The Biblioteca Nacional del Perú is the national library of Peru, located in Lima. A national library is a Library specifically established by the Government of a country to serve as the preeminent repository of information for that country Peru (Perú Piruw Piruw officially the Republic of Peru ( reˈpuβlika del peˈɾu is a country in western South America. Lima is the Capital and largest city of Peru. It is located in the valleys of the Chillón, Rímac and Lurín rivers on a coast overlooking It is the country's oldest and most important library.
The library was founded by José de San Martín in 1821, after he donated his collection of books and praised the new library as: ". José Francisco de San Martín Matorras, also known as José de San Martín ( 25 February 1778 – 17 August 1850) was an Argentine . . one of the most efficient mediums to place into circulation our intellectual values". The library has various duties, among which it must formulate, conduct, supervise, and evaluate the fulfillment of policies and plans of development of library service within a national and international sphere for educational purposes. These and other administrative decisions concerning the library also depend on the ministry of education of the country.
Historically, the library has passed through various phases of restructuring since its foundation. During the War of the Pacific, the Chilean army, after taking Lima, ransacked various items along with much capital stock from the library. The War of the Pacific, sometimes called the Saltpeter War in reference to its original cause was fought between Chile and the joint forces of Bolivia Peruvian author and scholar Ricardo Palma, who was director of the library in 1884, noted in one of his recounts that of the 30,000 works the library possessed before the war, only 300 were left at the end of the occupation. Ricardo Palma Soriano (1833 - 1919 was a Peruvian author scholar and librarian There are current talks between the director of the library and Chilean authorities on identifying works which might belong to Peru that would be eventually returnable. Another significant event the library has gone through was a fire which almost completely destroyed the grounds of the library on May 10, 1943, in which various highly valued historical works were lost. Events 1291 - Scottish Nobles recognize the authority of Edward I of England. Year 1943 ( MCMXLIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (the link will display full 1943 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. A new building was erected on the same grounds of the old library along with a training center for future librarian administrators.
Plans for modernization
The National Library of Peru is currently undergoing a modernization program which aspires to turn the library into one of Latin America's most modern libraries. It is located in Lima's San Borja district. see also San Borja Bolivia San Borja is a District in the Lima Province in Peru and one of the districts After years of financial planning for the new building, the government of Peru financially collaborated to finish the building, along with a loan of up to seven million dollars from Spain to equip the new library with modern equipment. Spain () or the Kingdom of Spain (Reino de España is a country located mostly in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. According to official sources from the library, it is said to have a bibliographic patrimony valued in some 400 million dollars. Among historical works the library has is the first book printed in Lima in 1584 along with other historical books dating back to colonial times. The new library will also attempt to connect to other Peruvian libraries in an effort to create an online national catalog of books and other materials for better research.
The new library was officially inaugurated on March 27, 2006. Events 196 BC - Ptolemy V ascends to the throne of Egypt. 1309 - Pope Clement V excommunicates Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar.
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External links
- (Spanish) Biblioteca Nacional del Perú
- (Spanish) librosperuanos.com related articles
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