelical Church in and the Greek Catholic Church and signed amendment to the agreement on access to the SSC and its historical fund processing
  • returned historical fund to Diocesan Library Greek Catholic Church in Slovakia by the signing an agreement on the issue of things

1994 

  • 20th April - the founder of a new issue outset

1993

  • Compurised system of loans begins.

1992

  • continued automation of library processes - regional electronic processing, Ruthenian-Ukrainian and Pedagogical bibliography begins

1991

  • Library has acquired the right to a mandatory copy of Czech book production
  • 15th September - the founder of new social and political conditions issuing the new statute which the universal library becomes library science with a specialization in pedagogy, psychology, literary science, fine arts, Ruthenian-Ukrainian and regional literature
  • The beginning of electronic databases

1990 

  • Library moved Lutheran College buildings after 37 years
  • Library has acquired the right to a mandatory copy of Slovak book production
  • made a revision of historical resources of Collegial library and begins a catalog of its historical book funds

1984

  • The library functions as national coordinating organization for Slavonic issues.

1983

  • 1st November - founder issued a new statute for libraries

1982

  • establishing of reading room

1976

  • four departments of libraries are moving to renovated space at Hlavná 99

1975

  • purchased the historic manor house in the village Záborské for the establishment of deposit to save the library's fund

1974

  • purchased two buildings in the urban reserve on Hlavná 99 for operate and saved the library's collection and library begins with the reconstruction

1970

  • Library passes to direct management of The Ministry of Culture SSR and issued a new memorandum and the new status of the library
  • begins with building a catalog of periodicals

1967

  • July - Library is separated from the State Scientific Library in Košice, again becomes an independent institution
  • founder issued a new statute for the State Scientific Library in Prešov

1961

  • Library is responsible for the management of church history library - collegial and Evangelical Church Libraries in Prešov and the Diocesan libraries in the Presov Greek Catholic Church

1960

  • August - by order of the Krajský národný výbor Košice is canceled State scientific library and creating the State Scientific Library in Košice, workplace Prešov

1956

  • The beginning of bibliographical activities
  • The beginning of processing historical documents in Prešov

1954

  • Library was renamed to "The State Scientific Library" and moved to the historic Evangelical Collegium

1953

  • 1st January – library available spaces for the public in the historial building in Palác Klobušických in Hlavná 22
  • It starts to build a systematic and author catalog

1952

  • 1st September - there is a State Library of study covered by the Krajský národný výbor v Prešove
  • There were 3 departments: the Department of acquisitions, cataloging department and department of public relations
     

 

last update 30.10.2009