ГАДАВАЯ СПРАВАЗДАЧА СКАРЫНАЎСКАЙ БІБЛІЯТЭКІ ЗА 2023/ ANNUAL REPORT OF THE FRANCIS SKARYNA LIBRARY FOR THE YEAR 2023
2023-ці год быў для бібліятэкі вельмі 2023 was a very busy year for the library, full of насычаным, поўным цікавай і плённай працы interesting and fruitful work and various events. і разнастайных падзей. Almost every month, we held events that Амаль штомесяц у нас адбываліся імпрэзы, covered a wide spectrum of Belarusian studies - якія ахапілі шырокі спэктар беларусістыкі – from the 500th anniversary of M. Husouski's ад 500-годзьдзя «Песьні пра Зубра» М. "The Song about the Bison" and a conference in Гусоўскага і канфэрэнцыі ў гонар В. honour of V. Lastouski to the Night of Ластоўскага да Ночы (не)растраляных паэтаў (Un)Executed Poets and folk festivals (see full і фальклёрных сьвятаў (падрабязнасьці details in Appendix below). We are glad that глядзіце ў дадатку ніжэй). Мы радыя, што the library continues to unite the community бібліятэка надалей працягвае гуртаваць and attracts new people every time! супольнасьць і штораз прыцягвае новых людзей! There were regular excursions and visits by politicians (including Sviatlana Tsikhanovskaja), Адбываліся рэгулярныя экскурсіі і візыты academics and researchers from different палітыкаў (у тым ліку Сьвятланы countries. Ціханоўскай), навукоўцаў і дасьледнікаў з розных краін. We continued cataloguing our book collection – the catalogue already has more than 17,000 Працягвалася каталягізаваньне кніжнай publications. Much has been done to organise калекцыі – наш каталёг ужо налічвае больш and describe our collections of maps, stamps, за 17000 выданьняў. Шмат было зроблена textiles and museum artefacts. дзеля ўпарадкаваньня і апісаньня нашых калекцый мапаў, марак, тэкстылю і музэйных The organisation of our archive, especially its экспанатаў. musical part, has made significant progress, and the digitisation of our musical treasures has Значна прасунулася праца з нашым архівам, begun. асабліва зь яго музычнай часткай, пачалася дыгітызацыя нашых музычных скарбаў. A new storage hall for the rich collection of periodicals was built and the design of an Было пабудаванае новае сховішча для additional museum hall began. багатай калекцыі пэрыядычных выданьняў і пачалося праектаваньне дадатковай This work would not have been possible музэйнай залі. without the help of our volunteers and wellwishers – who worked with the collections, Гэтая праца была б немагчымай без дапамогі tidied up the building, gave expert advice, нашых валянтэраў і добразычліўцаў – якія spread the good word about us and helped працавалі з калекцыямі, парадкавалі financially. Thank you all and we hope to будынак, давалі экспэртныя парады, continue our fruitful work together in 2024! распаўсюджвалі добрае слова пра нас і дапамагалі фінансава. Дзякуй усім вам і The Trustees of the Francis Skaryna Library спадзяемся на працяг нашай сумеснай December 2023 плённай працы ў 2024 годзе! Апякуны Бібліятэкі Фрацішака Скарыны
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Дадатак: Імпрэзы/ Appendix: Events
27.01.23 Першая экскурсія па бібліятэцы і царкве для Discovering London Group / The first tour of the library and the church for the Discovering London Group
29.01.23 «Падарожжы Беньямiна III» Мэндэлэ Мойхер-Сфорыма: прэзэнтацыя кнігіі сустрэча зь перакладнікам Паўлам Касьцюкевічам, арганізаваная бібліятэкай сумесна з Цэнтрам беларуска-яўрэйскай культурнай спадчыны
Відэазапіс сустрэчы можна пабачыць тут./ "Journeys of Benjamin III" by Mendele Moykher-Sforim: presentation of the book and a meeting with the translator Paval Kastsjukevich, organized by the library together with the BelarusianJewish Cultural Heritage Center. The video recording of the meeting can be seen here.
