The front of the building The National Library of Wales (Welsh: Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru) is the national legal deposit library of Wales, located in Aberystwyth. It is an Assembly Sponsored Public Body. Image File history File links Metadata No higher resolution available. ...
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United States Library of Congress, Jefferson building A national library is a library specifically established by the government of a nation to serve as the pre-eminent repository of information for that country. ...
This article is about the country. ...
, Aberystwyth (IPA: , South Welsh: ) (in English: Mouth of the Ystwyth) is a historic market town, administrative centre and holiday resort within Ceredigion, Wales. ...
Assembly Government Sponsored Bodies (AGSBs) (Welsh: Corff a Noddir gan Lywodraeth y Cynulliad, CNLC) are non-departmental public bodies (quangoes) directly funded by the Welsh Assembly Government. ...
A BBC article suggests the library is "considered to be one of the world's greatest libraries, and its international reputation is certainly something that all Welsh men and women are intensely ... proud of" [1]. The British Broadcasting Corporation, which is usually known as the BBC, is the largest broadcasting corporation in the world in terms of audience numbers, employing 26,000 staff in the United Kingdom alone and with a budget of more than GB£4 billion. ...
History and buildings In 1873 a committee was set up to collect Welsh material and house it at the University College, Aberystwyth. In 1905 the government promised money in its Budget, and the Privy Council appointed a committee to decide on the location of the two institutions. Aberystwyth was selected as the location of the library after a bitter fight with Cardiff, partly because a collection was already available in the College. Sir John Williams, physician and book collector, had also said he would present his collection to the Library if it were established in Aberystwyth - he also eventually gave £20,000 to build and establish the library. Cardiff was eventually selected as the location of the National Museum of Wales. The library and Museum were established by Royal Charter on 19 March 1907[2]. 1873 (MDCCCLXXIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ...
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, Aberystwyth (IPA: , South Welsh: ) (in English: Mouth of the Ystwyth) is a historic market town, administrative centre and holiday resort within Ceredigion, Wales. ...
1905 (MCMV) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar). ...
A privy council is a body that advises the head of state of a nation, especially in a monarchy. ...
This article is about the capital city of Wales. ...
, Aberystwyth (IPA: , South Welsh: ) (in English: Mouth of the Ystwyth) is a historic market town, administrative centre and holiday resort within Ceredigion, Wales. ...
Entrance to the National Museum and Gallery The National Museum and Gallery of Wales (Welsh: Amgueddfa ac Oriel Genedlaethol Cymru) is a museum and art gallery in Cardiff, Wales. ...
A Royal Charter is a charter given by a monarch to legitimize an incorporated body, such as a city, company, university or such. ...
is the 78th day of the year (79th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...
Year 1907 (MCMVII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Monday of the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ...
Designed by architect Sidney Greenslade who won the competition to design the building in 1909, the building on Penglais Hill was first occupied in 1916. In 1996 a large new storage building was opened, and in recent years many changes have been made to the front part of the building. A new Royal Charter was granted in 2006. Sidney K. Greenslade (1867 - 1955), born in Exeter, was the first architect of the National Library of Wales, located in Aberystwyth. ...
Year 1909 (MCMIX) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Thursday of the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ...
1916 (MCMXVI) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar). ...
Year 1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar). ...
Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
Library collections The building houses over 4 million printed volumes, the library includes many rare books including the first book printed in Welsh in 1546 (Yny lhyvyr hwnn) and the first Welsh translation of the complete Bible in 1588. It also keeps many rare and important manuscripts including The Black Book of Carmarthen (the earliest surviving manuscript entirely in Welsh), the Book of Taliesin, and a manuscript of the works of Geoffrey Chaucer. As a copyright depository, it is entitled to receive a copy of every published work from the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland. Its collecting policy is focused on Wales, Welsh-language and Celtic material.
The Library also contains The Welsh Political Archive and The National Screen and Sound Archive of Wales. It also keeps maps, photographs, paintings, topographical and landscape prints, periodicals and newspapers. Many of the most important manuscripts and books have been digitized and made freely available to view on the library's website in its Digital Mirror.
It also holds the largest collection of archival material in Wales.
In 2000, a thief stole at least fifty extremely rare maps from the library. The maps are assumed to have been sold to private collectors[3][4]. Year 2000 (MM) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full 2000 Gregorian calendar). ...
See also
- Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru (the University of Wales Dictionary of the Welsh Language) whose offices were located in the Library and are now situated in a new building adjacent to the Library.
Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru (The University of Wales Dictionary) is the principal historical dictionary of the Welsh language, enjoying a similar status to that of the Oxford English Dictionary in the English language. ...
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