JEWISH LIBRARIES OF KAZAKHSTAN

Almaty
Library of the Mitsva Association, Jewish Community Center and Hesed Polina
Director of the Republican Jewish Library	Galina Korobkina
Phone number	+7 (727) 2735-449, 2730-411
Library stock	about 9825 items
Readership	1118
Established in 1993
Aktobe City
Jewish Community Center and Hesed Sarah Library
Librarian	Irina Soboleva
Phone number	+7 (7132) 545-450
Library stock	1500 items
Readership	247
Established in July 2000
Replenishment for 2000 - 300 new items
Astana
Jewish Community Center and Hesed Astana
Librarian	A. Olhovskaya
Phone number	+7 (7172) 383-248
Library stock	1238 items
Readership	241
Established in August 1997
Replenishment for 2000 - 220 new items
Atyrau City
Jewish Cultural Center Library
Librarian	volunteer Ludmila Tokareva
Phone number	+7 (71222) 22-24-93
Karaganda City
Jewish Community Center Shemesh and Hesed Miriam Library
Director of the Library	Larissa Brodskaya
Phone number	+7 (7212) 515-228
Fax	+7 (7212) 515-231
Library stock	1956 items
Readership	322
Kokshetau City
Jewish Cultural Center Hatikva and Hesed Natan Library
Librarian	volunteer V.Tumenzeva
Phone number	+7 (3162) 761-281
Library stock	1209 items
Readership	364 (+164)
Kostanay City
Jewish Cultural Center Library
Librarian	Alla Gafurova
Phone number	+7(142) 530-427
Library stock	915 items
Readership	77
Kzyl-Orda City
Jewish Community Library
Librarian	V.Ivanova
Phone number	+7 (32422) 76-930
Library stock	18 items
Pavlodar City
Jewish Community Center and Hesed Rachel library
Director of the Library	Elena Petrova
Phone number	+7 (7182) 383-248
Library stock	2116 items
Readership	600
Established in July 2000
Petropavlovsk City
Jewish Community Center and Hesed Efraim Library
Director of the Library	Polina Grenader
Phone number	+7 (152) 363-517
Library stock	1928 items
Readership	405
Established in July 2000
Replenishment for 2000 - 400 new items
Semipalatinsk City
Jewish Cultural Center Bokker Library
Librarian	Victoriya Baturina
Phone number	+7 (222) 565 907
Library stock	666 items
Readership	73
Taldykorgan City
Jewish Cultural Center Library
Librarian	Diana Matushkina
Phone number	+7 (7282) 25-39-85
Taraz City
Jewish Cultural Center Library
Librarian	Ida Bukina
Phone number	+7 (7262) 45-14-89
e-mail:	hesed@tarazinfo.kz
Library stock	961 items
Readership	500
Uralsk City
Jewish Cultural Center Library
Librarian	Elena Pevzova
Phone number	+7 (112) 242-807
Library stock	1885 items
Readership	122
Ust-Kamenogorsk City
Jewish Community Center and Hesed Faina
Librarian	Natalia Kuantaeva
Phone/fax number	+7 (232) 262-514
Library stock	1932 items
Readership	450
Established in August 2000
Replenishment for 2000 - 500 new items
Shymkent City
Jewish Community Center and Hesed Shimon library
Library	Svetlana Brusilovskaya
Phone/fax number	+7 (252) 576-547
Library stock	3062 items
Readership	202