Korgialenios Library and Historical and Folklore Museum

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Argostoli Public Library, also known as Korgialenios Library, is a Greek public library in Argostoli, Kefalonia. The library shares the same building as the Korgialenio History and Folklore Museum.

History: The Korgialenios Library of Argostoli was founded in 1924 as bequeathed by the will of Marinos Korgialenios, whose name the library bears. The library is supervised by the Ministry of Education, Research and Religious Affairs in the direction of offering visitors information services and access to its resources as well as encouraging research and cultural development in the local society. In conjunction with the Korgialenios Folklore Museum and the co-located archive collections of the prefecture of Kefalonia, it has been said that they comprise a "significant focal point of scientific and intellectual activity on a global scale". The library commenced operation in 1925 and in 1926 it was merged with the older Public Library, which operated in Argostoli since 1887. The 1953 Ionian earthquake totally destroyed the library building, however the books were salvaged. The Korgialenios Foundation spent a considerable amount of the remaining funds of the will to rebuild the library...