{"id":70025,"date":"2016-07-03T15:48:46","date_gmt":"2016-07-03T13:48:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/?p=70025"},"modified":"2020-08-10T17:23:42","modified_gmt":"2020-08-10T15:23:42","slug":"libraries","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/libraries\/","title":{"rendered":"Guide to Barcelona’s Public Libraries"},"content":{"rendered":"

Chances are you\u2019ve been to a library<\/strong> at some point in your life, right? In Barcelona there are nearly 40 public libraries<\/a> <\/strong>and most districts have at least three. If you\u2019re a Barcelona resident you can get a free library card<\/strong> and benefit from all that they offer!<\/p>\n

Discover Barcelona’s libraries<\/h2>\n

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As you may expect, each library<\/strong> has a plethora of books<\/strong>. Although many are in Spanish or Catalan, most have sections with English<\/strong>, French<\/strong>, German<\/strong>, and even Chinese<\/strong> books. They also have great language learning sections. Most libraries have an area for CDs<\/strong>, DVDs<\/strong>, and some even have video games<\/strong>. For the DVDs there are many international options, so you\u2019ll easily be able to change the language or choose subtitles. You’re allowed 15 books at a time, 6 DVDs, and 9 CDs. Be aware that inter-library<\/strong> loans cost 1,5\u20ac, this cost also applies if you return\u00a0items at a different library.\u00a0<\/strong>Many of the public\u00a0libraries\u00a0are also equipped with technical services, and have either one or more computer labs, complete with\u00a0a scanner and printer. Printing costs 0.10\u20ac\/page for B&W and 0.20\u20ac\/page for color. You can reserve a computer in hour blocks and have 2 sessions per day and 20 sessions per month. Throughout the libraries, you also have access to Wi-Fi. In order to use this, you must have a library card as it\u2019s necessary to log in.<\/p>\n

The libraries of Barcelona are known for being especially beautiful, with older emblematic libraries such as the National Library of Catalonia<\/strong><\/a>, which was once the\u00a0Santa Creu hospital<\/strong>\u00a0before being converted in the early 20th century, and the Vila de Gracia Library<\/strong><\/a>, known for being more modern and fit for studying. The Jaume Fuster Library<\/strong>, also located in Gracia and named for the accomplished author and member of the Catalan Language Writers’ Association, has thousands of documents, along with various events and workshops throughout the year. The more central and populated districts of Barcelona, such as Sant Mart\u00ed<\/strong> and Eixample<\/strong>, have the highest number of public libraries. Sant Marti<\/strong> houses the Poblenou-Manuel Arranz<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0library and the Eixample<\/strong>\u00a0has a number of libraries widely spread out from one another, including the beautiful\u00a0Biblioteca Sagrada Familia<\/strong><\/a>. There are also extensive libraries worth checking out in the various universities around the city, including the Water Deposit Library at Universitat Pompeu Fabra.<\/p>\n

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Most of the libraries in Barcelona<\/strong>\u00a0offer specific activities, workshops, and events. Although most are in Catalan or Spanish there are some that are in English, like English book clubs. What\u2019s also nice is that some libraries<\/strong> have an exhibit area that showcases art from local children or mini exhibitions. Every library<\/strong> has a completely different schedule<\/strong><\/a>, with most libraries<\/strong> closing on Sunday and Monday, and weekdays from 2pm to 4pm. However, most days of the week there is at least one library<\/strong> that\u2019s open the whole day. Also, in August most libraries<\/strong> are either closed or have shorter opening hours.<\/p>\n

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Chances are you\u2019ve been to a library at some point in your life, right? In Barcelona there are nearly 40 public libraries and most districts have at least three. If you\u2019re a Barcelona resident you can get a free library card and benefit from all that they offer! Discover Barcelona’s libraries As you may expect, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":82,"featured_media":70037,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[4349],"tags":[4549,3288,4548,4099,4524],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/70025"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/82"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=70025"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/70025\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":103762,"href":"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/70025\/revisions\/103762"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/70037"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=70025"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=70025"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=70025"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}