Chekhov Library
Library in Taganrog, Russia
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::summary Library in Taganrog, Russia ::
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| native_name | Центральная городская публичная библиотека имени А.П.Чехова |
| native_name_lang | ru |
| name | The Central Municipal Public Library named after Anton Chekhov |
| image | Chekhov Library New building.jpg |
| caption | The Chekhov Library inaugurated in January 2010 |
| country | Russia |
| type | Public library |
| established | 1876 |
| location | Ulitsa Petrovskaya 96, Taganrog, Rostov Oblast |
| num_branches | 14 |
| collection_size | 1.34M |
| annual_circulation | 1.6M |
| pop_served | Taganrog |
| members | 76,000 |
| director | Mrs.Tatyana Alexeevna Mikheeva () |
| website | |
| :: |
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Chekhov Library in Taganrog (full name The Central Municipal Public Library named after Anton Chekhov, ) is the oldest library in the South of Russia.
Foundation history
The public library along with a small bookstore were officially inaugurated on 23 May 1876 by the Governor of Taganrog Admiral Johan Hampus Furuhjelm. In March 1878 the Public Library moved into another building granted by the City Council on Petrovskaya Street.
School years of Anton Chekhov
Among the first subscribers were the writer Anton Chekhov, historian Pavel Filevsky, Vladimir Bogoraz, artists Seraphima Blonskaya and Dmitri Sinodi-Popov.
Books from Chekhov the writer
In 1890 mayor of Taganrog Konstantin Foti asked Chekhov to send his books with author's dedications to the Taganrog Public Library.
The Chekhov Library and Museum
In 1904, following Chekhov's death, the library was named after the playwright and short-story writer. The music department of the library is located at the historical Tchaikovsky House in Taganrog.
Gallery
Image:Taganrog cityhall19th.jpg|The old City Hall, home to the City Public Library in 1876–1877, photo taken in 2006. Image:Taganrog Library1900.jpg|Taganrog public library, between 1878 and 1910. Image:Schechtel Libraryproject.jpg|The project of the Chekhov Library & Museum in Taganrog designed by the architect Fyodor Schechtel (1911) Image:Chekhov library20.jpg|Chekhov Library & Museum on an old postcard (photo taken between 1911 and 1917). File:Chekhov Library 2008.jpg|The Chekhov Library until 2008. File:2010 Tchaikovsky House Taganrog.jpg|Tchaikovsky House in Taganrog used as Foreign & Music Dept. of Chekhov Library. Photographed in 2010.
References
- Filevskii, Pavel (1898) Istoriya goroda Taganroga. Moskva: Tipo-lit. K. F. Aleksandrova
- Encyclopedia of Taganrog, second edition, Taganrog, 2003.
- The official Chekhov Public Library web site.
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