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There are treasures hidden in every collection. The older the collection, the more valuable and rich are its contents. A foundation was laid for piecing together the Estonian Children\u2019s Literature Centre\u2019s collections already more than eight decades ago \u2013 on November 12, 1933, when the Youth Library was founded at the Tallinn Central Library. The wealth of books gathered has been well kept over the long years, and even today, publications with the Tallinn Youth Library stamp can be found in our archive collection, jokingly called \u201cour roots\u201d. As of January 1, 2020, there were 65,536 units in the Centre\u2019s collections. All items have been recorded in our e-catalogue, where enthusiasts can find them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

When there are a lot of books in a building and one needs to find them quickly, then some reliable system must be administered when situating the works. Thus, the base document titled \u201cThe Structure of the Estonian Children\u2019s Literature Centre\u2019s Collections and Guide to the Organisation of Items\u201d exists for organising and classifying the Centre\u2019s collections. Publications in the Centre\u2019s fund are divided into three collections: the archive collection, the reader\u2019s-services collection, and the information-service collection. There is additionally an art collection, to which original book illustrations belong.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Archive collection<\/h2>
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Deposited in the archive collection are children\u2019s books published in Estonian language and in Estonia, Estonica<\/em> and a selection of foreign-language children\u2019s literature. The criterion for the latter is the work belonging to the classics of world children\u2019s literature, or having won a literary award. Items in the archive collection are sole copies, and are for permanent retention. Therefore, these works are subject to restricted use.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Items meant for long-term retention are lent for on-site use in the event that the reader applies for borrowing them for research- and study purposes, that there are no other copies in the Centre\u2019s collection, and the use of the work does not damage the copy for retention. Works in the archive collection are not lent to take home. The archive collection contains smaller sub-collections: the compulsory-copy collection was established in 1998, when the Centre began receiving partial legal deposit copies under law. This means that one copy of all children\u2019s books and children\u2019s publications that are published in Estonia is entered into the Centre\u2019s collection. There is also the old-book collection, where all children\u2019s books and periodicals published before 1945 in the Centre\u2019s possession are preserved. There are 36 rarities in the fund. These rarities are books, which were published during the years 1815\u20131860.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The oldest book in the Centre\u2019s collection is \u201cLuggemisse-Ramat hinge kassuks, maenitsusseks ning \u00d6ppetusseks\u201d<\/em>, translated by C. F. Hoffmann ja J. C. Schreiber (1815). The work is essentially a reader with religious content (including the \u201cOur Father\u201d with an explanation, morning- and evening prayers, and other religious texts). The Kolk Collection was formed in the autumn of 1997, when 4,000 children\u2019s books and periodicals from the years 1820\u20131944 were bought from book antiquarian Tarmo Kolk. With this purchase, one of Estonia\u2019s most complete private collections of children\u2019s literature in the best condition reached the Centre. In honour of the collection\u2019s former owner, the acquired copies are kept under the name \u201cThe Kolk Collection\u201d. Two books in this collection deserve separate attention. These are \u201cLoomade pidu<\/em>\u201d by Hendrik Laid and \u201cHilinenud j\u00f5ulumees<\/em>\u201d by Aino Lass, which were printed on textile in the \u201cKuldne kodu<\/em>\u201d (\u201cGolden Home\u201d) series \u2013 Estonia\u2019s first colour picture book series meant for small children. Both books were published in 1938, and were printed on both paper and calico fabric. Despite their relatively late year of publication, textile books are rare items, only lone copies of which have been preserved. The collection was expanded in 2009 with a new purchase from Mr. Kolk. A primer collection consisting of 255 books was added to the archive collection. The oldest ABC-book on our shelves is \u201cABD=Ramat<\/em>\u201c, published in Tallinn in 1853.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Estonica<\/em> collection contains children\u2019s literature publications that appeared in Estonia in any language, as well as abroad in Estonian; translations of Estonian-language children\u2019s books; and foreign-language works written by authors from Estonia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n