Kyoto Prefectural Library
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{{Infobox library
| native_name = 京都府立図書館
(Kyoto Furitsu Toshokan)
| name = Kyoto Prefectural Library
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| image = Kyoto Prefectural Library in autumn 2016 ac.jpg
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| country = Japan
| type = Prefectural library
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| established = 1898
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| location = Seishoji-cho, Okazaki, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto
| coordinates = {{Coord|35|0|46.6|N|135|46|55|E|display=inline}}
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| items_collected = books, journals, newspapers, maps
| collection_size = 1,256,599 items (2016)
| criteria = Publications issued in Japan
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| pop_served = General public
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| budget = JPY 4999M (FY2014)
| website = http://www.library.pref.kyoto.jp/
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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.
History
- 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
- 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
- {{Cite web|author=京都府立図書館|date=August 2009|url=http://www.library.pref.kyoto.jp/pdf/100th.pdf|title=京都府立図書館「岡崎」100周年記念|format=PDF|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130616031728/http://www.library.pref.kyoto.jp/pdf/100th.pdf|archivedate=16 June 2013|accessdate=2012-09-18|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}
- {{Cite web |author= Kyoto Prefectural Library|url= http://www.library.pref.kyoto.jp/tagengo/history.html|title= History of Kyoto Prefectural Library|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110412201558/http://www.library.pref.kyoto.jp/tagengo/history.html|archivedate=2011-04-12|accessdate= 2014-10-06|url-status=dead}}
External links
- {{Official website|1=http://www.library.pref.kyoto.jp/?page_id=244}}
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