Cyprus Library

Cyprus Library
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 / 35.1691222; 33.3621889
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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