18.02.23 Традыцыйнае сьвяткаваньне Масьленіцы ў садзе бібліятэкі./ Traditional Shrovetide celebration in the garden of the library
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26.02.23 Дзень роднай мовы Англа-беларускага таварыства: сустрэча з пісьменьніцай Сьвятланай Курс/ Mother Language Day of the Anglo-Belarusian Society: a meeting with the writer Sviatlana Kurs
04.03.23 “Іван Краскоўскі – дыплямат на службе Беларусі і Ўкраіны”: прэзэнтацыя аўтараў кнігі гісторыкаў Дароты Міхалюк і Тамаша Блашчака/ "Ivan Kraskovsky - a diplomat in the service of Belarus and Ukraine": presentation of the authors of the book, historians Dorota Mikhaluk and Tamas Blaszczak
9.03.23 Візыт Сьвятланы Ціханоўскай у Скарынаўскую бібліятэку і Беларускую царкву сьв. Кірылы Тураўскага/ Sviatlana Tsikhanovskaja's visit to the Skaryna Library and the Belarusian Church of St. Cyril of Turau
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18.03.23 Традыцыйнае сьвяткаваньне Гуканьня вясны і першы занятак у суботняй беларускай школцы / Traditional festival The Calling of Spring and the first lesson in the Belarusian Saturday school
28.05.23 Вышывальны гурток/ Embroidery group meeting
1.04.23 Суботняя школка: падрыхтоўка да Вялікадня/ Saturday school: preparation for Easter
23.04.23 Традыцыйнае сьвяткаваньне Юр’я і суботняя школка/ Traditional S George festival and Saturday school
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28-29.04.23 Восьмая штогадовая канфэрэнцыя “Belarusian Studies in the 21[st] century”
(Відэазапіс панэлі 6 “Culture and Language”)/ The eighth annual conference "Belarusian Studies in the 21st century" (Video of Panel 6 “Culture and Language”)
20.05.23 Пікнік у суботняй школцы/ A picnic in Saturday school
10.06.23 Занятак у суботняй школцы/ Class in Saturday school
24.06.23 Традыцыйнае сьвяткаваньне Купальля (у
партнэрстве з Англа-беларускім таварыствам) / Traditional midsummer Kupalle festival (in partnership with the AngloBelarusian Society)
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13.08.23 Сустрэча з кіраўніцай “Вольнага хору” Галінай Казіміроўскай і выстава Free Belarus у чытальнай залі бібліятэкі./ Meeting with the head of the "Free Choir" Halina Kazimirouskaia and the exhibition Free Belarus in the reading room of the library.
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2.09.23 Сьвята зубра і ВКЛ: прэзэнтацыя і выстава ў гонар 500-годзьдзя паэмы Мікалая Гусоўскага “Песьня пра зубра” / Commemoration of the bison and the Grand Duchy of Lithuania: presentation and exhibition in honor of the 500th anniversary of the poem "The Song of the Bison" by Mikola Husouski
14.09.23 Сустрэча зь перакладнікам і выдаўцом Сяргеем Шупам і прадстаўніцай АПК па нацыянальным адраджэньні Алінай Коўшык/ A meeting with the translator and publisher Siarhei Shupa and Alina Koushyk, representative of Sviatlana Tsikhanovskaja's cabinet responsible for Belarusian national revival
14.10.23 Групавая экскурсія па Скарынаўскай бібліятэцы / Group tour of the Francis Skaryna library
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28.10.23 Ноч расстраляных паэтаў і выстава ў гонар 100годзьдзя заснаваньня літаратурнага аб’яднаньня “Маладняк”/ The night of the executed poets and an exhibition in honor of the 100th anniversary of the founding of the literary association "Maladniak"
10-11.11.23 Міжнародная навуковая канфэрэнцыя “Новым імкненьням даць новыя формы” і выстава ў гонар 140-годзьдзя Вацлава Ластоўскага / International academic conference "Giving New Forms to New Aspirations " and an exhibition in honor 140th anniversary of Vaclau Lastouski
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23.11.23 Паэтычная вечарына Вальжыны Морт і прэзэнтацыя зборніка Ільлі Камінскага “Рэспубліка глухіх” / Valzhyna Mort's poetry evening and presentation of Illia Kaminsky's collection "The Republic of the Deaf"
16.12.23 Калядны кірмаш супольна з Батлейкай Англа-беларускага таварыства/ Christmas fair jointly with the Batlejka (puppet theatre) performance organised by the Anglo-Belarusian Society.
