{"id":407,"date":"2023-10-17T22:22:12","date_gmt":"2023-10-17T22:22:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ischoolblogs.sjsu.edu\/community-engagement\/?page_id=407"},"modified":"2025-06-24T23:11:22","modified_gmt":"2025-06-25T06:11:22","slug":"boyarka","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ischoolblogs.sjsu.edu\/community-engagement\/ukrainian-libraries-in-wartime\/boyarka\/","title":{"rendered":"Boyarka"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Since April 2023, we have been raising funds and applying for grants to supply the Boyarka and Cherkasy regions with books for all ages. We are able to disperse these books with the help of<span>\u00a0our Ukrainian partners \u2013\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/ischool.sjsu.edu\/speaker\/liudmyla-diadyk\">Liudmila Diadyk<\/a>, director of the Cherkasy Regional Universal Scientific Library, and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/ischool.sjsu.edu\/speaker\/maryna-sokolova\">Marina Sokolova<\/a>, head of the City Library Branch for Children No. 1 of the Boyarka Public Library.<\/span> Our work in the Boyarka region focuses on four villages, Novosilky, Kniajichi, Perevitz, and Maliutianka. Click on their names below to learn more:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ischoolblogs.sjsu.edu\/community-engagement\/ukrainian-libraries-in-wartime\/boyarka\/novosilky\/\"><\/a><\/p>\n<table style=\"border-collapse: collapse; width: 73.1873%;\" height=\"54\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 67.1659%;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ischoolblogs.sjsu.edu\/community-engagement\/ukrainian-libraries-in-wartime\/boyarka\/novosilky\/\">\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<strong><span style=\"font-size: 18pt;\">Novosilky<\/span><\/strong><\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 32.8341%; text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ischoolblogs.sjsu.edu\/community-engagement\/ukrainian-libraries-in-wartime\/boyarka\/kniajichi\/\">\u00a0 \u00a0<strong><span style=\"font-size: 18pt;\">\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Kniajichi<\/span><\/strong><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ischoolblogs.sjsu.edu\/community-engagement\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Boyarka-villages-map2.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1252\" height=\"776\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2131 aligncenter\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ischoolblogs.sjsu.edu\/community-engagement\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Boyarka-villages-map2.png 1252w, https:\/\/ischoolblogs.sjsu.edu\/community-engagement\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Boyarka-villages-map2-300x186.png 300w, https:\/\/ischoolblogs.sjsu.edu\/community-engagement\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Boyarka-villages-map2-1024x635.png 1024w, https:\/\/ischoolblogs.sjsu.edu\/community-engagement\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Boyarka-villages-map2-768x476.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1252px) 100vw, 1252px\" \/><\/p>\n<table style=\"border-collapse: collapse; width: 92.5801%; height: 10px;\" height=\"41\">\n<tbody>\n<tr style=\"height: 10px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 50%; text-align: center; height: 10px;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 18pt;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ischoolblogs.sjsu.edu\/community-engagement\/ukrainian-libraries-in-wartime\/boyarka\/pereviz\/\">Perevitz<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 50%; text-align: center; height: 10px;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 18pt;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ischoolblogs.sjsu.edu\/community-engagement\/ukrainian-libraries-in-wartime\/boyarka\/maliutianka\/\">\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Maliutianka<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/gofund.me\/19b907e8\"><span style=\"font-size: 18pt;\"><strong>Village Libraries Fundraiser<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Village libraries in Ukraine are the only social hubs in their communities, but they are in desperate need of books. They support local schools, elderly, internally displaced persons in addition to servicing their regular readers.<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>We are working to help 7 villages by raising $1000 per each village.<\/div>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><span>Cherkasy region villages: <a href=\"https:\/\/ischoolblogs.sjsu.edu\/community-engagement\/ukrainian-libraries-in-wartime\/cherkasy\/836-2\/\">Garbuzyn<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/ischoolblogs.sjsu.edu\/community-engagement\/ukrainian-libraries-in-wartime\/cherkasy\/valyava\/\">Valyava<\/a>, and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/ischoolblogs.sjsu.edu\/community-engagement\/ukrainian-libraries-in-wartime\/cherkasy\/ivangorod\/\">Ivangorod<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">Boyarka (district of Kiev region) villages: <a href=\"https:\/\/ischoolblogs.sjsu.edu\/community-engagement\/ukrainian-libraries-in-wartime\/boyarka\/novosilky\/\">Novosilky<\/a>,<span>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/ischoolblogs.sjsu.edu\/community-engagement\/ukrainian-libraries-in-wartime\/boyarka\/kniajichi\/\">Kniajichi,<\/a>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/ischoolblogs.sjsu.edu\/community-engagement\/ukrainian-libraries-in-wartime\/boyarka\/pereviz\/\">Pereviz<\/a><\/span><span>, and\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/ischoolblogs.sjsu.edu\/community-engagement\/ukrainian-libraries-in-wartime\/boyarka\/maliutianka\/\" style=\"color: #89229b; opacity: 0.75;\">Maliutianka<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"gfm-embed\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.gofundme.com\/f\/supporting-ukrainian-village-libraries\/widget\/medium?sharesheet=undefined&amp;attribution_id=sl:b08dd0a3-8fbf-47ee-af20-db8378ed5498\"><\/div>\n<div data-url=\"https:\/\/www.gofundme.com\/f\/supporting-ukrainian-village-libraries\/widget\/medium?sharesheet=undefined&amp;attribution_id=sl:b08dd0a3-8fbf-47ee-af20-db8378ed5498\"><\/div>\n<p><script defer src=\"https:\/\/www.gofundme.com\/static\/js\/embed.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Current Fundraiser Progress<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>We have been able to provide hundreds of books to <strong>nine<\/strong>\u00a0different libraries throughout Boyarka. These\u00a0children&#8217;s books of various themes include works by Ukrainian and foreign authors that are published in the Ukrainian language. A special shelf has been allocated for these books, with labels indicating the institutions that provided funding. The new books are highly popular among the library visitors!<\/p>\n<p>The below table documents the total amount of donations and which libraries received books:<\/p>\n<table border=\"3\" style=\"border-style: solid; border-color: #000000; width: 100%;\" class=\"aligncenter\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border-style: solid; border-color: #000000; width: 33.7918%;\"><strong>Date\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"border-style: solid; border-color: #000000; width: 14.0471%;\"><strong>Amount (USD)\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"border-style: solid; border-color: #000000; width: 14.1454%;\"><strong>Number of Books\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"border-style: solid; border-color: #000000; width: 36.7387%;\"><strong>For whom<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 33.7918%;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">April 2023\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 14.0471%;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">325<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 14.1454%;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">59\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 36.7387%;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">City library-branch for children No. 1 of the Boyarka Public Library<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 33.7918%;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">July 2023\u00a0 <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Association for Library and Information Science Education grant<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 