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The Ennio Morricone Auditorium Parco della Musica is also equipped with space for the study and consultation of books, scores, scores, manuscripts, periodicals, photographs, documents, audio-video recordings and other materials that make up the historical musical heritage of the Accademia di Santa Cecilia. The library/mediatheque of the Auditorium is equipped with multimedia stations for listening to and using digital documents of the Academy and the Teche Rai. Inside it is also possible to buy volumes, periodicals, audio CDs and DVDs published by the Academy. In the library of the Auditorium is preserved the entire book heritage of the Accademia di Santa Cecilia, about 130,000 volumes and fascicles, mainly scores and scores, monographs, periodicals and manuscripts on musical subjects. Opened to the public in 1877, it preserves an important ancient fund rich in approx. 7,000 manuscripts almost all cataloged, about 1,500 editions prior to 1830, librettos and hall programs. To date, 1,450 manuscripts and about 400 editions prior to 1830 have been digitized.