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List Of Libraries In Spain
This is a list of libraries in Spain. National libraries * National Library of Spain Autonomous community libraries * Andalusia Library * Aragon Library * Asturias Library * Central Library of Cantabria * Castile and Leon Library * Castile-La Mancha Library * Library of Catalonia * Extremadura Library * Library of Galicia * La Rioja Library * Madrid Regional Library * Murcia Regional Library * Navarre Library * Valencian Library Public libraries Andalusia * Almería Public Library * Cádiz Public Library * Córdoba Public Library * Granada Public Library * Huelva Public Library * Jaén Public Library * Málaga Public Library * Seville Public Library *Jerez Central Public Library ( es) *Algeciras Municipal Library Catalonia * Lleida Public Library Valencian Community * Public Library of Valencia Other * Toledo Public Library (Spain) University libraries * University of Santiago de Compostela Library * University of Salamanca Library * Universit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
National Library Of Spain
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Córdoba Public Library
The Córdoba Public Library is a public library located in Córdoba, Spain. The Public Library of the State - Provincial Public Library of Córdoba is a center of state ownership managed by the Ministry of Culture of thJunta de Andalucíaand integrated into the Andalusian System of Libraries and the Spanish Library System. In 1984, the Ministry of Culture transferred its management to the Junta de Andalucía, although the ownership of the buildings and bibliographic funds continue to belong to the State. History Born under the protection of scientific commissions created to inventory and group all those funds belonging to the convents, monasteries and churches that were being dis entailed during the years 1835–1837. The Córdoba Public library was ordered to be created on July 12, 1842. Luis María Ramírez de las Casas - Deza would be responsible for inventorying funds. See also * List of libraries in Spain This is a list of libraries in Spain. National libraries * N ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
University Of Salamanca Library
The University of Salamanca ( es, Universidad de Salamanca) is a Spanish higher education institution, located in the city of Salamanca, in the autonomous community of Castile and León. It was founded in 1218 by King Alfonso IX. It is the oldest university in the Hispanic world and one of the oldest in the world in continuous operation. It has over 30,000 students from 50 different nationalities. History Prior to the foundation of the university, Salamanca was home to a cathedral school, known to have been in existence by 1130. The university was founded as a ''studium generale'' by the Leonese King Alfonso IX in 1218 as the ''scholas Salamanticae'', with the actual creation of the university (or the transformation of the existing school into the university) occurring between August 1218 and the following winter. A further royal charter from King Alfonso X, dated 8 May 1254, established rules for the organisation and financial endowment of the university, and refer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
University Of Santiago De Compostela Library
, established = , type = Public , budget = €228 million (2011) , rector = Prof. Dr. Antonio López Díaz , city = Santiago de Compostela , state = Galicia , country = Spain , undergrad = 23,835 , postgrad = 1,716 , doctoral = 2,697 , campus = Santiago de Compostela and Lugo (both urban) , coordinates = , free_label = Faculty , free = 2,149 , academic_affiliations = Leading member and founder of Compostela Group of Universities , logo = Logotype of Universidade de Santiago de Compostela.svg , website = The University of Santiago de Compostela - USC ( gl, Universidade de Santiago de Compostela - USC, es, Universidad de Santiago de Compostela - USC) is a public university located in the city of Santiago de Compostela, Galicia, Spain. A second campus is located in Lugo, Galicia. It is one of the world's oldest universities in continuous operation. The university traces its roots back to 1495, when a school was opened in Santiago. In 1504, Pope Julius II a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Toledo Public Library (Spain)
Toledo Lucas County Public Library is a public library system located in Toledo, Ohio. History Founded in December 1838, it was Ohio's first public library created with tax money. There were sixty-six charter members in the association's subscription library. Members paid an annual fee of two dollars. The Ohio General Assembly granted a charter to the Young Men's Association of Toledo for a "lyceum and public library." In 1864, Republican members broke off from the Young Men's Association Library and formed the Toledo Library Association. The Librarian was Thomas Blackwell. In 1867, the two groups merged. In 1873, a free public library was organized by an act of the Ohio Legislature. On May 26, City Council passed a resolution creating The Toledo Public Library. Mrs. Anna B. Carpenter was selected as the first Librarian of the Toledo Public Library. On November 3, 1873, the Toledo Public Library opened for its first day of operation on the second floor of the King Block, a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Public Library Of Valencia
