National Library of the Faroe Islands

The National Library of the Faroe Islands ( Faroese: Føroya Landsbókasavn ) is the National Library of the Faroe Islands in the capital Tórshavn.

The State Library is home to the largest collection of everything ever

The Faroese National Library is both a public library and an academic library. In 2011 it was combined with the National Archives of the Faroe Islands, also located in the capital.

History

The history of the library dates back to 1828, when the Danish bailiff Christian Ludvig Tillisch (reigned 1825-30 ), together with his staff, the official auditor Jens Davidsen ( 1803-1878 ), started for the then relatively isolated island nation the first volumes gather. They received this strong support from the Danish archaeologist Prof. CC Rafn. They secured for an annual grant of the Danish king (5 November 1828). Individuals helped to provide more than 2,000 volumes available within a short time. The library initially received the Danish name Færø Office Library.

1830 the library received its first building. Jens Davidsen was since then, until his death, the honorary director of the library. As early as 1850, Headquartered approximately 5,000 volumes. Stagnated between 1878 and 1905, the operation until the Løgting guaranteed a grant. A new boom was the State Library in 1921 under the linguist Andreas Mads Jacobsen ( 1891-1944 ). In this time of the Faroese language dispute has evolved into an cultural meeting place of national poet and politician. In 1931 she moved to another building.

After the partial autonomy of the Faroe Islands in 1948, the grant from the Løgtings enlarged significantly, which in turn led to a growth phase. Since then, the State Library also carries its official name. 1952, regulated by law that every publisher needs to make in the Faroe Islands four copies of any printed matter of the library.

Since 1979, the library in the current building is located at the park Viðarlundin á Debesartrøð, which was designed by the architect JP Gregoriussen.

In addition to the National Library there in the Faroe Islands 15 municipal libraries and 11 academic libraries that are supplied primarily by the National Library. In addition, institutions such as the Art Museum of the Faroe Islands have their own libraries.