Cyprus Library

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

Country	Cyprus
Type	National library
Established	1927 (1927)
Location	Nicosia
Coordinates	35°10′8.84″N 33°21′43.88″E / 35.1691222°N 33.3621889°E / 35.1691222; 33.3621889
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.

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