Kyoto Prefectural Library (京都府立図書館 Kyōto Furitsu Toshokan) 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.
| Kyoto Prefectural Library | |
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| 京都府立図書館 (Kyoto Furitsu Toshokan) | |
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| 35°0′46.6″N 135°46′55″E / 35.012944°N 135.78194°E | |
| Location | Seishoji-cho, Okazaki, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto, Japan |
| Type | Prefectural library |
| Established | 1898 |
| Collection | |
| Items collected | books, journals, newspapers, maps |
| Size | 1,256,599 items (2016) |
| Criteria for collection | Publications issued in Japan |
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| Population served | General public |
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| Budget | JPY 4999M (FY2014) |
| Website | http://www.library.pref.kyoto.jp/ |
History edit
- 1873: Opened as Shushoin Library (Closed 1882)
- 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 edit
- 1949: Kawaramachi Branch Library opened (Closed May 1976)
- 1950: Fushimi Branch Library opened. (Closed March 1988)
- 1950: Miyazu Region Branch Library opened. (Closed March 1997)
- 1950: Ayabe Region Branch Library opened. (Closed September 1966)
- 1950: Mineyama Region Branch Library opened. (Closed March 1997)
- 1951: Kamigyo Branch Library opened. (Closed May 1976)
- 1952: Sonobe Region Branch Library opened. (Closed November 1966)
- 1952: Kitakuwata Region Branch Library opened. (Closed March 1980)
- 1952: Kizu Region Branch Library opened. (Closed March 1975)
- 1957: Nakagyo Branch Library opened by taking over administration of Kawaramachi Branch Library. (Closed March 2001)
Further reading edit
- 京都府立図書館 (August 2009). "京都府立図書館「岡崎」100周年記念" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 June 2013. Retrieved 18 September 2012.
- Kyoto Prefectural Library. "History of Kyoto Prefectural Library". Archived from the original on 12 April 2011. Retrieved 6 October 2014.