| Website: | https://rgdb.ru/ |
| Russian State Children's Library | |
| Native Name: | Российская государственная детская библиотека |
| Native Name Lang: | ru |
| Country: | Russia |
| Coordinates: | 55.7286°N 37.6128°W |
| Type: | Children's Library |
| Established: | 1969 |
| Location: | Moscow |
The Russian State Children's Library, also called the RGDB, is the world's largest Children's library,[1] [2] located in the Russian capital of Moscow. The library receives 45,000 visitors a year and 1.2 million online visitors annually.[3] As of 2019, the Russian State Children's Library has over 560,000 books in its collection, in addition to other materials.
The building was established in December 1969, celebrating its 50th anniversary in 2019.[4] Vladimir Putin congratulated the library's anniversary.[5] The Library runs a cultural exchange project called Hello, Neighbour! that seeks to introduce Russians to other cultures.[6] In 2019, the Emirati Kalimat Foundation for Children's Empowerment donated large numbers of Arabic children's books to the library as part of a cultural exchange program with Arabs, and in 2020, the library hosted an online "Fabulous Azerbaijan" initiative about Azerbaijani culture and traditions. The RGDB held a "Draw Egypt" contest in October 2020 in which Russian children submitted drawings of what they thought Egypt must be like.[7]
Russian President Vladimir Putin and First Lady of the United States Laura Bush visited the library together in 2002.[8]