On the 14 April at 13:00, the presentation of the online search engine of the members of The Society For Spreading Literacy Among Georgians will be held in the pavilion of the National Archives. The project was implemented in partnership between the National Archives of Georgia and the National Parliamentary Library of Georgia.

The event is dedicated to the Mother Language Day.

The web program consists of the members of The Society For Spreading Literacy, who became members of the society from the day of its foundation until its liquidation time, between 1879-1927. At this moment, the database contains the biographical information of  15 232 people.

The online search engine can be found on the web pages of The National Archives (http://archives.gov.ge/ge/elektronuli-katalogebi) and The National Parliamentary Library (http://www.nplg.gov.ge/ilia/ka/) and is accessible for any person interested

The Society For Spreading Literacy Among Georgians was established in 1879. Among the founders were the following: Dimitri Yipiani, Ilia Chavchavadze, Niko Tskhvedadze, Iakob Gogebashvili, Akaki Tsereteli, Ivane Machabeli, Refiel Eristavi, Davit Karichashvili and others. The Society was funded by various patrons such as: Davit Sarajishvili, Zubalashvili brothers, the supervisors of The Mortgage Bank of Tbilisi and Kutaisi; The Society was also assisted with releases and money by Georgian writers and public figures as well as every member of this society.

The establishment of The Society For Spreading Literacy Among Georgians encouraged creation of the national education system: tens of schools were opened along with libraries and cultural-educational facilities. The Society also started to help out writers, public figures, pupils and students.

The electronic catalogue was prepared according to the data of the fund of The Society For Spreading Literacy Among Georgians and The National Library, which is protected at the National Archives.

Alongside with the presentation of the project the original documents of The Society’s archival material will be presented in the pavilion.