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Biblioteca Chelliana | |
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Biblioteca comunale Chelliana | |
Location | Grosseto, Tuscany |
Established | 1 March 1860[1] |
Branches | 2[2] |
Collection | |
Size | 126,500 books and other items[1] |
Other information | |
Director | Anna Bonelli (since 2016)[3] |
Website | Official website |
The Biblioteca Chelliana is a public library in Grosseto, Italy, founded in 1860 by Giovanni Chelli .[1][4] In 1865 it became a public library as Biblioteca comunale Chelliana.[1][4][5] It currently occupies the Palazzo Mensini built in 1898.[6][7]
Italian writer Luciano Bianciardi was the director of the library from 1951 to 1954.[8][9]