
The Everyday Magic of Sven Nordqvist
Sven Nordqvist is a Swedish children's writer and illustrator, winner of the Astrid Lindgren Award, who became world famous for his books for children...

Stress is the body's reaction to stimuli, which is manifested by physical and psychological stress. Stress is not just negative emotions, but a cascade of biochemical reactions that affect human behavior, body function and overall health...

Bullying: What It Is and How to Spot It
According to the World Health Organization, 67% of children aged 11 to 17 have experienced bullying, but only 4% found the strength to tell adults about it...

Official Opening of the Library
This year the GrSMU Library has moved to a new building and today, on 6 November, the official ribbon-cutting ceremony took place...

Modern African Literature. Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
In European countries, African writers are not as widely known as European, American and even Asian ones. Nevertheless, among the authors from Africa there are winners of the Booker and Nobel Prizes, as well as those who have had a strong influence on the modern literary process...

Dear Users!
Please note that some of the Library departments are now located at 81 Gorky Street...

GrSMU Library Included into UniRank Rankings
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Dear Users!
Now the library has its official Telegram channel in English...

Christian Moullec. How a French Ornithologist Became the Leader of a Flock of Geese
Scientists predict that many animals are in danger of extinction. It will be the sixth mass extinction of species in the history of the planet. Human activity accelerates this process enormously. This way of things is fearful, but not inevitable...

Fat is useful and necessary but its consumption must be controlled. The statement that only by giving up fatty foods, a person will be able to lose weight without harm to health and fit into the desired size of clothes was invented by marketers many years ago...

World No Tobacco Day is an international commemorative day officially established by the United Nations. The day is celebrated annually on May, 31. It was proclaimed in 1988 by the World Health Organization at the 42nd session of the World Health Assembly.

World Digestive Health Day is celebrated annually on May, 29 at the initiative of the World Organization of Gastroenterologists.

As children, we were forced to sleep during the day, and every time we were so unhappy about it. Back then, an afternoon nap seemed punishment, but now many of us would give anything to be able to take a nap in the middle of the working day...

Salt is sometimes known as "white death" due to the belief that an excess intake of salt can cause substantial damage to health...

Storyteller, Mycologist, and Environmentalist Beatrix Potter
This woman did not have children of her own but millions of children around the world know her name – Beatrix Potter. She was a kind fairy who gave children magical moments of happiness...

Purple Day. March 26 – Epilepsy Awareness Day
Epilepsy Awareness Day is celebrated annually on March 26.

Emil von Behring: The Germ Hunter
Dear Readers!
We invite you to view the presentation "Emil von Behring: The Germ Hunter".

March 15 – Belarus Constitution Day
The Constitution of the Republic of Belarus forms the basis for the country’s legislative system. It has the supreme legal force, determines the structure of the government, establishes the principles of the electoral system, regulates the formation of government agencies, and sets out the rights and duties of citizens.

Infographics: Communicating in Pictures
People learned to draw long before they came up with the idea that various information can be transmitted to each other not only by gesture or word but also by picture. After the invention of writing, information was stored and transmitted using letters for thousands of years...

Many people say, "It seems to me..." or "My inner voice tells me..." But what is really intuition? Is it mysticism, the reaction of brain neurons or a banal life experience?..