Usage of Digital Technologies in the Volyn Regional Children's Library Activity

The purpose of the article is to identify and reveal the introduction and improvement essence of the automated library information system “Mark-SQL” in the Volyn Regional Library for Children, to study the rational use of digital technologies and library resources. The research methodology is based on the application of a systematic approach as a general scientific principle for computerization of library processes to find potential users through all possible channels of communication (directly among children). The scientific novelty of the research is in the fact that the article has further studied and developed innovative approaches to the expanded introduction of the latest library information technologies in library practice. Also, the concepts of “web-lesson” and “professional guidance project” are revealed and analyzed. Conclusions. The study focuses on the transformation of forms and methods of providing modern, high-quality library services as well as remote work with the usage of digital technologies, by using which the library, especially in times of a crisis, is looking for a new paradigm. There is a trend for the rapid growth of libraries’ electronic resources, which need not only to be accumulated, but also to be stored, used, and promoted among users for educational and training purposes. To promote the image of libraries among the younger generation, the communication campaigns aimed at students are introduced to make them understand the role of reading in the development of critical and creative thinking as well as to involve them in the usage of IT technologies. It was found that the use of automated technologies allows revealing modern innovative forms of library activities that make visitors return to literature, and social values, and help to develop, through children, the interest in books and library among parents, who, in most cases, have lost such interest