10th October |
1921 |
The Minister for Education authorizes the establishment of Iwate Prefectural Library |
19th November |
1921 |
The library receives a donation of 10,000 yen from Takashi Hara for book purchases |
9th March |
1922 |
The construction of the library in Uchimaru, Morioka City is completed |
26th April |
1922 |
A ceremony is held to open the library (the library includes 10 staff, and 15,451 books) |
24th January |
1923 |
Genzo Murai donates 500 yen for book purchases, as well as 1,459 books and 7 bookshelves (the Murai Library) |
10th May |
1934 |
Due to library reform, the Iwate Prefectural Library is designated as the Iwate-ken Chuo Toshokan (Iwate Prefecture Central Library) |
August |
1938 |
Hisato Kikuchi donates 1,500 books to the library (The Kikuchi Library) |
May |
1949 |
Sengaku Nitobe donates 5,000 books to the library (The Nitobe Library) |
10th April |
1951 |
Enactment of Regulations in Relation to Library Establishment, The Iwate Prefectural Library Regulations, and the Iwate Prefectural Library Conference Management Regulations |
10th July |
1952 |
The enactment of regulations guiding the establishment of regional branches of the Iwate Prefectural Library
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15th September |
1952 |
The establishment of branches of the Iwate Prefectural Library in Senmaya and Fukuoka |
10th June |
1953 |
Enactment of regulations in respect to the establishment of Prefectural Library Branch Reading Facilities in Kamaishi and Kuji |
20th May |
1954 |
Establishment of the Iwate Prefectural Library Society |
1st May |
1959 |
Prefectural Library reading facilities in Kamaishi and Kuji are incorporated as branch libraries within the Iwate Prefectural Library organisation |
4th August |
1959 |
The Mobile Library 'Komadori Go' tour begins |
5th March |
1960 |
The establishment of the Iwate Prefecture Reading Promotion Action Society |
19th March |
1960 |
The adoption of a petition to promote reform of the Iwate Prefectural Library within the Iwate Prefectural Assembly |
January |
1964 |
Kodo Nomura donates 1,600 books to the Library (The Nomura Library) |
March |
1964 |
The Re-launch of the 'Komadori Go' Mobile Book Tour |
1st April |
1964 |
The closure of the Iwate Prefectural Kamaishi Library, and establishment of the Iwate Prefectural Iwaizumi Library
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27th December |
1967 |
The completion of construction of the new library(Move of library premises to Iwate Park) |
10th February |
1968 |
Opening ceremony for the new prefectural library (with 147,567 books) |
1st May |
1968 |
Opening of the 'Wakaba Reading Room' (Children's Reading Room) |
1st February |
1969 |
Opening of Regular Library Movie Showings |
1st July |
1969 |
Opening of 'Wakaba Women's Class' (directive of Ministry of Education) |
31st March |
1970 |
Closure of prefectural branch libraries |
October |
1970 |
The Re-launch of the 'Komadori Go' Mobile Book Tour |
26th July |
1979 |
The establishment of the 'Promote Reading Awareness Campaign' |
17th September |
1979 |
The Re-launch of the 'Komadori Go' Mobile Book Tour |
8th November |
1981 |
Exhibition held to celebrate the 60th Anniversary of the Opening of the Iwate Prefectural Library |
19th October |
1993 |
The enrollment of volunteers to support library promotional activities |
1st February |
1994 |
First publication of handmade illustration books |
From November |
1997 |
The commencement of an information technology based program (The digitalization of resources related to classical literature, Takuboku Ishikawa and Kenji Miyazawa) |
1st April |
1998 |
The beginning of creation of a data base program |
31st March |
2000 |
The completion of the information technology based program |
March |
2001 |
Development of a basic plan for the computerization of the Iwate Prefectural Library |
June |
2001 |
Creation of The Iwate Prefectural Library Home Page |
15th October |
2003 |
Library Information System Start-up |
11th October |
2005 |
Iwate Prefecture Citizenfs Cultural Exchange Center - Aiina
Completion Ceremony
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1st April |
2006 |
Opening of first section of the new Prefectural Library within the Iwate Prefecture Citizenfs Cultural Exchange Center - Aiina |
8th May |
2006 |
Opening of new Prefectural Library (Total stock of books:) |