National Libraries of Italy

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Italy has 11 national libraries. [1] These include:

In total, 9 national libraries exist, out of 46 state libraries. [2]

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References

  1. Dean, E. A. (1983). "The Organization of Italian Libraries from the Unification until 1940." The Library Quarterly, 53(4), 399-419.
  2. "Search state libraries named "Biblioteca nazionale"". MIBACT directorate for libraries. 2016-04-19. Archived from the original on 2016-12-20. Retrieved 2016-04-19.