Kyoto Prefectural Library
Kyoto Prefectural Library is a prefectural library located in Seishoji-cho 9, Okazaki, Sakyō-ku, Kyoto, Kyoto Prefecture. It was established in 1873, and is supported by the Kyoto prefectural government.
History
- 1873: Opened as Shushoin Library
- 1898: Opened as the Kyoto Prefectural Library in Kyoto-gyoen
- 1909: Opened as the Kyoto Prefectural Library in Okazaki, Kyoto
- 1963: Many books transferred to the Kyoto Prefectural Library and Archives
- 1995: The main building suffered serious damage in the Great Hanshin earthquake
- 2001: Opened as a new building
Branch libraries
- 1949: Kawaramachi Branch Library opened
- 1950: Fushimi Branch Library opened.
- 1950: Miyazu Region Branch Library opened.
- 1950: Ayabe Region Branch Library opened.
- 1950: Mineyama Region Branch Library opened.
- 1951: Kamigyo Branch Library opened.
- 1952: Sonobe Region Branch Library opened.
- 1952: Kitakuwata Region Branch Library opened.
- 1952: Kizu Region Branch Library opened.
- 1957: Nakagyo Branch Library opened by taking over administration of Kawaramachi Branch Library.