Municipal Library of Prague
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The Municipal Library of Prague (Czech: Městská knihovna v Praze) is one of the largest libraries in Prague, Czech Republic.
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Municipal Library of Prague Městská knihovna v Praze | |
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50°5′14.57″N 14°25′2.57″E | |
Location | Prague, Czech Republic |
Type | Public library |
Established | 1891 |
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 | |
Employees | 480[1] |
Website | http://www.mlp.cz/en/ |
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The oldest item in the library's collections is a print of the Prague Bible from 1488.