Kayseri Metropolitan Municipality Mayor Dr. Memduh Büyükkılıç, in his statement on the occasion of April 19-25 World Book Day and Libraries Week, said, "By equipping the ancient city of Kayseri, which has been a home of science and wisdom with the various civilizations it hosted and the scholars it educated, with our cultural treasure libraries, we will inform both our present and our future with knowledge, wisdom, "We revive it with science and technology," he said.
Pointing out that the importance of books and libraries cannot be ignored, Büyükkılıç said in his message: “Cities without libraries are like gardens without flowers. "Just as we cannot imagine a garden without flowers, we cannot imagine a city without a library," he said.
Emphasizing that the ancient city of Kayseri is the thinking brain of Turkey, as stated by President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, with its student and youth potential with its higher education institutions and other educational institutions, Büyükkılıç said, "We will maximize our library services for all Kayseri residents, especially our children and young people." We strive to provide services in decent and well-equipped environments. "Our libraries, which will become the cultural memory of our city and shape our future with science and wisdom, will also remain a unique legacy for our future generations, are one of our most special services," he said.
STEP BY STEP TO KAYSERİ, THE CITY OF LIBRARIES
Mayor Büyükkılıç noted that they have increased and continue to increase the number of libraries since they took office in 2019 and said, “Of course, we had libraries in our ancient city Kayseri, but considering the increasing number of universities and students, their number had to increase. Moreover, Kayseri should have been and should be remembered as a city of libraries, as a city of culture where the value of the civilizations it hosts and the riches inherited from them should be known. As local administrators, we recently opened our 13th library, Yakut District Library, with the effort of increasing the number of existing libraries. "May our 13th library be auspicious and auspicious once again," he said.
Underlining that, as Kayseri Metropolitan Municipality, they produce investments and projects in every field, but they attach special importance to the fields of education and culture and arts, Büyükkılıç said:
“Gevher Nesibe Public Library, Sezai Karakoç Library, City Library, Beyazşehir Public Library, Ziya Gökalp District Library, Argıncık District Library, Mevlana Library, Erkilet Library, Halit Özkaya Library, Fuat Attaroğlu Children's Library and Music School, especially the Central Public Library, We serve all our citizens, especially our children and young people, with our 13 libraries, including Recep Tayyip Erdoğan National Garden, Millet Kıraathanesi Library and Yakut District Library. “We will strive to increase the number of our libraries again.”
Mayor Büyükkılıç underlined that the most valuable investment is the investment made in people and said, "There is no age or time for knowledge and learning. Seeing lifelong learning and development as our responsibility as individuals will add further wealth to us. "With these feelings and thoughts, I celebrate April 19-25 World Book Day and Libraries Week, and I hope that we will never have a day without books," he said.
