- Cyprus Library
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Κυπριακή Βιβλιοθήκη
(Kypriaki Vivliothiki)English Cyprus Library Country Republic of Cyprus Type National library Established 1927 Reference to legal mandate (law from 1987) Location Nicosia Coordinates 35°10′8.84″N 33°21′43.88″E / 35.1691222°N 33.3621889°E Collection Items collected books, journals, newspapers, magazines, maps, videos and posters Legal deposit no Other information Director Mr. Antonis Maratheftis
(Αντώνης Μαραθεύτης)Staff 12 Website www.cypruslibrary.gov.cy Phone number +357 22303180 The Cyprus Library (in Greek: Κυπριακή Βιβλιοθήκη) is the national library of Cyprus.
Chronology
- 1927 Establishment of the Cyprus Public Library on the initiative of the British Colonial Governor Sir Ronald Storrs.
- 1968 The Cyprus Public Library Law moves control of the library (from municipal control) to the Ministry of Education and Culture; merge of its collections with the Ministry's Library.
- 1974 Relocation to its original premises on the D'Avila Bastion of the Venetian walls of Nicosia.
- 1987 New law establishing the Cyprus Library.
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