Akita Prefectural Library

Akita Prefectural Library (秋田県立図書館) opened in Akita, Akita Prefecture, Japan in 1899, and it is one of the oldest libraries in the country. The facilities reopened in a new building in 1993. The collection numbers some 805,000 items in 2012. 441,642 published material are available online through the library's digital archive. This was done through the AMLAD digital archiving service that connects it to other participating facilities in the prefecture.