Kyoto Prefectural Library
Country | Japan |
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Type | Prefectural library |
Established | 1898 |
Location | Kyoto |
Coordinates | 35°0′46.6″N 135°46′55″E / 35.012944°N 135.78194°E |
Collection | |
Items collected | books, journals, newspapers, maps |
Size | 1,149,560 items |
Criteria for collection | Publications issued in Japan |
Access and use | |
Population served | General public |
Other information | |
Budget | JPY 4999M (FY2014) |
The Kyoto Prefectural Library is a prefectural library located in Seishoji-cho 9, Okazaki, Sakyō-ku, Kyoto, Kyoto Prefecture. It was established in 1873, and is supported by the Kyoto prefectural government.
History
- 1873: Opened as Shushoin Library
- 1898: Opened as the Kyoto Prefectural Library in Kyoto-gyoen
- 1909: Opened as the Kyoto Prefectural Library in Okazaki, Kyoto
- 1963: Many books transferred to the Kyoto Prefectural Library and Archives
- 1995: The main building suffered serious damage in the Great Hanshin Earthquake
- 2001: Opened as a new building
Branch libraries
- 1949: Kawaramachi Branch Library opened (Closed May 1976)
Further reading
- 京都府立図書館 (2009-08). "京都府立図書館「岡崎」100周年記念" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-09-18. Check date values in:
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(help) - Kyoto Prefectural Library. "History of Kyoto Prefectural Library". Retrieved 2014-10-06.