20th Anniversary of Chuo-toshokan

Municipal Central Library, which opened on February 22, 1994, celebrated its 20th anniversary in February 2014.
At the same time as the opening of the Chuo-toshokan, all libraries in each ward can be accessed via a network, search for materials from the entire City Library building. Since then, we have developed a variety of services, such as accepting reservations via the Internet and extending loans.
Through lectures and exhibitions, we looked back on the 20 years since the opening of Chuo-toshokan, which changed the history of Yokohama City Library.

Ayumi until the 20th Anniversary of Municipal Central Library

In addition to holding lectures and panel displays, we created wallpapers and book covers (paperback size) by arranging image data such as Ukiyo-e and postcards owned by Municipal Central Library, which are published in the digital archive Yokohama's Memory.

Original wallpaper & book cover

Municipal Central Library was opened in February 1994. In the 20th anniversary of the museum's opening, society has undergone major changes, including an increase in the use of the Internet.
How will the books we have been familiar with will change in the future? And what is the publication culture?
Kaitaro Tsuno, who has long been involved in book-making as an editor, gave a lecture on expectations and prospects for publishing, books, e-books, and public libraries with a "free principle."

(Brief history)
Born in 1938. After graduating from Waseda University's Faculty of Letters, he was involved in theater and publishing. He has served as an editor and director of Akifumi's company, general editor-in-chief of the quarterly book and computer, and a professor and library director of Wako University. Critic and writer. His main books include "Horious Giants--The Dream of Shoyo Tsubouchi" (Jiro Nitta Literary Prize), "Jerome Robins Dead" (Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology Award), and "Do not want to do-Jinichi Uekusa's youth", "Don't stupid e-books", "Yasuji Hanamori Den".
He appeared as a commentator on e-books on NHK's "Close-up Contemporary" and "E-Books" Impact of the New Era" (broadcasted in October 2010).

Lecture Record Page by Mr. Kaitaro Tsuno

Lecture by Mr. Kaitaro Tsuno (PDF: 401KB)

List of materials related to lectures (PDF: 270KB)

The panel exhibition introduced the changes in City Library's services from the time when City Library was connected online with the opening of Chuo-toshokan to the present 20 years later.
Exhibition period: From January 28 to February 16, 2014
Panel Exhibition "The Day when the Library in Yokohama became One"

Panel Exhibition Guide Flyer (PDF: 708KB)

Panel Exhibition Hall (Exhibition Space on the 1st floor of Chuo-toshokan)