Kórnik Library

Kórnik Library

Kórnik Library ( _pl. Biblioteka Kórnicka) is one of the most famous Polish libraries, founded by Tytus Działyński in 1828. Currently the library, despite being robbed by the Germans during World War II, is one of 5 largest libraries in Poland and contains roughly 400,000 volumes, including 30,000 books older than 150 years, 14,000 manuscripts. Since 1953, it is a part of the National Library of Poland.

External links

* [http://www.bkpan.poznan.pl Kórnik Library]


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