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− | The [[Slovene National Study Library]] (NŠK) is the main public library of the Slovene community in Italy and was officially established in [[established::1947]] | + | The [[Slovene National Study Library]] (NŠK) is the main public library of the Slovene community in Italy and was officially established in [[established::1947]]. Today, the National and Study Library is comprised of two additional departments: the History Department (established in 1951, based in Trieste) and Slovene People's Library ''Damir Feigel'' (established in 1989, based in Gorizia). |
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== Library fond == | == Library fond == | ||
− | The fond of the Library consists of more than 100,000 units and more than 500 titles of Slovene periodical press. The Library has two reading rooms: one named after the Slovene writer [[Levstik House – Memorial Rooms of Fran Levstik and Josip Stritar|Fran Levstik]] for ready reference literature, the latest Slovene and Italian periodical press, and equipped with computers for the visitors; the other is named after writer [[Trubar Homestead|Primož Trubar]] and is equipped with 24 units for individual study. | + | The vibrant history of Slovene and Slavic cultural activity in Trieste dates back to the pre-war period of the 19th Century. The fond of the Library consists of more than 100,000 units and more than 500 titles of Slovene periodical press. The Library has two reading rooms: one named after the Slovene writer [[Levstik House – Memorial Rooms of Fran Levstik and Josip Stritar|Fran Levstik]] for ready reference literature, the latest Slovene and Italian periodical press, and equipped with computers for the visitors; the other is named after writer [[Trubar Homestead|Primož Trubar]] and is equipped with 24 units for individual study. |
== See also == | == See also == |
Revision as of 13:45, 24 March 2011
History in brief
The first Slavic National Reading Room in Trieste was established in 1861, other cultural institutions and societies in the city and it's rural region followed soon after: Slovene Permanent Theatre in Trieste was established in 1902. The development of libraries and worker's organisations was interrupted by the First World War and later the sociocultural life in Trieste was demolished in the year 1920 by Fascist commandos when they burnt the Slav National House to ashes.
In 1973, the Socialist Republic of Slovenia conferred the Library the right to receive a deposit copy of every publication printed in Slovenia. Between 1991-2000, the Library was funded by the Italian State subsidies, from 2001 it is funded by the Slovene community in Italy.
Library fond
The vibrant history of Slovene and Slavic cultural activity in Trieste dates back to the pre-war period of the 19th Century. The fond of the Library consists of more than 100,000 units and more than 500 titles of Slovene periodical press. The Library has two reading rooms: one named after the Slovene writer Fran Levstik for ready reference literature, the latest Slovene and Italian periodical press, and equipped with computers for the visitors; the other is named after writer Primož Trubar and is equipped with 24 units for individual study.