Co-financing from the Ministry Culture and National Heritage in the amount of PLN 27 thousand was awarded to the Municipal Zofia Nasierowska Public Library in Ełk. These funds will be used to intended for the purchase of about 800 new items for the book collection. As a result, the number of volumes available in the library will exceed 100 thousand.

In view of the co-financing, the library prepares the demand for new books and we encourage residents to actively participate in the creation of the book collection, taking into account their needs and interests. Shopping suggestions can be submitted to the profile on Facebook, at the e-mail address: promocja@biblioteka.elk.pl, or report in person in the library. In any department of the library you can leave a list books that residents would like to find on the shelves of the Public Library.

According to the data of the Central Office of Statistical Department, in the report "Public libraries in 2023", The Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship ranks 5th in the country in terms of readership, with an average of 21.8 books per reader. From the library in Ełk is used by over 5.5 thousand registered readers, who in 2023 They borrowed almost 130 thousand books. The average is 23.2 books per one Reader.

The City Library in Ełk does not only offers a rich collection of books, but also conducts activities promoting Reading. Library lessons, meetings with authors, exhibitions are organized and meetings as part of the Book Discussion Club. We encourage the residents of Ełk active use of both the book offer and participation in the events.