Vigo: Biblioteca central

The Central Library is located in Building 1889 Ferro construction, designed by de la Fuente Jenaro Domínguez. The building was, in its origin, multiple uses: private house (of Pedro Román) trade and Casino Worker, entertainment entity which stressed a unique ballroom beautiful design that was respected in the reform on the building to make it Library, and today is the reading room.

Services in the library:

Adult reading room reading 110 posts.
Section infant / juvenile 116 study places.
35 posts Hemeroteca reading.

Other services:

- Exhibition hall, conference room for 45 people, public telephone, photocopying and reprographic, bibliographic information and interlibrary loan. Service desiderata, new books and bulletins reading guides.
- Advocacy and encourage reading. Loan free delivery of books, audiovisual materials and computer for adults and children.
- Activities such as animation and film club promotion, storytelling, reading clubs, tours, user training, etc.
- School visits to centers within and outside the municipality of Vigo.
- Upon request, the address of the library offers a conference room for activities of associations, organizations and other groups.

Requirements:

To use the home loan need the library card to check out books or go to activities necessary. The user license is formalized library covering a tab and submitting your ID card and two recent photographs.

Library collections:

Books: 115.000; Periodicals: 659; Discs: 466; Diapositivas3.603, CD-Rom: 456; Cassettes: 345, Videos: 363

Timetable:

Morning: 9:00 to 14:30
Afternoon: 15:30 to 20:30
Saturday: 10-14
The children's room is only open in the morning on non-school times. Afternoons and Saturdays, all year.
Summer Hours: July and August are open Monday to Friday and only tomorrow

Central Library:

Joaquin Street Yáñez, 6. 36202 Vigo
Tel 986 22 90 74 and 986 22 73 93
Fax: 986 22 73 42
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