Lejasciems Parish Library

Rīgas iela 18, Lejasciems, Lejasciems parish, Gulbene district, LV - 4412, tel. 27868341
e-mail: lejasciems@gulbenesbiblioteka.lv

The library is open to readers:

Working hours in winter: from October 1 to May 31
Tuesday 8.00-12.00 12.30 - 17.00
Wednesday 8.00-12.00 12.30 - 17.00
Thursday 8.00-12.00 12.30 - 17.00
Friday 8.00-12.00 12.30 - 17.00
Saturday 9.00-15.00

Working hours in summer: from June 1 to September 30
Monday 8.00-12.00 12.30-17.00
Tuesday 8.00-12.00 12.30-17.00
Wednesday 8.00-12.00 12.30-17.00
Thursday 8.00-12.00 12.30-17.00
Friday 9.00-15.00

The library is closed to visitors on the 1st and 3rd Friday of each month.

Lejasciems Parish Library external service point "Sinole"
Sinole, "Sinoles nams", Lejasciems parish, Gulbene district, LV - 4412, sinole@gulbenesbiblioteka.lv , 26553137, manager Rūta Samsone.

The service point is open to readers:

Tuesday 10.00-12.00 12.30-18.00
Wednesday 8.00 - 12.30
Thursday 10.00-12.00 12.30-18.00
Friday 8.00 - 12.30

Key performance indicators (2023):

Library collection – 10775
Issue - 7934
Number of users - 557
Number of visits – 9408

From the history of the library:
Information about the existence of libraries has survived from the 19th century. at the end of the 19th century, when librarian, bookseller and publisher Jānis Misiņš was active. The library of the charity society was founded in 1919 (1054 volumes in 1925). 20th century In the second half of the 1920s, the Lejasciems City Library began operating (182 volumes in 1931). The names of the library have changed over time, since 1991 it has been the library of Lejasciems parish. In the summer of 2000, the library moved to new premises - the birthplace of the literary philosopher Zenta Mauriņa. From 1994 to 2007, the library was managed by Inta Balode. Maira Lukina has been the library manager since 2007.

The library offers:

Book and press collection for children and adults
Local history material collection BIS Alise
Thematic folders about Lejasciems and Lejasciems
Database "Letonika" and "News"
Free internet, consultations, e-services
Printing, scanning and copying services
SBA (Interlibrary Loan)

The list of information sources can be found here .