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
Zongolopoulos’ ‘Umbrellas’ in blue and white
The Municipality of Thessaloniki illuminated with blue and white lighting (the colors of the Greek flag) the iconic "Umbrellas" by George Zongolopoulos, which adorn the new waterfront of the city, following a relevant initiative of Mayor Konstantinos Zervas in the context of the anniversary events and the national anniversary of October 28.
The first Sino-Greek Educational Institute of Education is established by the University of Patras in collaboration with the Fujian University of Technology, with Greek professors.
The main objective of this agreement is to enhance international education based on the principles of equality, cooperation and mutual benefit, for the introduction of high quality education. The two universities signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), in July 2021, which resulted in the Establishment of the "Patras International Engineering Institute (PIEI), Fujian University of Technology" in order to further promote cooperation in student education, academic research, personnel development and cultural research based on friendly consultations and active exchanges. The coordinator (on behalf of Greece) is Professor Dionysios Mantzavinos, Vice-Rector for Academic and International Affairs. The Board ...More
Thus we fought, 1940-41
Title: Thus we fought, 1940-1941 Subject: Art Artis: Alexandros Alexandrakis Editions: The Hellenic Parliamnet Foundation Publication Date: 2016 Language: Greek Pages: 227 A luxurious edition, which complements the previous Impressions of the war of 1912- 1913, in Macedonia and Epirus, includes works inspired by the Greco-Italian War and the epic struggle of 1940-’41. Works known and loved by the Greeks were news-evidence from the battlefields. The artist, the emblematic painter Alexandros Alexandrakis is identified with the iconography of the Albanian epic, even today remains little known, something rectified by this collection which presents aspects of the ...More
General State Archives-ART: Narratives & Readings | an exhibition in the galleries of the Hellenic American Union
A contemporary art exhibition inspired by archival items of the General State Archives. On Monday, October 18, 2021, the exhibition titled "GSA-ART: Narratives & Readings" curated by the art historian-archaeologist, Louiza Karapidaki, opened for the public in the galleries of the Hellenic American Union. The exhibition was inaugurated by the Deputy Director General of the General State Archives, Amalia Pappa, the President of the Hellenic Foundation for Culture, Nikos Koukis and the Chairman of the Board of the Hellenic American Union, Leonidas Phoivos Koskos. The exhibition was organized in celebration of the 200th anniversary of the Greek ...More
Leave A Comment