The cultural treasure of the city
Municipal Library of Patra
Adress: 110 Maizonos Str., Patras
Tel. of Reading Room +30 2610 224813
mail: [email protected]
https://patraslibrary.weebly.com
Municipal Library of Patra
The origins of the Municipal Library of Patras lie in the donation of the library of the “Patra Craft Company” to the Municipality of Patras in 1903.
Δημοτική Βιβλιοθήκη Πατρών – Αναγνωστήριο / Municipal Library of Patras – Reading Room
In 1908, after petitions through the local Press, the Municipal Library of Patras was founded, and the first Supervisory Committee was elected. The Library was housed in the school on the corner of Gounari and Karaiskaki Streets. Two years later, in 1910, the official opening ceremony took place.
The Library closed in 1926, abandoned, and its contents were stored in the basement of the Municipality until 1944, when a group of book lovers transported them to the house of former mayor Ioannis Vlachos and subsequently to the Karamandani Mansion, on 42 Maizonos Street.
Δημοτική Βιβλιοθήκη Πατρών – Αρχιτεκτονικό σχέδιο / Municipal Library of Patra – Floorplan
In 1947 the postwar Municipal Library was inaugurated, with 18,200 books, mostly donated by the public. In 1948, by royal decree, the Library became a legal entity governed by public law. In 1955 the new building was inaugurated, and the books transported there.
Since 2011, the Library is part of a newly founded legal entity governed by public law, under the name “Municipal Library-Cultural Organization of the Municipality of Patras”. It comprises the Central Library (110 Maizonos Street) and the Annex (Eleftheria Square, 26 Fokaias Street). The ground floor houses the Children’s Department and the Municipal Gallery. Visitors can use the reading room, borrow books, access the Internet, use the computers for research purposes, and there are workstations for people with disabilities.
Head of the Library is the librarion Ms. Aikaterini Kourou
Future plans
The Municipal Library of Patras falls under the category of public libraries. Within this framework, its plans include the restoration of the buildings and the upgrading of services and functions, in order to develop into a large central public library that will support the right to self-education and public education, providing access to every resident of the city. Furthermore, it may also become the centre of a network of municipal/public libraries in the neighbouring municipalities and regions.
Δημοτική Βιβλιοθήκη Πατρών – Εκπαιδευτικό πρόγραμμα / Municipal Library of Patra − Educational programme
For the moment, a study for the creation of a modern section for children/teenagers, a department for digital technologies and an exhibition of rare books and documents is underway.
Moreover, funding is being sought for the installation of digital services through the use of radio-frequency identification technology (RFID).
ΕΚΔΟΣΕΙΣ
The Parthenon’s Fagan fragment from the Antonino Salinas Museum at the Acropolis Museum
D. Pantermalis: “Instead of a cause of friction, these Marbles can serve progress, study and publicity.” The Parthenon’s Fagan fragment arrived from the Antonino Salinas Museum in Palermo at the Acropolis Museum. It will be exhibited here for eight years as a long-term deposit (‘deposito’) with the prospect of remaining permanently (‘sine die’) in the Acropolis Museum, through a process initiated by the regional government of Sicily to the Italian Ministry of Culture. Μουσείο Ακρόπολης. Κυριάκος Μητσοτάκης, Λίνα Μενδώνη στην τοποθέτηση του θραύσματος / Acropolis Museum, Kyriakos Mitsotakis, Lina Mendoni. Placement of the fragment ...More
Cities and Sites in Asia Minor: A series of online lectures-tours by Aikaterini Laskaridis Foundation
On the occasion of the centennial anniversary of the Asia Minor Campaign, the Aikaterini Laskaridis Foundation organizes a series of online lectures-tours about Asia Minor from Antiquity to 1922. Sites with a history of centuries, a civilization with unique characteristics, a land of osmosis, fusion and epic conflicts are revealed through the imagery we have from travellers in the past and presented on the webpage Travelogues. Our guides on this journey in time and space are historians Ioli Viggopoulou and Dimitris Loupis. The series of lectures will take place from January to June, and every month we will “visit” ...More
“NIREAS” International Water Research Center: Researcher Vacancy
Title: Special Research Scientist Positions: One (1) Category: 6-month contract, extension possible Location: University of Cyprus, Nicosia The NIREAS International Water Research Center of the University of Cyprus invites application for the vacancy of one (1) Special Research Scientist to be employed part time in research activities. Επιστήμονα Έρευνας μερικής απασχόλησης σε ερευνητικές δραστηριότητες. REQUIRED SKILLS/PROFESSIONAL EXPERTISE: Bachelor’s and Master’s Degree in Biology or Microbiology or Environmental Sciences Very good theoretical and practical knowledge of molecular biology techniques, in particular PCR and qPCR molecular analysis to identify various genes in water samples or unprocessed and processed urban wastewater Very ...More
“80 artists lend a hand to the children in Open Door” supported by VERGOS Auctions
The exhibition at the foyer of the War Museum will be open to the public from Saturday 22 January to Monday 24 January VERGOS Auctions welcomes the new year on a positive note, supporting the charity auction “80 artists lend a hand to the children in Open Door”. The auction will take place on Monday 24 January 2022 (7.00 a.m.) at the foyer of the War Museum (Vas. Sofias and 2 Rizari Str.) and the proceeds will be used to support Cerebral Palsy Greece / Open Door, for its 50-year anniversary by the side of children ...More
Leave A Comment