On May 17, the library hosted an awards ceremony for the winners and prize-winners of the Regional Competition for Children’s Comics (drawn stories) «Comicsburg» among children aged 10-11.

The competition was held from 01.02 to 14.05.2023 to the 100th anniversary of the coryphaeus of Kazakh children’s literature Muzafar Alimbaev under the auspices of the 70th anniversary of the Karaganda Regional Children’s Library named after Abai.

 The purpose and objectives of the competition are: to attract the interest of children and adolescents to the work of Kazakh authors; popularization of books, reading; the development of imagination and the manifestation of skills to express one’s thoughts in words and drawings; formation of a community of reading children, actively learning the world of literary works. More than 116 works were sent from cities and districts of the Karaganda region.

The works were evaluated by a competent, independent jury consisting of: Isainov Olzhas, head of the Exemplary Studio of Fine Arts «Ala Gulder» of the Palace of Children and Youth; Asem Tarybayeva, history teacher at the boarding school lyceum named after N. Nurmakov; Kostina Maria, the founder of the creative art studio “Mandarin”, a teacher of the KGKP «Children’s School of Arts 2» and Kazakova Elizaveta, a student of the Karaganda Higher Humanitarian College.

 I place: Tolepbergenov Kuanysh (Temirtau) and Sembek Akmaral (Saran) – graphics tablet;

II place: Inzhu Maidanova (Karaganda) and Anastasia Semenova (Molodezhny village, Osakarovsky district) – (smart watch);

 III place: Yerkenaz Zhanabay (village of Kasym Amanzholova, Karkaraly district) and Arystanbekova Akerke (village of Topar, Abai district) – Bluetooth speaker.

 In addition to determining the winners, the members of the jury within the framework of the competition approved special incentive nominations from the organizers of the Competition and the Jury with the award of a diploma and VR glasses.

 Diploma and prize in nominations were awarded to:

• «Adil kazy kozaiymy» – Ekaterina Valeeva (Karaganda) and Oserbai Kausar (Zharaspai village, Nura district);
• «Keep your idea» – Bekturgan Aruzhan (Karaganda) and Nefedova Sofya (Shakhtinsk);
• «Keep the plot» – to Rymbekov Beibarys (village of Egindybulak , Karkaralinsky district) and Tishkina Valeriya, (village of Novouzenka, Bukhar, Zhyrau district);
• «Menin keyipkerim» – Kүmisbek Nurtilek (village of Egindybulak, Karkaralinsky district) and Nurpeyіs Aisane (village of Topar, Abai district).

With musical congratulations to the winners and participants of the competition, the ensemble of dombra players of School 21″ of Karaganda under the direction of A. Toktarov performed.