14.0471%;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">750\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 14.1454%;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">129\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 36.7387%;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">City library-branch for children No. 1 of the Boyarka Public Library<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 33.7918%;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">April\u00a0 2024<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 14.0471%;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">1000\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 14.1454%;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">159\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 36.7387%;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Novosilky village library\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Knyazhychi village library\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Dzvinkove village library Malyutyanka village library\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 33.7918%;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">July 2024 <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Charitable donation from Mrs. Lesia and Mr. Jarboe<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 14.0471%;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">300\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 14.1454%;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">52\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 36.7387%;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">City library-branch for children No. 1 of the Boyarka Public Library<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 33.7918%;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">August 2024<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 14.0471%;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">200\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 14.1454%;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">28\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 36.7387%;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Boyarka Public Library<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 33.7918%;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">October 2024<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 14.0471%;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">200\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 14.1454%;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">31\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 36.7387%;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Tarasivka village library<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Pereviz village library\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 33.7918%;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">December 2024<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 14.0471%;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">100\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 14.1454%;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">18\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 36.7387%;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">City library-branch for children No. 1 of the Boyarka Public Library<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 33.7918%;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">February \u00a0 2025<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 14.0471%;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">200\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 14.1454%;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">33\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 36.7387%;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Malyutyanka village library<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 33.7918%;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">June 2025<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 14.0471%;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">200<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 14.1454%;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">32<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 36.7387%;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Tarasivka village library\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Knyazhychi village library.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<table style=\"width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse; border-style: double;\" border=\"3\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 48.6248%;\">Total Donations (USD)<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 51.3752%;\">Total Books Donated<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 48.6248%;\">$3275<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 51.3752%;\">541<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<table style=\"border-collapse: collapse; width: 100%;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 59.0219%;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ischoolblogs.sjsu.edu\/community-engagement\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/BoyarkaLib2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"473\" height=\"274\" class=\"wp-image-594\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ischoolblogs.sjsu.edu\/community-engagement\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/BoyarkaLib2.jpg 878w, https:\/\/ischoolblogs.sjsu.edu\/community-engagement\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/BoyarkaLib2-300x174.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ischoolblogs.sjsu.edu\/community-engagement\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/BoyarkaLib2-768x444.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 473px) 100vw, 473px\" \/><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 40.9781%;\">City of Boyarka<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 59.0219%;\">New books at the Boyarka Public Library<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 40.9781%;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ischoolblogs.sjsu.edu\/community-engagement\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/BoyarkaLib.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"326\" height=\"451\" class=\"wp-image-593 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ischoolblogs.sjsu.edu\/community-engagement\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/BoyarkaLib.jpg 326w, https:\/\/ischoolblogs.sjsu.edu\/community-engagement\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/BoyarkaLib-217x300.jpg 217w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 326px) 100vw, 326px\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td 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We are able to disperse these books with the help of\u00a0our Ukrainian partners \u2013\u00a0Liudmila Diadyk, director of the Cherkasy Regional Universal Scientific Library, and\u00a0Marina Sokolova, head [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":359,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-407","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ischoolblogs.sjsu.edu\/community-engagement\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/407","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ischoolblogs.sjsu.edu\/community-engagement\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ischoolblogs.sjsu.edu\/community-engagement\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ischoolblogs.sjsu.edu\/community-engagement\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ischoolblogs.sjsu.edu\/community-engagement\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=407"}],"version-history":[{"count":15,"href":"https:\/\/ischoolblogs.sjsu.edu\/community-engagement\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/407\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2149,"href":"https:\/\/ischoolblogs.sjsu.edu\/community-engagement\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/407\/revisions\/2149"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ischoolblogs.sjsu.edu\/community-engagement\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/359"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ischoolblogs.sjsu.edu\/community-engagement\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=407"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}