Keyword: «emotionally comfortable environment»

The effectiveness of the library as a sociocultural institute depends not only on professionalism, but also on the emotional abilities of librarians (their sociability, response to unforeseen situations, the ability to "read" the needs, expectations and interests of others), and the skills of using digital technologies in library collaboration. The authors study the problem of justifying the effectiveness of the use of gaming applications in the context of the formation of an emotionally-comfortable library environment. The purpose of the study is to examine the potential of gamification tool AhaSlides for the development of emotional intelligence of participants in library-information interaction. The methodology is based on identifying the opportunities of library collaboration and digital technologies for the development of personal emotional intelligence; on clarifying the options and forms of gamification services application in the work of libraries. Scientific novelty: the potential of using gaming applications to build the skills that form the basis of emotional intelligence (emotional awareness, managing your emotions, self-motivation, empathy) is justified. Theoretical significance – the factors have been identified that affect the quality of using gamification tools for the development of emotional intelligence of participants in information and library interaction. Students of the Orel State Institute of Culture, employees and users of the Centralized Library System of the city are involved in experimental work. AhaSlides is a means of gamifying for interaction of employees, readers, visitors and partners of libraries. The N. Hall test was applied at the stage of diagnosis and assessment of emotional intelligence formation. Pearson's χ2 test was used as a statistical processing method. The results present a methodological approach containing: a description of the program for training library specialists; ideas and principles of including digital tools of gamification in the design of the library-information collaboration environment for the development of the emotional intelligence of its participants. The prospects for gamification of the library environment have been determined: the involvement of new users, the use of neural networks, support for career guidance, etc. The results obtained can be used in the training of specialists in the library and information sphere, in the work of libraries and other institutions of a cultural and educational nature.