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175 RAZVOJ KOČEVSKE ČITALNICE MED LETOMA 1919-1941 Stanislav Južnič Oddano: 08.05.2004 – Sprejeto: 07.06.2004 Strokovni članek UDK 027.9 (497.12) Izvleček V prispevku je raziskano ustanavljanje prve slovenske knjižnice v Kočevju. Opisan je njen razvoj znotraj narodnostnih sporov z nemškimi prebivalci Kočevske. Ugotovljeno je, kako se je slovenska Čitalnica v Kočevju iz jugoslovanskega društva s splošno kul- turnimi nameni postopoma prelevila v eno glavnih slovenskih organizacij v mestu. Njena osnovna dejavnost je postala knjižnica, ki je bila sprva zapisana le kot ena od mnogih smeri delovanja. Ključne besede : Kočevje, knjižnica, Čitalnica, Nemci, Kočevarji. Professional article UDC 027.9 (497.12) Abstract The paper presents the founding of the first Slovene library in Kočevje and its deve- lopment during the national quarrels with the German inhabitants of the area. The Slovene Reading Society was transformed form the Yugoslavian oriented society with broad cultural ambitions into one of the most important organizations in town. The main working area of the Society became the library and this was in the beginning just one of its various activities. Key words : Kočevje, library, Reading Society, Germans, Gottscheers JUŽNIČ, Stanislav: The development of the Reading Society in Kočevje 1919-1941. Knjižnica, Ljubljana, 48(2004)3, 175-192