Methodological Support of Ethno-Cultural Activities of Public Libraries: Analysis of Current State

Abstract

The current methodological support of ethno-cultural activities of public libraries is analyzed. There are described its main areas: publication of methodological materials and organization of the scientific conferences and seminars. There is characterized the formed theoretical basis allowing to determine the further ways of the development of ethno-cultural activities. The contemporary regional schools of library and ethnic research are presented. There is revealed the value of libraries ethno-cultural activities in the context of the main documents of the national and cultural policy of the Russian Federation: “The Basic Principles of State Cultural Policy”, “Strategy of State National Policy up to 2025”, “The Concept of State Policy on Migration up to 2025”. The attention is paid to the role of libraries as informational, cultural and educational centres in the process of integration and adaptation of migrants. The regional libraries best practices (Perm, Nizhny Tagil) aimed at migrants cultural and speech adaptation are described. The definition of a modern public library as the centre of inter-ethnic and inter-cultural interaction is embodied in the Model Standard of the Public library activities. The characteristics of multicultural composition of population of the Russian Federation and the specific features of its service are presented.