Receipts and Payments Accounts
made on 16 January 2024, approved by the trustees on 17 January 2024
The Francis Skaryna Belarusian Library and Museum
(registered charity under number 1161434)
for the period 1 January – 31 December 2023
| Section A: | Receipts and Payments | |||
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| A1: Total receipts: - Income:£36,281.43 |
(a) Rent and contribution to utilities from the flat/guest room at 37 Holden Rd:£13,107.85 |
Flat:£12,902.23 (Jan: £1,272 (£89, £118, £115, £950), Feb: £950, Mar: £950, Apr: £950, May: £1,000, June: £1,450.78 (£39, £96.30, £110.48, £205, £1,000), Jul: £1,000, Aug: £1,000, Sep: £1,000, Oct: £1,000, Nov: £1,000, Dec: £1,329.45 (£1,000, £182.92,£62, £84.53)) Guest room: £205.62 (Dec) |
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| (b)banking interest/ income from investments:£68.40 |
Jan: £0.03, Feb: £2.45, Mar: £3.59, Apr: £3.98, May:£3.56, Jun: £4.30, Jul: £4.44, Aug: £3.96, Sept: £2.09, Oct: £10.91, Nov: £12.62, Dec: £16.47 Banking interest on savings acc. Income from Fidelity investment is reinvested |
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| Donations:£23,105.18,including Grant from other Belarusian organisations (BCT and ABGB): £1,050 Top three private donors: - £9,899 - £4,681.21 - £3,850 |
Bank acc: £22,803.36 Jan:£2,060.75 (£1,201.10, £19.28, £10, £80.36, £20.48, £10, £0.01, £700, £10, £9.52); Feb:£508.56 (£10, £48.20, £80.36, £10, £350 £10); Mar £1,075.36 (£80.36, £450 (BCT grant for Sherban), £100 (London society), £350, £10, £10, £10, £20, £45); Apr£445.36 ((£80.36, £5.00, £350, £10); May£499.76 (£80.36, £15.10, £24.30, £10, £350, £10, £10); June£450.36 (£350, £80.36, £10, £10) Jul£ 510.36 (£350, £80.36, £10, £10, £60) |
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| Aug£450.36 (£350, £80.36, £10, £10) Sep£10,367.64 (£9,899. £350, £80.36, £18.28, £10, £10) Oct£1,544.48 (£799.58, £9, £90.16, £246.10, £9.64, £350, £10, £10, £10, £10) Nov £4,763.74 (£19.28, £51.98, £50, £600, £109.76, £3,881.63, £21.09, £10, £10, £10) Dec£126.63 (£95.06, £11.57, £10, £10) Sum up: £301.82 Sept: £236.93 (£0.98 and £235.95) Oct: £64.89 |
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| (d) Other:£0 | |||
| A2: Total asset and investment sales:£0 |
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| A3: Total payments (expenditure): £25,268.43 |
(a) BT (telephone/ internet):£464.02 | Direct Debit: £34.99(Jan), £34.99 (Feb), £34.99 (March), £34.99 (Apr), £43.92 (May), £40.02(Jun), £40.02(Jul), £40.02(Aug), £40.02(Sep), £40.02(Oct), £40.02(Nov), £40.02 (Dec), |
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| Receipts less payments : £11,013 |
(b) Utilities, cleaners, council tax and insurance:£3,296.01 |
Jan:£130.23 (Opus (£76.55), British Gas (£48.68), Castle water (5.00) Feb: £137.85 (British Gas (£57.14), Opus (£80.71) Mar:£193.13 (Opus (£69.37), British Gas (£113.76), Castle water (£5.00, £5,00)) Apr: £166.90 (Opus (£71.55), British Gas (£87.37), Castle water (£7.98)) May:£129.83 (Opus (£57.48); British Gas (£64.37), Castle water (£7.98)) Jun: £90.49 (£24.49 (British Gas), OPUS (£58.02); Castle water (£7.98) Jul: £90.24 (£26.78 (British Gas), OPUS (£55.48); Castle water (£7.98) Aug: £86.97 (£25.05 (British Gas), OPUS (£53.94); Castle water (£7.98) Sep: £95.42(£27.23 (BritishGas), OPUS (£60.21); Castle water |
