111 YEARS OF STATISTICAL LIBRARY !

The library of Bulgarian statistics was set up at the end of the XIX century with the law on the department of statistics of Bulgarian Principality (December 10, 1897).
The library of Bulgarian statistics was set up at the end of the XIX century with the law on the department of statistics of Bulgarian Principality (December 10, 1897).

On December 10, 1897the Library of Bulgarian Statistics was set up with the law on the Statistics Directorate of Bulgarian Principality (Decree of Prince Ferdinand the I st).

The necessity of preservation of the statistical information is a fact up to now proving the historical role and contemporary mission of the statistical library.

The library was renovated and modernized with the financial support of EU under the project “Sustainable Development of the National Statistical System”. The library has been equipped with appropriate software, hardware and furniture.

At present the library possesses a database with 500 000 digital pages of Bulgarian national statistics since 1881. Collections of rare and true merit editions ware scanned and preserved for the future generations.