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Chetham's Library in Manchester, England, is the oldest free public reference library in the English-speaking world. [1] Chetham's Hospital, which contains both the library and Chetham's School of Music, was established in 1653 under the will of Humphrey Chetham (1580–1653), for the education of "the sons of honest, industrious and painful parents", [1] and a library for the use of scholars.
The Biblioteca Palafoxiana is a library in Puebla City's historic centre, in the Mexican state of PueblaFounded in 1646, it is recognized by the UNESCO for being the first and oldest public library in the Americas, [1] [2] [3] It has more than 45,000 books and manuscripts, ranging from the 15th to the 20th century.
On the fronton is the inscription in Latin: Bibliotheca a fundatore mazarinea (Library founded by Mazarin). The original bookcases of his library, decorated with carved Corinthian columns and with the coat of arms of the Cardinal, were moved to the new location in the east wing of the college, along rue de Richelieu.
The Malatestiana Library is one of the very few libraries (another one is the Librije in Zutphen, Netherlands) in the world of the so-called humanistic-conventual type, which blends humanistic principles with architecture otherwise reserved for religious buildings, and has preserved its structure, fittings and codices since its opening more ...
The library was established in 1604 (421 years ago) () by the Augustinian bishop and papal sacristan Angelo Rocca, and belonged to the Augustinian monastery. [4] Its founder, in whose honor the library is still named the Biblioteca Angelica, was an erudite scholar and keen collector of rare editions. [5]
Chetham's Library in Manchester, which claims to be the oldest public library in the English-speaking world, opened in 1653. [108] Other early town libraries of the UK include those of Ipswich (1612), Bristol (founded in 1613 and opened in 1615), and Leicester (1632). Shrewsbury School also opened its library to townsfolk. [109]
The Bodleian Library (/ ˈ b ɒ d l i ən, b ɒ d ˈ l iː ən /) is the main research library of the University of Oxford. Founded in 1602 by Sir Thomas Bodley, it is one of the oldest libraries in Europe. With over 13 million printed items, [1] it is the second-largest library in Britain after the British Library. [2]
Due to the lack of widespread Spanish literacy, most printed items were stored in the library of the university of Mexico City or in the private libraries of clergy, noblemen, and government officials. [15] In 1646 the oldest public library in Americas, Biblioteca Palafoxiana, was established in the Mexican state of Puebla. [16]