Akita Prefectural Library

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| native_name = 秋田県立図書館

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| name = Akita Prefectural Library

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| country = Japan

| type = Prefectural library

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| established = 1899

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| location = Akita, Akita

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| num_branches = 1

| items_collected = books, journals, newspapers, maps

| collection_size = 805,000 items

| criteria = Publications issued in Japan

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| pop_served = General public

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| website = {{URL|http://www.apl.pref.akita.jp/english/index.html|apl.pref.akita.jp}}

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| floor_area = 12,445.7 m²

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{{nihongo|Akita Prefectural Library|秋田県立図書館|Akita Kenritsu Toshokan}} opened in Akita, Akita Prefecture, Japan in 1899, and it is one of the oldest libraries in the country. The facilities reopened in a new building in 1993. The collection numbers some 805,000 items in 2012.{{cite web |last=Akita Prefectural Library|url=http://www.apl.pref.akita.jp/ |title=秋田県立図書館|date= 3 October 2018|accessdate= 3 October 2018}} 441,642 published material are available online through the library's digital archive.{{Cite web |title=秋田県立図書館 |url=https://da.apl.pref.akita.jp/lib/ |access-date=2023-10-27 |website=da.apl.pref.akita.jp}} This was done through the AMLAD digital archiving service that connects it to other participating facilities in the prefecture.{{Cite web |title=Akita Prefectural Library |url=https://amlad.jp/en/blogs/%e4%ba%8b%e4%be%8b%e7%b4%b9%e4%bb%8b/%e7%a7%8b%e7%94%b0%e7%9c%8c%e7%ab%8b%e5%9b%b3%e6%9b%b8%e9%a4%a8 |access-date=2023-10-27 |website=AMLAD_NTTD |language=en}}