Professional paper

Franjo Ciraki’s private Library – Preceds of Public library in Požega?

Dijana Klarić ; Gradska knjižnica i čitaonica Požega

Abstract

This article discusses Franjo Ciraki’s private library, the circumstances of its creation and the way it was used, both during Ciraki’s lifetime, as well as after his death, when it was donated to the elementary school for boys in Požega, in accordance with Ciraki’s last will. Today, Franjo Ciraki’s private library is a part of heritage collection called Possegana, in City library in Požega. As such, the majority of the books from the library have been professionally cataloged and placed on special shelves as a visually emphasized and prominent part of the Possegana collection. Public presentation of the library mostly involved the promotion of the book collection, while the part about the history of the library, as well as its usage, remained largely unknown. But, we can say that Ciraki’s library was, in a way, the first City library in Požega. This paper therefore represents the first attempt to shed the light on the history of the creation of Ciraki’s library, but even more important, about the role it had in Požega from the mid-19th century to the mid-20th century.

Keywords

Franjo Ciraki’s private library, Heritage collection Possegana, Private libraries of eminent citizens of Požega county

Hrčak ID:

239642

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/239642

Publication date:

24.5.2017.

Article data in other languages: croatian

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