| National Library of the Czech Republic | |
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 Baroque library hall in the National Library of the Czech Republic | |
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| 50°5′14.62″N 14°25′2.58″E / 50.0873944°N 14.4173833°E | |
| Location | Clementinum, Prague, Czech Republic |
| Type | National library |
| Established | 1777 |
| Collection | |
| Size | 7,358,308 total items[1] 21,271 manuscripts[1] c. 4,200 incunabula[2] |
| Other information | |
| Director | Tomáš Foltýn |
| Website | www |
The National Library of the Czech Republic (Czech: Národní knihovna České republiky) is the central library of the Czech Republic. It is directed by the Ministry of Culture. The library's main building is located in the historical Clementinum building in the centre of Prague, where approximately half of its books are kept. The other half of the collection is stored in the district of Hostivař.[3] The National Library is the biggest library in the Czech Republic, housing around 6 million documents. The library currently has around 20,000 registered readers.[1] Although comprising mostly Czech texts, the library also stores older material from Turkey, Iran and India.[4] The library also houses books for Charles University in Prague.[5]
- ^ a b c Výroční zpráva Národní knihovny České republiky 2018 (PDF) (in Czech). 2019. ISBN 978-80-7050-711-7. ISSN 1804-8625. Retrieved 30 October 2019.
{{cite book}}:|journal=ignored (help) - ^ "Incunabula". www.nlp.cz. National Library of the Czech Republic. Retrieved 29 June 2014.
- ^ "Need for new library intensifies". The Prague Post. 28 May 2008. Archived from the original on 9 May 2014. Retrieved 8 May 2014.
- ^ "National Library's rare prints and manuscripts at the click of a mouse". Radio Prague. 2005-11-24. Retrieved 2019-12-18.
- ^ Tucker, Aviezer (18–24 February 2009). "Opinion" (PDF). The Prague Post. Prague. p. A4. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 May 2014. Retrieved 8 May 2014.