The Public Library of Valencia is the main library of the city of Valencia. As an institution, it was founded in 1838. However, it was not until 1979 when it was relocated to its present location, the main building of the former Hospital for the Poor Innocents. History Origins The origin of the institution comes from 1938, and has its beginnings in the Popular Library of Valencia, originally placed in Casa Vestuario, in Plaza de la Virgen. The library was relocated in 1979 in the intersection of the Old Hospital of Valencia, also known as Hospital de los Pobres Innocentes (Hospital for the Poor Innocents). The building as a hospital The building that currently houses the library was founded in 1409 by members of the Valencian bourgeoisie of the time, encouraged by a sermon of Fray Juan Gilabert Jofre in which he defended the need to create an institution to care of the mentally ill. That is how the Hospital de Folls de Santa María dels Pobres Innocents was founded. It was the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lleida Public Library
The Public Library of Lleida (Catalan: ''Biblioteca Pública de Lleida''), also formerly called Biblioteca Pública de la Maternitat, is a public library in the city of Lleida (Catalonia, Spain). Its legal owner is the Generalitat de Catalunya. The building was originally a 19th-century ''maternity house'', that is, an orphanage located in the Rambla d'Aragó and has operated as the town's main library since 1998, when it was heavily reformed. It contains over 150,000 books and 9,760 printed documents from the 16th to the 19th century, 6 manuscripts and 25 incunables. The library's two cloysters are often used for artistic and cultural exhibitions, often related to local artists or focusing on social issues, including one in 1998 on its own past as an orphanage.http://www.diputaciolleida.es/actualitat/noticies/2166/exposicio-sobre-la-casa-de-la-maternitat See also * National Library of Catalonia The Library of Catalonia ( ca, Biblioteca de Catalunya, ) is the Catalan nati ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Algeciras Municipal Library
Algeciras Municipal Library (Spanish: ''biblioteca municipal de Algeciras'') is a public library network in Algeciras, Spain , image_flag = Bandera de España.svg , image_coat = Escudo de España (mazonado).svg , national_motto = ''Plus ultra'' (Latin)(English: "Further Beyond") , national_anthem = (English: "Royal March") , i .... Its headquarters are at the Biblioteca Cristóbal Delgado (Library Christopher Delgado), located on Salvador Allende Street. There are two branches, including one in the Saladillo neighborhood, Biblioteca El Saladillo, and another in the La Granja neighborhood, Biblioteca Pérez Petinto. In addition to its book collection and reference materials, the institution offers a variety of cultural activities such as a book club. The library is run by the municipality. It was established in 1925 by the local historian Manuel Pérez-Petinto y Costa. History The city's first public library was established on the groun ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jerez Central Public Library
Jerez de la Frontera (), or simply Jerez (), is a Spanish city and municipality in the province of Cádiz in the autonomous community of Andalusia, in southwestern Spain, located midway between the Atlantic Ocean and the Cádiz Mountains. , the city, the largest in the province, had a population of 213,105. It is the fifth largest in Andalusia, and has become the transportation and communications hub of the province, surpassing even Cádiz, the provincial capital, in economic activity. Jerez de la Frontera is also, in terms of land area, the largest municipality in the province, and its sprawling outlying areas are a fertile zone for agriculture. There are also many cattle ranches and horse-breeding operations, as well as a world-renowned wine industry ( Xerez). Currently, Jerez, with 213,105 inhabitants, is the 25th largest city in Spain, the 5th in Andalusia and 1st in the Province of Cádiz. It belongs to the Municipal Association of the Bay of Cádiz (''Mancomunidad de Muni ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Seville Public Library
The Seville Public Library (''Biblioteca Pública del Estado - Biblioteca Provincial Infanta Elena de Sevilla'') is a public library located in Seville, Spain. The library was founded in 1959 and occupied two different buildings before moving to its current location in the Maria Luisa Park. The new building opened in 1999 with 5,000 square metres (54,000 sq ft) of public space. With a highly innovative design, it has been nominated for a major European architectural award. History In 2011 Juan Muñoz Corn published ''La Historia de la Biblioteca Provincial de Sevilla'', a history of the library from its inception in 1959 until 2009. The book was written by Juana Munoz, former director of the library. She describes the internal challenges and changes made to the library over the fifty-year period, and relates these to the related external events and social changes. The book was issued in a limited edition of 1,000 copies. The library was opened on 2 October 1959, at first in prem ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Málaga Public Library
The Málaga Public Library is a public library located in Málaga, Spain. See also * List of libraries in Spain This is a list of libraries in Spain. National libraries * National Library of Spain Autonomous community libraries * Andalusia Library * Aragon Library * Asturias Library * Central Library of Cantabria * Castile and Leon Library * Casti ... References External links Málaga Public Library Buildings and structures in Málaga Libraries in Andalusia Public libraries in Spain {{Málaga-struct-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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