Maneeži 3 - 214
Our goal is to provide children with a safe space where they can create, learn, find friends, and receive support
But now it's not about the books, it's about donations. We are grateful to each of you who donates to the needs of the library, because there are many. The most urgent expenses are basic needs. Thanks to regular monthly donations, we will be able to plan the library's work, make it even cozier, and make the activities even more interesting.
A donation of any size, but regular, is a huge support for us. For example, 5 donations of €20 each is almost 1/4 of the rent. 342 donations of €2.50 each cover the rent and utilities.
Donating is not only pleasant but also beneficial. Because now Spilno Library is included in the tax incentive list (you can reduce your taxable income by the amount of donations, and get the overpaid tax refunded)
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The library began its activities in early March 2022 with a small shelf of Ukrainian literature in the national library. There, we also started holding classes with children and their parents to comfort and support them after the horrific experience of the war they had faced.
In August 2022, we moved to our own premises in Põhjala tehas. During this time, the library expanded its collection thanks to caring readers and grant support from the Integration Foundation and the Ministry of Culture of Estonia. In April 2024, we decided to change locations, so we moved to our new premises at Maneeži 3 - 214.
Currently, we have a little more than 3,100 books and approximately 350 readers. Besides the main library and two shelves in Tallinn, we have also opened shelves in Pärnu and Rakvere. This year, we plan to open several more to make Ukrainian language and books even more accessible.
In 2023 we had around 60 workshops dedicated to Ukrainian language and culture with the support of Integration Foundation and Estonian Ministry of Culture. Additionally almost every week we held creative workshops. We held 4 meetings with Ukrainian authors and 2 with Estonian authors.
We want to help children by providing them not only the access to the books in native language, but also space for their creativity. It’s important that children living in Estonia could spend time at interesting events and make friends with each other. Or they can just read an interesting book. We have books not just in Ukrainian, but also in Estonian, English and Russian.
spilno.ee@gmail.com
Maneeži 3 - 214, Tallinn
