Municipal Library of Prague
Main building of the library in the Old Town of Prague (so-called Central Library) | |
Country | Czech Republic |
---|---|
Type | Public library |
Established | 1891 |
Location | Prague |
Coordinates | 50°5′14.57″N 14°25′2.57″E / 50.0873806°N 14.4173806°ECoordinates: 50°5′14.57″N 14°25′2.57″E / 50.0873806°N 14.4173806°E |
Branches | 40[1] |
Collection | |
Items collected | Books, magazines, maps, electronic media |
Size | 2,071,323 items[1] |
Access and use | |
Population served | General public |
Members | 180,508[1] |
Other information | |
Staff | 480[1] |
Website | http://www.mlp.cz/en/ |
The Municipal Library of Prague (Czech: Městská knihovna v Praze) is one of the largest libraries in Prague, Czech Republic.
The oldest item in the library's collections is a print of the Prague Bible from 1488.
References
- 1 2 3 4 "The Library in Numbers". www.mlp.cz. Municipal Library of Prague. Retrieved 11 January 2016.
External links
Media related to Municipal Library in Prague at Wikimedia Commons
This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the 1/31/2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.