Amsterdam Public Library | |
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Openbare Bibliotheek Amsterdam | |
Location | Amsterdam, Diemen, Ouder-Amstel, Netherlands |
Type | Public library |
Established | 8 February 1919[1] |
Branches | 26[1] |
Collection | |
Size | 1.3 million objects[1] |
Access and use | |
Circulation | c. 3 million objects[1] |
Members | 177,000[1] |
Other information | |
Director | Martin Berendse (since 2014)[2] |
Employees | 354 employees (2015)[3] |
Website | www |
The Openbare Bibliotheek Amsterdam (Dutch pronunciation: [ˌoːpə(m)ˈbaːrə biblijoːˈteːk ˌɑmstərˈdɑm]; OBA; English: Amsterdam Public Library) is an organisation of public libraries in Amsterdam, Diemen and Ouder-Amstel in the Netherlands. The first library opened in 1919 at the Keizersgracht in Amsterdam. As of 2018, the OBA had 26 branch libraries, 177,000 members, and 1.3 million objects in its collection.