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| (£7.98) Oct: £1,787.81 (£22.07 (British Gas), OPUS (£56.48); Castle water (£53.84), 1,655.42 (insurance) Nov: £193.06 (£70.30 (British Gas), OPUS (£68.92); Castle water (£53.84) Dec: £194.08 (£43.44 (British Gas), OPUS (£96.80); Castle water (£53.84) |
(£7.98) Oct: £1,787.81 (£22.07 (British Gas), OPUS (£56.48); Castle water (£53.84), 1,655.42 (insurance) Nov: £193.06 (£70.30 (British Gas), OPUS (£68.92); Castle water (£53.84) Dec: £194.08 (£43.44 (British Gas), OPUS (£96.80); Castle water (£53.84) |
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| (c) Library acquisitions and projects: £9,047.21 |
Jan:£766.90 (£566.90 (collection development), £200 (temp book storage)) Feb: £794.95 (£394.20 (collection development), £327.00 (book acquisition), £33.75 and £40 (event refreshments)) Mar: £533.96 (£450 (Sherban project), £43.96 (archive mat), £40 (rare book acq)) Apr: £824.69 (£735.95 (collection development), £88.74 (IT equip)) May:£521.60 (£20 (book acq), £446.60 (collection devel), £55 (picture frames)) June: £757.90 (collection devel) Jul:£84.99 (PCloud) Aug: £1,278.42 (£261.02 (book acq),£1,017.40(collection devel)), Oct:£1,373 (£380 (book acq).£993 (Soutron subscip)) Nov: £1,528.60 (£280.14 (arch equip), £135.00 (reception and lamps), £890.07 (collection devel), £56.89 (recep), £166.50 (book acq and conf)) Dec: £582.20 (£500 (Lastouski album), £82.20 (arch materials)) |
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| (d) Building/ garden maintenance and extraordinary expenses: £12,461.19 |
Feb: £2,227.20(rare book safe) March: £1,495 (basement door inst and electric work) April: £549.99 (old maps safe) May: £1,008 (estate agent fee) Jul: £6,052 (basement refubr) Oct:£1,129 (£955 (loft and AC repair), £174 (unblocking manhole)) |
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| A4 Total asset and invest purchases:£0 |
£0 | ||
| A5 Transfers between funds:£0 |
£0 | ||
| A6 Total cash funds last yearend (31 Dec |
(a) Treasurers account 01310798: |
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| 2022):£8,032.81 | £7,952.78 | |
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| (b) Business instant account 07272081:£72.17 |
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| (c) SumUp Account:£7.86 | ||
| Section B: | Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period (31 December 2023) |
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| B1: Total closing cash funds at year end (31 Dec 2023): £19,045.81 |
(a) Treasurers account 01310798: £1,852.56 |
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| Yearly cash balance difference (B1 – A6): £11,013 |
(b) Business instant account 07272081:£16,883.57 |
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| (c) SumUp Account:£309.68 | ||
| B2: Other monetary assets:0 |
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| B3: Investment assets: | (a) Assets managed by Fidelity: £95,590.23 |
Value as of 11 Dec 23 |
| (b) self-contained rentable flat at 37 Holden Rd: £0 |
no separate capital value assigned– an income generating asset | |
| (b) self-contained rentable room at 37 Holden Rd: £0 |
no separate capital value assigned– an income generating asset. Note: the room is reserved for academic guests/ library visitors, not permanently let |
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| B4: Assets retained for the charity’s own use |
37 Holden Rd (detached freehold house) |
no market valuation undertaken |
| B5: Liabilities | £0 |
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