Biblioteca Civica Gambalunga

Gambalunga Civic Library
Biblioteca Civica Gambalunga
Façade of the Palazzo Gambalunga, January 2015
Map
44°03′41″N 12°34′04″E / 44.0614°N 12.5677°E / 44.0614; 12.5677
LocationRimini, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
TypePublic library
Established1619; 405 years ago (1619)
Collection
Items collectedBooks, periodicals, engravings, drawings, prints, photographs, music scores, CD-ROMs, audiocassettes, media
Size>300,000 physical exhibits
  • 293,879 books
  • 6,000 prints
  • 2,400 periodicals
>1 million photographs
Other information
DirectorNadia Bizzocchi (since 2022)
Parent organisationSBN Romagna
Websitebibliotecagambalunga.it

The Biblioteca Civica Gambalunga, also known as the Gambalunghiana, is a public library in Rimini, in the region of Emilia-Romagna, northern Italy.

The library was founded in 1619 following a bequest by Riminese lawyer Alessandro Gambalunga [it].[1][2] As of December 2023, the Gambalunghiana's collection holds over 300,000 physical exhibits, including 293,879 books.[3] Readers known to have visited the library include Ezra Pound, Ambroise Firmin Didot, and Aby Warburg.[4]

  1. ^ "Alessandro Gambalunga". Biblioteca Gambalunga (in Italian). Retrieved 10 January 2024.
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  4. ^ "Biblioteca Civica Gambalunga". Consortium of European Research Libraries. 31 August 2012. Retrieved 9 January 2024.