| Library of Catalonia | |
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| Biblioteca de Catalunya | |
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 Main entrance | |
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| 41°22′52″N 2°10′11″E / 41.38111°N 2.16972°E | |
| Location | C/Hospital, 56 Barcelona |
| Type | National library |
| Established | 1907 (113 years ago) |
| Collection | |
| Items collected | Books, journals, newspapers, magazines, sound and music recordings, maps, stamps, prints, drawings and manuscripts |
| Size | 3,967,439 items |
| Legal deposit | Yes, since 1981 |
| Access and use | |
| Access requirements | Readers must be over 18 years of age, and have a reader's card |
| Members | 299,552 (2019) |
| Other information | |
| Budget | €7,837,130 (2020) |
| Director | Eugènia Serra  |
| Employees | 152 (2020) |
| Website | www |
The Library of Catalonia (Catalan: Biblioteca de Catalunya, IPA: [biβli.uˈtɛkə ðə kətəˈluɲə]) is the Catalan national library,[1][2] located in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. The primary mission of the Library of Catalonia is to collect, preserve, and spread Catalan bibliographic production and that related to the Catalan linguistic area, to look after its conservation, and to spread its bibliographic heritage while maintaining the status of a center for research and consultation.[3]
The Library occupies 8,820 m2 and has nearly about four million items. It is a special member of the Consortium of European Research Libraries (CERL).[4]
- ^ "Law 3/1981, 22 April, of the libraries". portaljuridic.gencat.cat. Retrieved 19 December 2020.
- ^ "Article 7 of the Law 4/1993, 18 March, of the Library System of Catalonia. 'The Library of Catalonia is the national library.'". portaljuridic.gencat.cat. Retrieved 20 December 2020.
- ^ Missió i funcions de la BC (in Catalan)
- ^ "List of Members". Consortium of European Research Libraries. Retrieved 19 December 2020.