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ten years Evi Laskari is the ‘soul’ of the Public Central Historical Library of Corfu,
accomplishing its transformation.
Supported by the excellent cooperation of the Council of the Library, she
achieves impressive outcomes:
• The organization of Library throughout its levels, its management and coordi-
nation simultaneously
• The supervision and acceleration of building reconstruction which, nowadays,
and since 1997, hosted the Public Library
• The digital archiving and scientific elaboration of a continuous outcome
• The hiring of the staff, as much as possible, a continuous and painful effort
• The continuous enrichment and renewal of books to be borrowed
• The creation of the Children’s Book Department
• The attraction and exploitation of donations (donation of 2.500 books from the
Publisher Kastaniotis, donation of 1.000 books from the American Embassy,
Goustis-Stampoglis’ donation for the reconstruction of the grand floor recep-
tion, donation of Bodossaki Foundation for the maintenance of the Library’s old
books)
• The continuous improvement of infrastructure, equipment and facilities
• The claim of finds for the Library, something really difficult
• The supervision of student internships (librarianship and history students),
who assisted in indexing two significant newspapers of the Ionian Islands
• The exhibition of old, aged and big books (sizes 50 centimeters on 40 centim-
eters), in October of 2004, in co-organization with the Department of Archives
and Library Science, Ionian University
• The organization of several discussions with guests and well-known speakers
• The sightseeing tour of schools in Library’s rooms and the presentation of its
activities, in personal by Evi Laskari who believes in children’s education as a
value
• The organization of educational programs in co-operation with the National
Book Centre
• The development of Ministry of Education Programs which supported:
o The operation of a Mobile Library (specially equipped vehicle which visited
the villages and schools of Corfu, with books for borrowing, and appointing
