The Biblioteca Centrale Scalabrini (Scalabrini Central Library) is located inside of the historical monastery structured on two cloisters, the oldest one was built during the XVII century.<\/p>\n
The building is the Casa Madre dei Missionari di San Carlo<\/strong>, titled in this way because it was built by the will of the bishop of Piacenza Beato Giovanni Battista Scalabrini<\/strong> (1887-1905) who was migrants father too, in order to hosting the congregation which today is titled to his name.<\/p>\n Guardian of the memories of its founder and the Scalabrinian family, the Casa Madre became during the time a place of study and a collection of historical information about its Congregation. During the years the Library received some more donations from the removal of some school classes from Scalabrinian sites and from the buying of some complete personal libraries (the most precious one was the one of Erminio Vigan\u00f2, composed of eight closets, inherited by the cardinal Rampolla) and some more volumes directly received from the Editors. Weekly Opening Time:Library (Biblioteca centrale Scalabrini)<\/h3>\n
\nIn addition, it represents the spiritual focus for all the missionaries spread all over the world; to which refer for the permanent training activities.
\nThe Library was built at the same time of the Casa Madre, namely for many years all the different kind of schools were there.
\nThe teachers started to collect studies and literary works, not only school books; these objects started to fill the newborn library together with many different donations from priests, teachers from the diocesan seminary, to whom we owe the presence of some precious and old books.<\/p>\nDonations and purchases<\/h3>\n
\nCurrently the Library has about 90.000 volumes, more than 300 volumes form the XVI century and 6 manuscripts. All of them are included in an electronic catalog. It’s actually partially published on the website of the CSER<\/a>(Center Studies Emigration in Rome).
\nIt’s taking up two entire sides of the first floor of the first cloister. The other empty side hosts the painting collection<\/a>, with more then fifty pieces.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Scalabrini Central Library is located inside of the historical building structured on two cloisters, the oldest one was built during the XVII century. The building is the Casa Madre dei Missionari di San Carlo, titled in this way because it was built by the will of the bishop of Piacenza Beato Giovanni Battista Scalabrini ( 1887-1905) who was the father migrants too, in order to hosting the congregation which today is titled to his name. Guardian of the memories of its founder and the scalabrinian family, the Casa Madre became during the time a place of study anda collection of historical information about its Congregation. In addition, it represents the spiritual focus for all the missionaries spread all over the world; to which refer fot the permanent training activities. The Library was built at the same time of the Casa Madre, namely for many years all the different kind of schools were there. The teachers started to collect studies and literary works, not only school books; these objects started to fill the newborn library togheter with many different donations from priests, teachers from the diocesan seminary, to whom we owe the presence of some precious and old books. During the years the Library received some more donations from the removal of some school classes from scalabriniane sites and from the buying of some complete personal library ( the most precious one was the one of Erminio Vigano\u2019, composed of eight closets, inheireted by the cardinal Rampolla) and some more volumes directly received from the Editors. Currently the Library has about 90.000 volumes, more than 300 volumes form the XVI century and 6 manuscripts. All of them are inclueded in an electronic catalogue. It\u2019s actually in part published on the website of the CSER( Center Studies Emigration in Rome). It\u2019s taking up two entire sides of the first floor of the first cloister. To the other empty side it was placed the painting collection, it\u2019s made by more then fifty pieces.\u00a0","protected":false},"featured_media":27087,"template":"","territorio":[939],"categorie_arte_e_cultura":[923],"class_list":["post-38324","arte-e-cultura","type-arte-e-cultura","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","territorio-piacenza-en","categorie_arte_e_cultura-monuments-squares-and-palaces"],"acf":{"contatti_iat":[{"contatto_iat":"telephone","valore":"+39.0523.348629"},{"contatto_iat":"email","valore":"biblioscalabrini@tiscali.it"},{"contatto_iat":"fax","valore":"+39.0523.348639"},{"contatto_iat":"website","valore":"http:\/\/www.cser.it\/"}],"location":{"lat":"45.047335","lng":"9.700077","address":"via Torta, 14 "},"iat":false,"tariffe":"","accessibilita_disabili":"yes","orario":"
\nFor opening request, the director of the Library and the office staff are avaible:\u00a0 From Monday to Friday 9 a.m.-12 a.m.\/3 p.m.-5 p.m.
\nHoliday timetable: closed<\/p>\n","chiusura_settimanale":"Saturday","localita":33156},"yoast_head":"\n