„The Golden Book” – Document of Cultural Identity of Mureş County Library Cover Image

„Cartea de aur”- act de identitate culturală a Bibliotecii Judeţene Mureş
„The Golden Book” – Document of Cultural Identity of Mureş County Library

The history of libraries

Author(s): Monica Avram
Subject(s): Museology & Heritage Studies, Library and Information Science, Other, Scientific Life
Published by: Biblioteca Județeană Mureș
Keywords: Libraria; Biblioteca Județeană Mureș; biblioteconomie; bibliologie; carte veche; carte bibliofilă; istorie locală; servicii de bibliotecă; Biblioteca Teleki; carte veche românească;

Summary/Abstract: The Golden Book is one of the most important documents that confirms the well-done activity in a cultural institution, such as a library.The Golden Book of Mureş County Library collected, during almost nine decades of existence, the signatures of famous personalities from different branches of culture, science, politics, music etc. At the beginning, The Golden Book served the entire Cultural Palace at the town, which was built in 1913, and that contained: a library, a historical and archaeological museum, a music school etc.During decades, the messages became more and more consistent and referred to the cultural activities that took place in the library, to the various types of books that could be find there, to the devotedness of all the librarians concerning their work. The testimonies ofered by The Golden Book are completed by ancient newspapers, which give us information about the presence in our town of some very important persons, such as: the royal family (1922, 1924, 1926, 1931), Nicolae Iorga (1922), Vasile Pârvan (1925), George Enescu (seven concerts between 1923-1938), Octavian Goga (1932), Dan Simionescu (1956), Mircea Dinescu, Antonie Plămădeală, the metropolitan bishop of Transylvania (1991), Ştefan Pascu (1993) etc.

  • Issue Year: I/2002
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 231-237
  • Page Count: 7
  • Language: Romanian