The Celje Central Library is one of ten central regional libraries in Slovenia and, in addition to providing services to its users, it also performs tasks of a regional nature.
Central regional libraries in Slovenia act as professional, development and networking centres for public libraries in their area. Their operations are based on legal provisions and strategic documents that define a specific role in the national library system:
Article 27 of the Librarianship Act defines the specific tasks of central regional libraries.
Article 41 of the Rules on the Conditions for the Implementation of Public Library Services (2023) It additionally regulates in detail the conditions and methods of performing these tasks.
Development Strategy for Slovenian Public Libraries 2022–2027 highlights the role of central regional libraries in developing quality, accessible and connected library services for all users.
Guidelines for the implementation of special tasks of central regional libraries for the period 2025–2029 together with Action plan They provide concrete goals and measures for further development, professional support and strengthening of the public library network.
In this way, central regional libraries make a significant contribution to the development of a unified, modern and user-friendly library system in Slovenia.
Tasks of the Central Regional Library (Books-1) are:
- providing an increased and more demanding selection of library materials and information,
- professional assistance to area libraries,
- coordination of the collection, processing and storage of local history materials,
- directing excluded library materials from its area.
Read more about central regional libraries on the portal libraries.siHere you can also find information about competence centers and competence contents.
Mission and vision
Mission of the Central Regional Libraries: Through networking, cooperation and professional support, we co-create the future of public libraries and ensure their even and coordinated development into well-inclusive and sustainable communities. We monitor the needs and state of society and develop the services of the future.
Competency content
The Kamra regional portal is a website that brings together digitized content from the field of local history in libraries and other local cultural institutions.
The Celje Central Library manages Kamra portal in close cooperation with the central regional libraries, which house the regional editorial offices, and the Association of Public Libraries.
PROJECTS OF THE CELJE OC
JOINT PORTALS of Slovenian public libraries
Materials and links
Content and financial reports on the implementation of special tasks of the central regional library
Coordinated content and financial plan for the implementation of special tasks of the central regional library
Important documents
- Agreement on the implementation of free interlibrary loan for users between public libraries in the Celje area
- Information and Communication Equipment (ICT) by Central Regional Library Areas: 2021 Census Report
- Strategic directions in the field of ICT in public libraries
- Guidelines for the implementation of special tasks of central regional libraries for the period of 5 years (2025-2029)
- Advisory work of regional libraries
- Publication of the professional meeting of local history experts from Slovenian public libraries – Domfest (2009, 2012, 2018, 2020, 2022, 2024)
- Status of local history activities in public libraries in the Celje area as of 31 December 2016
- Analysis of the needs for digitization of central regional libraries in the period 2025-2030
Libraries in the area
The Celje area covers 36 municipalities, representing 2,647.8 km² or 13.06 % of the territory of Slovenia. In 2024, 303,045 permanent residents lived in this area, representing 14.7 % of the total population of Slovenia (Persons with registered permanent residence in the Republic of Slovenia).
General libraries of the Celje area
The Celje Central Library carries out special OOK tasks for libraries that carry out library activities in the following municipalities:
- Laško Library (Lasko and Radeče)
- Anton Sovret Hrastnik Library (Oak tree)
- Zagorje ob Savi Library (Zagorje on the Sava River)
- Rogaska Slatina Library (Rogaška Slatina and Rogatec)
- Šentjur Library (Šentjur and Dobje)
- Library Šmarje pri Jelšah (Šmarje pri Jelšah, Bistrica ob Sotli, Kozje and Podčetrtek)
- Tone Seliškar Library Trbovlje (Trbovlje)
- Velenje Library (Velenje, Šoštanj and Šmartno ob Paki)
- Intermunicipal General Library Žalec (Žalec, Braslovče, Polzela, Prebold, Tabor and Vransko)
- Mozirje Central Library (Mozirje, Gornji Grad, Ljubno, Luče, Nazarje, Rečica ob Savinji and Solčava)
- Slovenska Konjica Public Library (Slovenske Konjice, Vitanje and Zreče)
Shared services
Access to e-collections
Area library members have access to the following databases:
Free interlibrary loan
Members of libraries in the area have special arrangement guaranteed free interlibrary loan materials intended primarily for professional and study purposes.
CONTACT
Lea Očko, coordinator of special tasks of the OOK
lea.ocko[@]knjiznica-celje.si
Phone: 03 426 17 20
