Oulu City Library
Oulu City Library (Finnish: Oulun kaupunginkirjasto) is a municipal and regional library in Oulu, Finland. The main library building is located in the city centre near the market square. There are also 24 other library branches in the districts of Oulu and a patient library in Oulu University Hospital.[1]
| Oulu City Library | |
|---|---|
| Oulun kaupunginkirjasto | |
 Oulu City Main Library building | |
| 65°00′55″N 025°27′48″E | |
| Location | Oulu, Finland |
| Type | Public library |
| Established | 1877 |
| Branches | 24 |
| Collection | |
| Size | 840,000 |
| Access and use | |
| Circulation | 1,5M |
| Other information | |
| Budget | €8,000,000 ($11,000,000) |
| Employees | 110 |
| Website | www |
| References: [1] | |
The main library was moved from Northern Ostrobothnia museum building to the present building designed by architects Marjatta and Martti Jaatinen in 1982.
References
- "Oulu City Library Annual Report 2010" (PDF). www.ouka.fi (in Finnish). City of Oulu. Retrieved 17 September 2011.
External links
Media related to Oulu City Library at Wikimedia Commons- Oulu City Library
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