Slovene Study Library in Klagenfurt

Contact

Slovenska študijska knjižnica, Celovec

Mikschallee 4, AT-9020 Klagenfurt/Celovec

http://www.celovec.sik.si/

ssk@celovec.slk.si

CountryAUSTRIA

Founded bySlovenska prosvetna zveza, Celovec

The Slovene Study Library in Klagenfurt was established in 1927 as the Central Library of the Slovene Education Association. Today, it is the largest Austrian library with materials in Slovenian. Its collection consists of more than 130,000 book and non-book items and over 500 periodical titles. Since 1997, the library has been a member of COBISS - Slovene Virtual Library network. The institution has also been a member of the Reading Badge of Slovenia Association since 1977.

Background

The roots of Slovene librarianship in Austrian Carinthia date back to the 1920s. In 1927 the Slovene Education Association in Klagenfurt (Slovenska prosvetna zveza v Celovcu), formerly known as the Slovene Christian Social Association, founded the first central library, which later became the Slovene Study Library. During World War II a large part of its collection was destroyed or confiscated. Gradually, the library was reconstructed, and its collection has been increasing in size ever since.

See also

• COBISS - Slovene Virtual Library
• Reading Badge of Slovenia Association
• Slovene National Study Library in Trieste

External links

• Slovene Study Library in Klagenfurt website
• Slo.at portal (in Slovenian and German)