The Hector Hodler Library is one of the largest

Esperanto libraries The following Esperanto libraries and collections of works in the Esperanto language are worthy of note: *The Montagu Butler Library of Esperanto materials, maintained by the Esperanto Association of Britain. This holds some 12,500 books as well ...

, with approximately 30,000 books in addition to periodicals, manuscripts, photos, music, and other collections. It occupies three rooms in the central office of the

Universal Esperanto Association The Universal Esperanto Association ( eo, Universala Esperanto-Asocio, UEA), also known as the World Esperanto Association, is the largest international organization of Esperanto speakers, with 5501 individual members in 121 countries and 9215 th ...

(UEA) in

Rotterdam Rotterdam ( , , , lit. ''The Dam on the River Rotte'') is the second largest city and municipality in the Netherlands. It is in the province of South Holland, part of the North Sea mouth of the Rhine–Meuse–Scheldt delta, via the ''"N ...

Netherlands ) , anthem = ( en, "William of Nassau") , image_map = , map_caption = , subdivision_type = Sovereign state , subdivision_name = Kingdom of the Netherlands , established_title = Before independence , established_date = Spanish Netherl ...

The Swiss Esperanto Society opened the library in Switzerland in 1908. In 1912, the library came into the possession of

Hector Hodler Hector Hodler (1 October 1887, in Geneva – 31 March 1920, in Leysin, Switzerland) was a Swiss Esperantist who had a strong influence on the early Esperanto movement. Hodler was a son of the Swiss painter Ferdinand Hodler, who after a period ...

, the founder of UEA, and after Hodler's death in 1920 the library remained under the management of UEA in Switzerland. In 1947, the library was renamed the Hector Hodler Library, and when UEA headquarters relocated to Rotterdam, the library was moved there in 1960. Other major collections of Esperanto books are at the International Esperanto Museum, the

Montagu C. Butler Library The Montagu Butler Library is one of the world’s major collections in and about Esperanto, having 4433 items in its detailed catalogue. It is named after Montagu C. Butler, author of a number of works including ''Step by Step in Esperanto'' and ...

, the Center for Documentation and Study about the International Language in Switzerland, and the German Esperanto Library.

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