Valentyna Rakytianska | |
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| Born | 15 October 1948 |
| Died | 23 October 2021 (aged 73) |
| Nationality | Ukrainian |
| Occupation | Librarian |
| Known for | Director of the Kharkiv Korolenko State Scientific Library |
Valentyna Rakytianska (15 October 1948 – 23 October 2021) was a Ukrainian librarian who served as the director of the Kharkiv Korolenko State Scientific Library.
Rakytianska was born in Tighina, Moldavian SSR (now Bender, under unrecognized Transnistrian control) in 1948.[1] She graduated from the Kharkiv State Institute of Culture.[2]
Rakytianska worked many years in library service, becoming the deputy director of the Kharkiv Korolenko State Scientific Library in 1984.[1] In 1995, she became the director of the Kharkiv Korolenko State Scientific Library.[1]
Using funding from the United States Embassy, she modernized the library.[2] Between 2004 and 2005, she expanded the local library network, making 27 book collections available.[3]
Rakytianska died in Kharkiv, Ukraine, on 23 October 2021, from COVID-19, during the COVID-19 pandemic in Ukraine.[3]