{{Infobox library | native_name = 秋田県立図書館 | native_name_lang = ja | name = Akita Prefectural Library | logo = Akita Prefectural Library logo.jpg | image = Akita_Prefectural_Library2.jpg | caption = | country = Japan | type = Prefectural library | scope = | established = 1899 | ref_legal_mandate = | location = Akita, Akita | coordinates = {{Coord|39|43|5.9|N|140|5|36.6|E|display=inline}} | branch_of = | num_branches = 1 | items_collected = books, journals, newspapers, maps | collection_size = 805,000 items | criteria = Publications issued in Japan | annual_circulation = | pop_served = General public | members = | budget = | website = {{URL|http://www.apl.pref.akita.jp/english/index.html|apl.pref.akita.jp}} | module = {{Infobox building | embed = yes | name = | native_name = | image = | caption = | cost = | owner = | address = | location_town = | location_country = | coordinates = | opened_date = | inauguration_date = | renovation_date = | demolished_date = | destruction_date = | other_dimensions = | floor_count = | floor_area = 12,445.7 m<sup>2</sup> | architect = [http://www.mhs.co.jp/en/ MHS Planners, Architects & Engineers] | architecture_firm = | url = }} }} {{nihongo|'''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.<ref>{{cite web |last=Akita Prefectural Library|url=http://www.apl.pref.akita.jp/ |title=秋田県立図書館|date= 3 October 2018|accessdate= 3 October 2018}}</ref> 441,642 published material are available online through the library's digital archive.<ref>{{Cite web |title=秋田県立図書館 |url=https://da.apl.pref.akita.jp/lib/ |access-date=2023-10-27 |website=da.apl.pref.akita.jp}}</ref> This was done through the AMLAD digital archiving service that connects it to other participating facilities in the prefecture.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Akita Prefectural Library |url=https://amlad.jp/en/blogs/%e4%ba%8b%e4%be%8b%e7%b4%b9%e4%bb%8b/%e7%a7%8b%e7%94%b0%e7%9c%8c%e7%ab%8b%e5%9b%b3%e6%9b%b8%e9%a4%a8 |access-date=2023-10-27 |website=AMLAD_NTTD |language=en}}</ref>
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==See also== * List of libraries in Japan * Akita Prefectural Museum ==References== {{Reflist}} == External links == *[http://www.apl.pref.akita.jp/english/index.html Official site] ==Location map== {{Location map| Japan Akita Akita|width=500|float=center |caption=<!-- THIS MAP CANNOT BE UESD IN THE INFOBOX BECAUSE IT SHOWS A WRONG PLACE.--> |mark=Cyan pog.svg |marksize=8 |label=Akita Prefectural Library |position=bottom |background= |pushpin_relief=1 |lat_deg=39|lat_min=43|lat_sec=5.9|lat_dir=N |lon_deg=140|lon_min=5|lon_sec=36.6|lon_dir=E }} {{Authority control}} Category:1899 establishments in Japan Category:Buildings and structures in Akita (city) Category:Libraries established in 1899 Category:Libraries in Japan