Terlan library
| Terlan library | |
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 Terlan library
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| founding | 1950 |
| Duration | 15,055 (as of December 31, 2018) |
| Library type | Public library |
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Terlan 
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| ISIL | IT-BZ0094 |
| operator | Terlan municipality |
| management | Renate Mair |
| Website | Library website |
The Terlan Library is an educational and leisure facility of the South Tyrolean municipality of Terlan . It is a full-time library and is combined with the middle school. The Terlan library includes the lending points in Vilpian and Siebeneich , which are run on a voluntary basis.
history
The library was established in 1950. It was housed in Widum until 1990 and was run as a parish library. In 1984 the library law changed the parish library into the Terlan public library. In autumn 1990 the municipality of Terlan took over the sponsorship and the library moved to the middle school building. Today (as of 2020) the library is located in a new building built in 2017 on Hauptstrasse 7.
special offers
The holdings are exclusively set up in the open access system. In addition to the book inventory, the library also offers music CDs, games and films on DVD, as well as magazines for hire. The library is open to the public for a total of 22 hours, 6 days a week. All 12 classes of the middle school have also reserved a fixed weekly library lesson. The focus of the event activities is on promoting reading for children and young people. Various activities are organized together with the local clubs and organizations.
Library holdings
More than 15,000 items are available for loan, including 12,384 books, 860 CDs, 1,571 DVDs and 94 games. Readers can also choose between 52 magazines and daily newspapers. The library has been run by a full-time library manager since 1992, who is supported by around ten volunteers. In 2011, 1,200 active users were registered and around 54,000 loans were recorded, of which 33,000 were books, 3,000 magazines and 18,000 audiovisual media. The library offers the possibility to search the holdings online.