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activities, not only for libraries, but also for concerts, education and exhibitions. The extensive and modern storage facilities allowed for the dynamic growth of the library collection. The building was constructed by the companies of Václav
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and 40 other libraries in the city. The collection had about 260 thousand volumes and almost 700 thousand loans were made annually. Signatures and catalogues were unified and book purchases were centralised. Other libraries were also established, and in 1938 there were libraries in 50 locations in Prague (library fund of 640 thousand volumes, number of borrowings about 2 million). Dr. Jan Thon played an important role in the development of the library and was its director in 1920-1942 and 1945-1948.
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on the first floor balcony. The sculptures represent in turn literature, sculpture, music, philosophy, drama and architecture. The façade area is clad in
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The first public municipal library in Prague started its activity on 1 July 1891. At the beginning it had 3 370 books, which were used in the lending and reading rooms. In 1903 it found its permanent location on the corner of Platnéřská Street, Žatecká Street and Mariánské náměstí in the Old Town,
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In the second half of the 1950s, the professional level of the library was gradually restored, and the 1960s brought the development of library services. In 1966, the library became a co-organiser of the Prague
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In 2015, the library operated 40 branches and three library buses. The largest library in the network is the
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