Biblioteka Wyższego Seminarium Duchownego Archidiecezji Częstochowskiej oraz Wyższego Instytutu Teologicznego w Częstochowie

Abstract

The natural background of scientific research for every university is a library. The history of the library of the Higher Divine Seminary of Częstochowa Archdiocese and for the Higher Theological Institute in Częstochowa is 85 years old. Its beginnings reach to the year 1930 when the Seminary of Częstochowa had its place in Cracow in Bernardyńska Street number 3. During the Second World War the Seminary had to be moved out 5 times, so that the book collection of the library had to be moved out, too. Then many of the precious books had gone. After the war in the book collection there were 3,500 of books. After the transferring of the Seminary to Częstochowa in 1991 (in 41 Santa Barbara Street) the books collection was also transferred. Now, in the library there are over 111 000 of books and they serve seminarians, students of the Theological Institute as well as readers from Częstochowa and all over Poland. From 2007 fr. dr hab. Arkadiusz Olczyk is its manager.