Municipal Library
The Municipal Library of Larnaka started its operation in September 1955 with 5000 volumes during the mayoralty of Georgios Christodoulides. At first, it was housed in the old Town Hall in Athinon Avenue, but in the middle of the 1960s, a new building was built with a donation of Zina Kanther where the library is now housed at the corner of Grivas Digenis Avenue and Leonidas Kiouppis Street, behind Eleftherias Statue. Since then, the Municipal Library has operated with fixed working hours.
Since July 1984, the Library has been operating as a lending one. Today, the Municipal Library of Larnaka has 42.000 books. Also, the Citizen can find the gazette of the government, minutes of Parliament’s resolutions as well as a variety of journals. The present goal is the education, the spiritual entertainment of the Citizen and the research on issues of the Cyprus History, Archaeology and research for the city in all the periods of its history.
The readership of the Municipal Library was significantly increased after the foundation and operation of the University of Cyprus, Private Schools and Colleges in the city of Larnaka apart from the Public Schools of Primary and Secondary Education that have been served for a few years now.
Working Hours of Municipal Library
Winter
(October – May)
Monday |
07:45 - 14:00 |
15:30 - 18:00 |
Tuesday |
07:45 - 14:15 |
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Wednesday |
07:45 - 14:00 |
15:30 - 18:00 |
Thursday |
07:45 - 14:00 |
15:30 - 18:00 |
Friday |
09:00 - 13:15 |
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Saturday |
09:00 - 13:15 |
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Summer
(June – August)
Monday |
07:45 - 13:15 |
16.00 – 18:00 |
Tuesday |
07:45 - 14:15 |
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Wednesday |
07:45 - 13:15 |
16:00 - 18:00 |
Thursday |
07:45 - 14:15 |
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Friday |
07:45 - 14:15 |
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Saturday |
Closed |
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(September)
Monday |
07:45 - 14:00 |
15:30 - 18:00 |
Tuesday |
07:45 - 14:15 |
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Wednesday |
07:45 - 14:00 |
15:30 - 18:00 |
Thursday |
07:45 - 14:00 |
15:30 - 18:00 |
Friday |
09:15 - 14:00 |
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Saturday |
Closed |
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Temporary mode of operation of a Municipal library in covid–19 conditions
It is necessary to use a mask and disinfectant liquid before entering the customer counter.
The lending department cannot be used by the members in order to select books.
BOOK RETURN
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Book return must take place at the entrance of the library. The books must be placed in a paper box.
LENDING
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The Municipal Library will apply from distance borrowing with the use of the modern technology.
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The members will see the books at the online catalog found on the internet at https://liblarnaka.openabekt.gr
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The members will be able to request books through:
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phone 24 654185
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SMS 97 786357
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e-mail bibliothiki.larnakas@cytanet.com.cy
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Viber 97 786357
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The Members will receive the books after 24 hours.
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At any time, the presence of only 2 people is allowed and only on the specially marked points. Only one person from each family can enter (under age children excluded).
REGISTRATION OF NEW MEMBERS
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The registration of new members can be done electronically.
READING ROOM
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Closed.
INFORMATION
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The members of the Municipal Library will be informed from time to time by the website and Facebook of Larnaka Municipality where announcements are published regularly.
Address: Corner of Leonidas Kioupis and Gregoris Afxentiou streets
Telephone No.: 24654185
https://liblarnaka.openabekt.gr/ (database)
E-mail: bibliothiki.Larnakas@cytanet.com.cy
Electronic search of library catalogue:
University of Cyprus
http://abekt.lib.ucy.ac.cy/opac2/zconnectell.html