---------------------+--------------------------------------------- | Number Kind of Library |-----------+--------+----------+------------- | Libraries | Books* | Readers* | Books Lent* ---------------------+-----------+--------+----------+------------- National | 1 | 814 | 25 | 189 Local | 27 | 5,287 | 259 | 4,807 Reading rooms | 4,108 | 20,387 | 1,359 | 20,744 Enterprises and | | | | government offices | 2,110 | 6,532 | 537 | 4,984 Public schools | 3,860 | 9,336 | 772 | 6,653 Universities | 23 | 2,077 | 84 | 1,320 Specialized: | | | | Science | 115 | 1,409 | 29 | 507 Government | 35 | 594 | 16 | 282 Party and public | | | | organizations | 93 | 804 | 39 | 280 Technical | 212 | 864 | 54 | 398 Medical | 60 | 405 | 36 | 361 Theaters | | | | (archives) | 133 | 443 | 6 | 34 Educational | 14 | 152 | 8 | 57 | ------ | ------ | ----- | ------ Total specialized | 662 | 4,671 | 188 | 1,919 | ------ | ------ | ----- | ------ TOTAL | 10,791 | 49,104 | 3,224 | 40,616 ---------------------+-----------+--------+----------+------------- * In thousands. The so-called public reading room was another form of library. Founded by educated Bulgarians during the Turkish occupation as centers of culture and education, the reading rooms have become quite widespread, particularly in the villages, and supply books to farmworkers and other members of the rural population. In the early 1970s there were 4,108 reading rooms with over 20 million volumes. FILMS By 1947, after the new constitution had been enacted, the film industry became a state monopoly. The next year the new Law on Motion Pictures was passed, which essentially expanded on the theme of state control. It officially abolished free enterprise in the film industry and prohibited individual activities in the importation and exportation of films and the private operation of movie theaters. The film industry fell under the official control of the Bulgarian Cinematography Association, which was under the Department of Motion Pictures of the Committee for Science, Art, and Culture. By 1950 the entire film industry was under the complete control of the Council of Ministers. The Department of Motion Pictures became officially attached to the council.