Palatinate Library
| Palatinate Library | |
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| founding | 1880 |
| Duration | 80,000 |
| Library type | Regional library |
| place |
Kaiserslautern 
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| ISIL | DE-Kai1 |
| operator | District Association of the Palatinate |
| management | Roland Paul |
| Website | http://www.pfalzbibliothek.de/ |
The Palatinate Library is a public, freely accessible, academic library in Kaiserslautern . It is carried by the District Association of the Palatinate .
history
In 1880, the Palatinate Trade Museum in Kaiserslautern opened in the building that is now the library, and a specialist library and reading room were already attached to it. The museum was sponsored by a specially founded association. For financial and legal reasons, it became a public corporation in 1927 . This was accompanied by the renaming of the Palatinate State Trade Organization . In 1938 the sponsorship was transferred to the District Association of the Palatinate.
During the Second World War, the library suffered destruction, which meant that the inventory had to be completely reworked. Of the previously around 10,000 volumes, around 3000 were incorporated during the 1950s. The library has had its current name since 1977.
Existence and use
The inventory comprises around 80,000 volumes with a focus on the works of Palatinate writers and on Palatinate culture, economy and history. Numerous magazines complete the inventory. Store in the safe and a. around 200 historical maps, two historical Bibles and a complete edition of the Pfalzstiches made by Matthäus Merian from the year 1645 .
In addition, 14,000 photographs on Palatinate folklore, mainly from the 1920s and 1930s, can be viewed in the library. Historical and current publications - including many years of historical newspapers - can be viewed on microfilm and scanned in or printed out.
In addition to free lending, use of the German loan association and participation in the "Litexpress", the Palatinate Library offers exhibitions, book premieres and discussion forums.