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
Piano Days at the Athens Concert Hall. Concerts, educational activities, unexpected musical meetings on January 28 and 29
On the last weekend of January (28-29 / 1), The Athens Concert Hall organizes for the first time the Piano days @ Megaron, a festive two-day dedicated to the piano, with concerts that will highlight the adaptability of this magical instrument to the different types of music, with educational activities for young and old and unexpected musical encounters. In this context, the Megaron's collaboration with the Steinway Prizewinner Concerts Network (SPCN), a world-class artistic body, which promotes award-winning soloists who have distinguished themselves in major international competitions, is inaugurated. Among others, we will hear Jean Louis ...More
Inaugural event for the mission “Climate Neutral and Smart Cities” by the Municipality of Thessaloniki on January 30
Thessaloniki takes another step towards sustainable development on Monday, January 30 at 13.00, with the inaugural event of the mission "Climate Neutral and Smart Cities" (NetZero Cities), at the International Center for Digital Transformation and digital skills of Cisco . This mission supports the transformation of European cities towards climate neutrality by 2030, as part of the UN 2030 Agenda, the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and the European Green Deal to improve citizens ' well-being. In April 2022, the municipality of Thessaloniki was selected by the European Commission, after a tender process, to participate in ...More
Message from the Rector of AUTH, Professor Nicholaos G. Papaioannou, on the International Day of Remembrance of the Victims of the Holocaust
The millions of Jews who perished in the Holocaust are commemorated today, International Day of remembrance of the victims of the Holocaust, reflecting on their persecution and martyrdom. Among them are the victims of the Jewish community of our city, which was painfully affected. Along with the due honor and memory, on this day we turn our eyes to the future. Hatred and the phenomena of anti-Semitism and intolerance have unfortunately not disappeared. Even today, clearly fascist actions concern the current situation. Actions that have no space in modern, well-governed states that defend freedoms and Human ...More
The 5th event of free hotel Webinars from Hotelier Academy Greece from 6 to 10 February
The annual event of Hotelier Academy returns in February with free hotel webinars, evolving the way it is conducted, as it allows the public to attend each seminar either online or close to the conference space of Radisson Blu Park Hotel, Athens. Hotelier Academy Greece renews its appointment with the Greek hotel public at the 5th round of free webinars, from February 6 to 10, where it will present specially designed educational content in collaboration with the leading companies in the sector. In addition to the ability to watch online via Zoom and Social Media of ...More
Leave A Comment