Kyoto Prefectural Library

京都府立図書館
(Kyoto Furitsu Toshokan)
(Kyoto Prefectural Library)
Country Japan
Type Prefectural library
Established 1898
Location Kyoto
Coordinates 35°0′46.6″N 135°46′55″E / 35.012944°N 135.78194°E / 35.012944; 135.78194
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)
  • 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

  • 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 2011-04-12. Retrieved 2014-10-06.
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