Kyoto Prefectural Library

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.

Kyoto Prefectural Library
京都府立図書館 (Kyoto Furitsu Toshokan)
35°0′46.6″N 135°46′55″E
Location	Seishoji-cho, Okazaki, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto, Japan
Type	Prefectural library
Established	1898
Collection
Items collected	books, journals, newspapers, maps
Size	1,256,599 items (2016)
Criteria for collection	Publications issued in Japan
Access and use
Population served	General public
Other information
Budget	JPY 4999M (FY2014)
Website	http://www.library.pref.kyoto.jp/

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

• 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 12 April 2011. Retrieved 6 October 2014.

External links

• Official website