The new building of the Turku Main Library at the intersection of Linnankatu and Kauppiaskatu.
60°27′0.576″N22°16′18.48″E / 60.45016000°N 22.2718000°E / 60.45016000; 22.2718000 (Turun kaupunginkirjaston pääkirjasto, Turku) (Turku Main Library)
Location
Turku, Finland
Type
Public library
Established
1862
Branches
11 + 2 mobile libraries
Collection
Size
820 000 (2021)[1]
Access and use
Access requirements
Open to all
Circulation
2,9 million (2021)[2]
Other information
Budget
12 million € (2021)[2]
Director
Rebekka Pilppula
Employees
153 (2021)[2]
Parent organisation
City of Turku
Affiliation
Vaski
Website
https://www.turku.fi/en/turku-city-library
Linnankatu entrance to the old library building and art work 'Sub Rosa' by Charles Sandison.
Turku City Library (Finnish: Turun kaupunginkirjasto, Swedish: Åbo stadsbibliotek) is a municipal public library in Turku. The Main Library is located in the VI District at the city centre. The Turku City Library also operates several branch libraries and two mobile libraries. It is part of the Vaski library network, which is a consolidation of 18 public libraries in the Southwest Finland region.[3][4]
The library traces its roots to the 1860s, when a privately funded people's library and an academic oriented city library were established in Turku. The municipality of Turku soon took over operating both libraries, and in 1912 they were merged to form the Turku City Library.[5]
The Turku City Library is a regionally significant library and one of the largest public libraries in Finland.[6] It has had a regional development responsibility in the regions of Finland Proper and Satakunta since 2018. The libraries with regional development responsibility are tasked with developing the working environment of the area's public libraries and updating the staff's skills and knowledge.[7]
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^"Welcome to the Library". Turku City Library. City of Turku. Retrieved 6 December 2021.
^"Using the library". Vaski. Vaski Libraries. Retrieved 6 December 2021.
^"Turun kaupunginkirjaston alku". Turun kaupunginkirjasto (in Finnish). Turun kaupunki. Retrieved 6 December 2021.
^"Suomen yleisten kirjastojen tilastot". Kirjastot.fi (in Finnish). 1 April 2022. Retrieved 5 October 2022.
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