Oslo Public Library
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Oslo Public Library, formally known as the Deichman Library , is the municipal
public library
serving Oslo
, Norway.
It is the country's first and largest library. In addition to the main office, it has sixteen branches throughout the city. It also contains several that serve the whole country, including The Multilingual Library
. The institution has 300 employees and opened in 1785 after a bequest of 6,000 books and an endowment from Carl Deichman.
The current neoclassical
main building, designed by Nils Reiersen, dates from 1933. A new building is to be constructed at Bjørvika
; Lund Hagem Arkitekter AS won the competition to design the new Deichman Library.
Municipalities of Norway
Norway is divided into 19 administrative regions, called counties , and 430 municipalities...
public library
Public library
A public library is a library that is accessible by the public and is generally funded from public sources and operated by civil servants. There are five fundamental characteristics shared by public libraries...
serving Oslo
Oslo
Oslo is a municipality, as well as the capital and most populous city in Norway. As a municipality , it was established on 1 January 1838. Founded around 1048 by King Harald III of Norway, the city was largely destroyed by fire in 1624. The city was moved under the reign of Denmark–Norway's King...
, Norway.
It is the country's first and largest library. In addition to the main office, it has sixteen branches throughout the city. It also contains several that serve the whole country, including The Multilingual Library
The Multilingual Library
The Multilingual Library in Oslo, Norway is a competence centre for multicultural library services, and acts as an advisor to libraries.The Multilingual Library purchases and lends out books, audio books, movies and music in the following languages: Albanian, Amharic, Arabic, Bosnian, Burmese,...
. The institution has 300 employees and opened in 1785 after a bequest of 6,000 books and an endowment from Carl Deichman.
The current neoclassical
Neoclassical architecture
Neoclassical architecture was an architectural style produced by the neoclassical movement that began in the mid-18th century, manifested both in its details as a reaction against the Rococo style of naturalistic ornament, and in its architectural formulas as an outgrowth of some classicizing...
main building, designed by Nils Reiersen, dates from 1933. A new building is to be constructed at Bjørvika
Bjørvika
Bjørvika is a neighborhood in the Sentrum borough of Oslo, Norway. The area is an inlet in the inner Oslofjord, situated between Gamlebyen and Akersness. It serves as an outlet for the river Akerselva. Since the 2000s, it has been undergoing urban redevelopment, being transformed from a container...
; Lund Hagem Arkitekter AS won the competition to design the new Deichman Library.