Municipal Library of Prague

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Municipal Library of Prague Městská knihovna v Praze
Main building of the library in the Old Town of Prague (so-called Central Library)
50°5′14.57″N 14°25′2.57″E / 50.0873806°N 14.4173806°E / 50.0873806; 14.4173806
Location	Prague, Czech Republic
Type	Public library
Established	1891
Branches	40[1]
Collection
Items collected	Books, magazines, maps, electronic media
Size	2,071,323 items[1]
Access and use
Population served	General public
Members	180,508[1]
Other information
Director	Jan Thon, Jan Thon, Anna Bimková
Employees	480[1]
Website	http://www.mlp.cz/en/

The Municipal Library of Prague (Czech: Městská knihovna v Praze) is one of the largest libraries in Prague, Czech Republic. It is an open institution that offers access to fiction and educational literature for children and adults. Its collection includes CDs with music and spoken word, DVDs with Czech and foreign films, maps, sheet music, MP3s, newspapers and magazines, prints and reproductions. It provides its readers with free access to international information databases, as well as allowing the public to use the Internet on a PC or free wi-fi connection. The service to the public is world-class. In addition to information and research services, the library organises public events, concerts, theatre and dance performances, talks with authors, fashion shows, discussions. It is one of the most important libraries in the country.

The oldest item in the library's collections is a print of the Prague Bible from 1488.