Cyprus Library

Κυπριακή Βιβλιοθήκη  (Greek)
Kıbrıs Kütüphanesi  (Turkish)
(Cyprus Library)

Country	Cyprus
Type	National library
Established	1927
Location	Nicosia
Coordinates	35°10′8.84″N 33°21′43.88″E / 35.1691222°N 33.3621889°E
Branches	1
Collection
Items collected	Books, Journals, Newspapers, Magazines, Maps, videos and Posters
Legal deposit	None
Other information
Staff	12
Website	http://www.cypruslibrary.gov.cy/

The Cyprus Library (Greek: Κυπριακή Βιβλιοθήκη Kypriakī́ Vivliothī́kī, Turkish: Kıbrıs Kütüphanesi) is the national library of the Republic of Cyprus. ^{[1] [2] [3]}

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.

References

1. "Cyprus Library". cypruslibrary.gov.cy. Retrieved 25 February 2014.
2. "Cyprus Library". tripadvisor.co.uk. Retrieved 25 February 2014.
3. "Cyprus Library". theeuropeanlibrary.org. Retrieved 25 February 2014.