The Arts Department of the Regional Library (“Lyoben Karavelov”) at Russe provides a range of information and outreach services, promoting use of its multi-media collections on music and the visual arts among all sections of the community including working and young people. Activites include the organisation of exhibitions and lectures, and of opportunities to meet artists and performers. Similar departments exist in other Bulgarian public libraries, contributing to a broader nation-wide programme of aesthetic education and cultural provision.