Gazi Husrev Bey's Library
The Gazi-Husrev-beg Library is a public library in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina founded in 1537 by the Ottomans, and is part of a larger complex with Gazi Husrev-beg Medresa. It holds one of the most important collections of Islamic manuscripts in Bosnia-Herzegovina, including many originally donated by Gazi Husrev-beg. The collection survived through Bosnian war and Siege of Sarajevo. The library also holds a sizable number of books, journals, newspapers, documents and photographs.
| Gazi Husrev-bey's Library | |
|---|---|
| Gazi Husrev-begova biblioteka | |
The main gate of Gazi Husrey-bey Madrasa & Library Complex, built in 1531-37. | |
| 43°51′34.6″N 18°25′42.0″E | |
| Location | Gazi Husrev-begova 46, Baščaršija, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| Type | Public library |
| Established | 1537 |
| Reference to legal mandate | Public libraries of Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| Collection | |
| Items collected | Fund comprises Manuscript Fund, Orientalistic Fund, Periodicals Fund, European Fund, Archives Fund, Islamic Community Fund, Photographic Fund |
| Size | cca 100 000 items |
| Criteria for collection | ? |
| Legal deposit | ? |
| Access and use | |
| Access requirements | User must be registered before being given access to Library funds and reading rooms. The registration is made in a membership card valid for 12 months. Entry, exit, and membership identification are made at the Reception Desk of the Library. When entering a reading room, one must provide a membership card and an identification document that shall be returned to them upon exit. |
| Circulation | ? |
| Members | ? |
| Other information | |
| Budget | ? million € (2015) |
| Director | Prof. Hilmo Neimarlija, chairman of the five members board |
| Employees | 29 FTE |
| Website | Official website (in Bosnian and English) |
As part of the larger complex of Gazi Husrev-begova Medresa, the library facilities are part of the National Monument designation.
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