Review article
Founding of the Illyrian library in Križevci in 1838 and its activity till 1861
MARJANA JANEŠ-ŽULJ
; Gradska knjižnica "Franjo Marković" Križevci, Križevci, Hrvatska
Abstract
Founding of the Illyrian library falls among
the most important cultural events of the 19th
century in Križevci. It happened in 1938 and the
library was one of the fi rst opened public libraries
in Croatia and present day library ‘Franjo Mar-
koviÊ’ follows its tradition. The library organized
a reading society and in 1861 changed its name in
People’s reading room.
Keywords
Illyrian movement; Illyrian read- ers; Illyrian library; Ljudevit VukotinoviÊ; Croatian National Revival; people’s reading room
Hrčak ID:
52522
URI
Publication date:
1.2.2009.
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