The material in the local history collection is partly placed in open access, but mostly in storage. Since it is largely rare and valuable material, it is mostly accessible only for use in the library. The most sought-after parts of the collection are available in digital form via Digital libraries of Slovenia or on microfilms. The national collections consist of:
Homeowner – the collection consists of works that deal with the Celje area from various thematic aspects.
Celje authors is the name of a collection of works by various artists from Celje and the wider Celje area.
Celje prints They represent products of Celje printing houses, the oldest of which were created at the end of the 18th century, and publications of Celje publishing houses.
Research tasks – the collection represents the research work of primary and secondary school students from Celje. It is also supplemented with diploma and postgraduate works that deal with our area in terms of content.
Since 2005, the library has also been collecting research papers in electronic form. A link to the full text of the papers can be found at list.
Visual material is organized into collections of photographs, postcards and posters that tell the story of the Celje area through visual language.
Cartographic collection – maps, atlases, plans – contains material that was created in the period from the 16th to the 20th century and is a valuable witness to both Slovenian and Celje cultural history.
Collection of old and rare prints They are rarities that are not always related to the Celje area in terms of content or origin, but also represent an important part of the national cultural heritage.
Manuscript collection In addition to the literary legacy of the writer and translator Vladimir Levstik, it also contains manuscript material from the wider Celje area from the end of the 18th century onwards. The catalogue of manuscripts can be viewed at the following connection.
A collection of legacies They consist of individual, uniform legacy collections of books and other materials left to the library by certain individuals, families or societies for the purpose of their preservation, arrangement, study and public access.
From the legacy of the former Celje choirs
In 2016, the Celje Association of Cultural Societies handed over to the Celje Central Library various – mostly sheet music – materials from Celje choirs, which had either ceased their activities or continued their activities under other names. We organized the materials in the library, stored one copy of each specimen in 16 bundles with two inserts, and inventoried them.
You can view the list of materials "From the legacy of former Celje choirs" at this link. connection.