Excursion activities of V. S. Lyublinsky at the Saltykov-Shchedrin State Public Library

The article considers the development of excursion activities in the State Public Library named after M. E. Saltykov-Shchedrin (hereinafter SPL) of the Soviet historian-medievalist, paleographer, book critic V. S. Lyublinsky. The origin of excursion activities in the Imperial Public Library (hereinafter referred to as the IPL) in the 19th century is briefly highlighted. The main aspects of the work of the tour desk, created by V. S. Lyublinsky at the State Library in the 1930s, are described. The descriptions of some excursion programs for SPL developed by V. S. Lyublinsky are presented. The comparison of the library’s excursion activities in the 19th century is carried out. and in the first 30 years of Soviet rule. An assessment of the role of V. S. Lyublinsky in the development of excursion activities in libraries is given.