Kyoto Prefectural Library Explained
| Native Name: | 京都府立図書館
(Kyoto Furitsu Toshokan) |
| Kyoto Prefectural Library |
| Country: | Japan |
| Type: | Prefectural library |
| Established: | 1898 |
| Location: | Seishoji-cho, Okazaki, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto |
| Items Collected: | books, journals, newspapers, maps |
| Collection Size: | 1,256,599 items (2016) |
| Criteria: | Publications issued in Japan |
| Pop Served: | General public |
| Budget: | JPY 4999M (FY2014) |
| Website: | http://www.library.pref.kyoto.jp/ |
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
- Web site: 京都府立図書館. August 2009. 京都府立図書館「岡崎」100周年記念. PDF. https://web.archive.org/web/20130616031728/http://www.library.pref.kyoto.jp/pdf/100th.pdf. 16 June 2013. 2012-09-18. dead. dmy-all.
- Web site: Kyoto Prefectural Library. History of Kyoto Prefectural Library. https://web.archive.org/web/20110412201558/http://www.library.pref.kyoto.jp/tagengo/history.html. 2011-04-12. 2014-10-06. dead.
