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
Municipality of Athens: Work begins on the redevelopment of Vasilissis Olgas Avenue
Ready in 12 months one of the most beautiful routes in Europe The signing of the contract between the municipality of Athens, through the agency "regeneration of Athens A.E " and the contractor company-which emerged from an open competition - marks the immediate start of the works for the redevelopment of Vasilissis Olgas Avenue and the creation of an open space to the public, which will unify the Olympeion with the Zappeion and the National Garden and will complete the archaeological route, from Kerameikos to Ardittos Hill and the Panathenaic Stadium. The mayor of Athens Costas Bakoyannis, in ...More
15th Acceleration Cycle OK!Thess – Submission of applications for startups
OK!Thess continues dynamically its actions to strengthen the startup community by consistently seeking to inspire, support and unite those who want to take their first steps in innovative entrepreneurship. If you have an innovative idea and you want to develop it in a business way, please participate in the 15th acceleration cycle of OK!Thess , until Tuesday, 14 of March 2023. The 15th acceleration cycle with all the actions that are included in the program of OK!Thess it will take place with the physical presence of the teams in the OK!Thess and, where appropriate, using digital ...More
Group exhibition entitled “The unusual, usual” at the “Oratos” art space until March 14
The art space "Oratos" where experimentation, research and the formation of artistic identity is constantly sought, presents the group exhibition of contemporary art, entitled : The unusual, usual. A cohabitation Treaty of four artists who choose to exhibit in an independent space that as a choice in itself constitutes a political act. They compose works-in situ installations, with conscious abstinence from the cognitive process of craftsmanship (objet trouvé, readymade), tasked to highlight connections that oppose the traditional conception and the dominant Kuhn paradigm. Their visual or conceptual experiences are acutely shaped into works touching the realm ...More
Exhibition “Nelly’s” in Benaki Museum about Ellis Sougioultzoglou’s art work until 23 of July 2023
Twenty-five years after the death of the photographer Elli Sougioultzoglou-Seraidari (1899-1998), known as Nelly's, the Benaki Museum, custodian of her valuable work since 1984, pays tribute and, with a strong sense of responsibility, organizes her retrospective exhibition entitled "Nellie's", re-introducing her to the contemporary public. The exhibition, presented at the Benaki Museum / Piraeus 138, opens to the public on Thursday, February 23, 2023 and will run until Sunday, July 23, 2023. The presentation of Nelly's multidimensional work is attempted with axes the three cities in which she shaped her photographic gaze: Dresden, Athens, New York. ...More
Leave A Comment