What is Bamberg State Library?
{{Infobox library | native_name = Staatsbibliothek Bamberg | native_name_lang = de | name = Bamberg State Library | library_logo = | image = Bamberg Neue Residenz.jpg | caption = The Bamberg State Library in the New Residence | country = [[Germany]] | type = [[Regional library]], [[research library]] | scope = | established = {{Start date|1803|09|09}} | ref_legal_mandate = | location = Neue Residenz, Domplatz 8, 96049 [[Bamberg]], [[Federal Republic of Germany]] | coordinates = {{coord|49.89162|10.88210|type:landmark_region:DE-BY|display=inline,title}} | branch_of = | num_branches = | items_collected = | collection_size = more than 566,000 [[Volume (bibliography)|volumes]] | criteria = | legal_deposit = [[Upper Franconia]] (since 1987) | req_to_access = | annual_circulation = | pop_served = | members = | budget = | director = Bettina Wagner | num_employees = | website = [https://www.staatsbibliothek-bamberg.de www.staatsbibliothek-bamberg.de] | phone_num = +49 951 95503-0 | references = }} The '''Bamberg State Library ''' ({{lang-de|'''Staatsbibliothek Bamberg'''}}) is a [[library]] in [[Bamberg]], [[Germany]]. The library was founded in 1803. It is operated by [[Bavaria]], a [[States of Germany|state]] of Germany. ==Collections== There are about 566,000 [[book]]s in the library.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.staatsbibliothek-bamberg.de/en/about-us/profile/#c1976 |title=The State Library in Numbers |website=Bamberg State Library |access-date=June 5, 2022}}</ref> The oldest of them are from the [[Middle Ages]]. There are also about 6,400 [[manuscript]]s in the library. Among these is the [[Bamberg Apocalypse]], a richly [[illuminated manuscript]] from the [[11th century]]. The Bamberg Apocalypse and two other manuscripts were recognized in [[UNESCO]]'s ''[[Memory of the