The Cyprus Library dates back to 1927 with the establishment of the Cyprus Public Library on the initiative of the British Colonial Governor Sir Ronald Storrs. The Cyprus Library was established by law in 1987 and is under authority of Deputy Ministry of Culture.
© Panayiotis Raptis The Cyprus Library mission is:
To secure, process, and make available publications that are produced in Cyprus or have to do with Cyprus
To promote and encourage the use of the Library services by the public
To compile and publish the Cyprus Bibliography, both current and retrospective
To be country’s cataloguing centre of the resources of the Library and other government libraries (protocols, guidelines)
To provide guidance and assistance to the planning, organisation and development of the other libraries in Cyprus Republic
To administer the Cyprus Registration Centres for books, periodicals and other materials (ISBN, ISSN, ISMN)
To operate an inter library loan system with other Cypriot libraries and other institutions abroad
To work for the creation of a unique union catalogue of the material found in Cypriot libraries
© Panayiotis Raptis
