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Italian libraries suffered damage as a result of allied and German air raids. More than 20 Municipal libraries were destroyed and many public libraries suffered the same fate. It has been estimated that almost 2 million printed works and 39,000 manuscripts were destroyed. [43] Public Library of Milan (200,000 volumes lost) Milan.
Destroyed during the World War II bombing of Belgrade, on the order of Adolf Hitler himself. [53] Around 500.000 volumes and all collections of the library were destroyed in one of the largest book bonfires in European history. [54] SS. Cyril and Methodius National Library: Sofia: Bulgaria 1943–1944 Allied bombing Allied air forces
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Credit - Getty Images. 2024 has seen many devastating budget cuts to libraries. Earlier this year, New York City’s Mayor Eric Adams proposed to cut more than $58 million from the city’s libraries.
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Nearly 80 years after World War II ended, the search for books looted by the Nazis from some of the most respected Jewish libraries and institutions in Europe is not just alive but gathering pace.
The Ohio Common Schools Act, passed on 14 March 1853, included provisions for the establishment of school libraries in Ohio. It allowed Rufus King, the president of the Board of Education, to found a central public library in Cincinnati's Central School. The library was located on Longworth Street, a street which no longer exists. [1]
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