Akita Prefectural Library

Akita Prefectural Library (秋田県立図書館, Akita Kenritsu Toshokan) opened in Akita, Akita Prefecture, Japan in 1899, and it is one of the oldest libraries in the country. The facilities reopened in a new building in 1993. The collection numbers some 805,000 items in 2012.^[1] 441,642 published material are available online through the library's digital archive.^[2] This was done through the AMLAD digital archiving service that connects it to other participating facilities in the prefecture.^[3]

Akita Prefectural Library
秋田県立図書館
39°43′5.9″N 140°5′36.6″E
Location	Akita, Akita, Japan
Type	Prefectural library
Established	1899
Branches	1
Collection
Items collected	books, journals, newspapers, maps
Size	805,000 items
Criteria for collection	Publications issued in Japan
Access and use
Population served	General public
Other information
Website	apl.pref.akita.jp
Building details
Technical details
Floor area	12,445.7 m2
Design and construction
Architect(s)	MHS Planners, Architects & Engineers

Gallery

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  Satellite view
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  Branch
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  Former building

See also

• List of libraries in Japan
• Akita Prefectural Museum