Abstract
The aim of the paper is to present the history of the Podsused reading rooms and library in the 20th century, using the original archival material. The materials stored in the Croatian State Archives, original printed and hand-written Regulations of reading associations, minutes of general meetings, and documents of other associations describe the organizational and operational features of reading rooms. In addition, private documents and photos of the citizens of Podsused were also used to reconstruct the operation and influence of the Susedgrad reading room on the life in Podsused. They recorded rich cultural activities of the reading association and its role in the cultural and public life of Podsused.The first readership associations were established in Podsused under the influence of the readership movement in Croatia: The Susedgrad reading room (1913), which was renamed in 1923 to the Croatian Reading Room of Podsused and the Croatian Reading Room Croatia in Podsused, located in the factory canteen of the Portland Cement Works (1923). The today's Library and Reading Room for Children and Adults was opened in 1951 in Dom kulture in Podsused, and has been working ever since.The main contribution of the paper is the identification of core features of the development of librarianship in Podsused in the 20th century.
Highlights
The aim of the paper is to present the history of the Podsused reading rooms and library in the 20th century
The materials stored in the Croatian State Archives
The first readership associations were established in Podsused under the influence of the readership movement
Summary
O djelovanju i radu društva Susedgradska čitaonica u Podsusedu svjedoči arhivsko gradivo sačuvano u Hrvatskom državnom arhivu, tiskana Pravila društva (1913., 1923., 1936.) i rukopis Zapisnika X. redovne glavne skupštine održane 4. veljače 1923. godine. Stoljeća imala bogatu i raznovrsnu djelatnost, te su u sklopu čitaonice djelovali Diletantsko društvo Hrvatske čitaonice u Podsusedu (slika 2), Not. tamb. Najčešća imena koja su i inače spominjana kao pokretači, osnivači i aktivni članovi društava, ujedno aktivni članovi Čitaonice, bili su Antun Bukovinac, Branko Bukovinac, Franjo Strunjak, Ratko Buzina i Marko Rajković. Diletantsko društvo Hrvatske čitaonice u Podsusedu, oko 1925. Zbor Hrvatske čitaonice u Podsusedu, oko 1925. Dobrovoljno vatrogasno društvo u Podsusedu osnovao je dne 7 aprila 1929 pretsjednik Susedgradske čitaonice gosp. Hrvatski pjevački zbor „Susedgrad“ Hrvatske čitaonice u Podsusedu, 1929. Prostorijama Sokolskog doma koristili su se i Društvo za unapređenje i poljepšanje Podsuseda, Hrvatska čitaonica, Dobrovoljno vatrogasno društvo i Gospodarska sloga - ta društva, nakon likvidacije Sokola u Podsusedu tijekom 1936. Zapisnik potpisuje predsjednik Hrvatske čitaonice Antun Bukovinac. Čitaonica je s postojećim društvima usko surađivala, sudjelovala je u njihovu osnivanju, poticala i pomagala njihov rad, pa stoga možemo zaključiti da se cjelokupan društveni i kulturni život Podsuseda odvijao u okviru čitaonice ili pak uz njezinu izravnu ili neizravnu suradnju i pomoć
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