The Public Council under the Ministry of Culture together with the Republican Children's Library named after Firidun Bey Kocharli organized a public discussion on "Azerbaijani children's literature: successes, concerns". At the event, library employees, members of the Public Council, field experts, etc. participated.
The participants of the event got acquainted with the library first. The director of the library, Honored Culture Worker Shahla Ganbarova gave the guests extensive information about the history of the library's creation, development, existing fund, departments, and shared her thoughts on increasing children's reading culture and the role of books in their lives: "Our main goal is to protect our book treasure, make children love it and pass it on to future generations. it is to convey what we want in the right way".
The host of the event - Akbar Goshaly, deputy chairman of the Public Council under the Ministry of Culture, expert of the Culture Committee of the Milli Majlis, spoke about the state policy, the work done and the current problems related to the discussed topic. In his speech, he talked about the genre problems of contemporary children's literature and touched on issues such as writing inspirational works for the children of the victorious country.
Other speakers - Deputy Chairman of the Public Council Vugar Gadirli, members of the Public Council - Doctor of Philosophy in Philology, poet Adila Nazar, Samira Mustafayeva, Doctor of Philosophy in Art Studies Ulviyya Babirli, Khanoghlan Ahmadov spoke about the state of children's reading, translation problems from world children's literature, etc. .
Famous poet, pedagogue, doctor of philological sciences, professor Zahid Khalil, scientific secretary of the Nizami Institute of Literature of ANAS, doctor of philosophy in philology Aygun Bagirli, head of the "Children's literature" department of the Institute of Literature, doctor of philological sciences Elnara Akimova, children's writer, poet- translator Sevinj Nurugizi, Deputy Director for Scientific Affairs of the Republican Children's Library, Honored Worker of Culture, children's author Zahira Dadashova, Associate Professor of the Department of Literature Teaching Technology of ADPU, Doctor of Philosophy in Philology, Associate Professor Shohrat Mammadova, Leading Researcher of the "Children's Literature" Department of the Institute of Literature , Ilhama Agazadeh, Ph.D. in Philology and others. "Genre problems of contemporary children's literature: why are large works not written for children?", "What is the level of reading children's literature today?", "What mass measures are needed to raise the level of reading?", "The state of children's reading in the regions", "World translation problems from children's literature. The impact of translated works on the child's development", "Why are artistic examples not written for young children?", "What measures should be taken to ensure that genres such as authored children's poems, numbers, riddles, flirtations, caresses, lullabies do not disappear?", "For children with limited health opportunities he made a speech on the topics of selection of literary examples, problems of publication.
The speakers talked about the successes achieved on the relevant topics, the concerns observed, the current situation of reading children's literature, what measures should be taken to improve the reading level of children, the lack of artistic examples that meet the demands and challenges of the day for young children, etc. they talked about issues and problems that need to be solved, and came up with various initiatives and proposals. The speeches also emphasized the importance of restoring the "Children's book caravan" project of the Republican Children's Library.
At the end of the discussions, it was decided to discuss the current problems raised at the event together with the members of the Public Council operating under the Ministry of Science and Education and the Ministry of Youth and Sports, as well as on other platforms.
