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THE "IONITA SCIPIONE BADESCU" COUNTY LIBRARY

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     The media of the time recorded the inauguration - on the 23 th August 1950 - of a "Central Library" owning 7000 Roman and Hungarian books. Among other personalities, Rodica Fanateanu, Elena Fanateanu, Karl Kun and many others were present. The collections comprise very old books like Petrarca's " De remediis" (1649). In 1952 it became " District Library", coordinating all the Salaj county libraries.

     In 1957 took the name of the Salaj scholar Ionita Scipione Badescu.

     În 1957 ia numele cărturarului sălăjean Ioniță Scipione Bădescu.

     In 1957 took the name of the Salaj scholar Ionita Scipione Badescu. It became " County Library" in 1968. Throughout the times it functioned in the Municipal Cultural House building, in the former Museum location, in the building of the today's Bookstores Centre and since 1971 in the building on the Iuliu Maniu Square no. 13.

     It possesses at the moment more than 200.000 books.
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