Omsk State Library

The library initially held 4160 books and magazines and attracted 370 readers in its first year.

The employees had to answer the inquiries of specialists from industrial enterprises, theatres and organizations that were evacuated to Omsk from the European part of the country.

On April 28, 1995, the library moved to a new building designed by Vasily Trokhimchuk.

Vasily Trokhimchuk began to work on the architectural and sculptural design of the new building in 1982.

Eight 3.5m made of hammered blued copper occupy niches along the principal front, representing outstanding figures of Russia of a thousand years of Russian history.