Community center Georgi Todorov 1885 - Belitsa

Overview

The Community center Georgi Todorov in the town of Belitsa dates back to 1885, as an educational circle "Zora" with 20 volumes of literature brought by Belitsa residents who participated in the Bulgarian militia. Since 16.08.1908 the Community center  has its own Statute, Board of Trustees and Inspection Commission registered in the Samokov diocese. Since its founding, the Community center in Belitsa, as a public institution working for and with its community, through its various forms of work - libraries for children and adults, schools and clubs, fairy tales and parties, lectures, local rites and customs, singing and dance folklore groups, public formations, etc. , Is the natural and the only spiritual center on the territory of the town of Belitsa and the municipality in which children, youth and elderly people from all social, health and ethnic strata of the population are attracted. Chitalishte "Georgi Todorov" works in its own building, which is located in the center of Belitsa and there are 2 of them. libraries with departments for adults / 34 872 volumes of literature / and for children / 8 250 volumes of literature / located in separate rooms with a common fund of 43 132 volumes of literature /. The library performs the role of a central chitalishte library, which distributes the library materials for Community centers from the municipality. The community center employs 5 amateur amateur folklore and vocal groups. circle, 3 music schools, 1 folk dance ensemble, 1 pc. theater group for local rites and customs. Museum collection located in its own modern building / the only one along the upper Mesta river, with six departments: archeology, revival, ethnography, art gallery, new Belitsa, exhibition-bazaar of local crafts.