Library of Congress of Peru

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"César Vallejo" Library of Congress of the Republic
Biblioteca del Congreso de la República César Vallejo
LocationLima, Peru
Access and use
Population servedCongress, citizens, and international visitors
Other information
DirectorJosé Antonio Cevallos Scudin[1]

The Library of Congress (Spanish: Biblioteca del Congreso), officially the "César Vallejo" Library of Congress of the Republic (Spanish: Biblioteca del Congreso de la República "César Vallejo"),[1] is a research library named after Peruvian writer César Vallejo located at the basement of Fernando Belaúnde Terry Building, itself located at 364 Jirón Huallaga, in the historic centre of Lima, Peru. It serves the Congress of Peru, as well as the general public of the country.[2]

The library is part of the Network of Parliamentary Libraries of Latin America and the Caribbean (Spanish: Red de Biblliotecas Parlamentarias de América Latina y el Caribe; Red Biparlac).[3]

History[edit]

The library's predecessor was the Public Library of the Chamber of Deputies (Spanish: Biblioteca Pública de la Cámara de Diputados), founded on July 26, 1943, in the aftermath of the fire that consumed the National Library of Peru. Promoted by Gerardo Balbuena Carrillo [es], it was reorganised in 1945. It ceased to exist in 1996. Its directors were:[4]

  • César Fernandini (1943-1952)
  • Humberto del Pino (1952-1955)
  • Luis Rodríguez Vildozola (1956-1962)
  • Mario Pelaez Bazán [es] (1963-1975)
  • Oliverio Portal Lovera (1976-1989)
  • Manuel Pinzas Loyola (1990-1991)
  • Carmen Luz Díaz Flores (1992)
  • Carmen Isaura Chipana Choque (1992)
  • Fernando Ayllón Dulanto (1992-1993)
  • Orlando Martínez Rivera (1993-1996)

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References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "Directorio". Biblioteca del Congreso de la República "César Vallejo".
  2. ^ "Congreso: Biblioteca brinda ingreso libre y acceso a libros virtuales gratuitos ¿Cómo accedo a ellos?". Diario Correo. 2022-12-02.
  3. ^ "Miembros de la Red Biparlac". Red Biparlac.
  4. ^ "ANTECEDENTES HISTORICOS DE LAS BIBLIOTECA PÚBLICAS EN EL PERÚ". Congreso de la República.