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
Hellenic Parliament Foundation| Book Launch- Music from Epirus| 24 May 2025
The Ministry of Internal Affairs (Macedonia & Thrace Sector), the Hellenic Parliament Foundation for Parliamentarism and Democracy and the Epirus Center of Thessaloniki present the publication Music from Epirus (series “Music Map of Hellenism”), on Saturday, May 24, 2025 at 19:00, at the “Nikolaos Martis” Hall (Administration Building, 54123, Thessaloniki). They are going to talk about the book: – Vassilis Dalkavoukis, Professor, Department of History and Ethnology, Democritus University of Thrace, – Yorgos Kokkonis, associate professor, Department of Music Studies, University of Ioannina | scientific editor, selection of audio material for the volume – Nikos Dionysopoulos, ...More
With the event of honor & memory at Golgotha began the events of the Municipality of Chania for the 84th anniversary of the Battle of Crete
With the tribute event at the monument of Golgotha in Ayia began the events of the Municipality of Chania for the 84th Anniversary of the Battle of Crete. At the point attended the Deputy Mayors Tasos Aloglou, Yannis Giannakakis, Yannis Nikiforakis and Yannis Drakakis, members of the Board of Chania, as well as representatives of authorities and agencies of the place. A memorial service was held at the site and wreaths were laid by the institutions, while the Deputy Mayor of Finance, Tasos Aloglou, addressed the audience. Indeed, in the monument there is a faithful copy ...More
CineFIX returns with the most impressive summer screenings on the terrace of the EMST
EMST transforms for another year its terrace into one of the most impressive summer cinemas in Athens, CineFIX. With a panoramic view of the entire city, and the Acropolis in the background, the EMST's rooftop creates an ideal setting for the screening of films, videos and audiovisual artworks. The programme starts on 25 May on a weekly basis. Sunday 25 May | 21:00 An evening with the Palestinian director Mahdi Fleifel. A selection of films and a discussion with the director. Sunday 1 June| 21:00 Rumba Rules, New Genealogies, 2020 by David N. Bernatchez and Sammy ...More
Zoumboulakis Gallery| Group show “muddy mood”| 05-28 June 2025
Zoumboulakis gallery presents the group show titled “muddy mood”, curated by Apostolis Artinos. Participating Artists Vanessa Anastasopoulou, Dionisis Christofilogiannis Christos Delidimos, Dionisis Kavallieratos, Konstantinos Ladianos, Natalia Manta, Maro Michalakakos, Dimitris Neveskiotis, Aliki Palaska, Vasilis Papageorgiou, Nikos Tranos, Giorgos Tserionis, Vasilis Zografos. Vanessa Anastasopoulou Artinos writes in his text: “The art of ceramics could be characterised by what Vilém Flusser has so aptly described as "the voracity of the hands". For the gesture that stimulates the clay on the potter's wheel or bench is what exposes the material to the setting of the artist's images. ...More
Leave A Comment