{"id":78197,"date":"2016-09-12T18:13:44","date_gmt":"2016-09-12T16:13:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/?p=78197"},"modified":"2021-03-31T11:29:35","modified_gmt":"2021-03-31T09:29:35","slug":"libraries-raval","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/libraries-raval\/","title":{"rendered":"Libraries in El Raval"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Located in the city centre, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/raval\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>El Raval<\/strong><\/a> has the special charm that is common to all the traditional Barcelona neighbourhoods. A place with plenty to offer when it comes to <strong>leisure<\/strong> and <strong>entertainment<\/strong>, it is also home to several <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/university\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>universities<\/strong><\/a>. Due to this, whether you are looking to study or to just relax and let your imagination fly with a good <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/books\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>book<\/strong><\/a>, you won\u2019t have any trouble finding a <strong>library<\/strong> in El Raval.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Related article: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/the-best-bookstores-in-barcelona\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The best bookstores in Barcelona<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_17 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-grey\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class=\"ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1\"><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/libraries-raval\/#Public_libraries\" title=\"Public libraries \">Public libraries <\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/libraries-raval\/#University_libraries_in_El_Raval\" title=\"University libraries in El Raval\">University libraries in El Raval<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Public_libraries\"><\/span><strong>Public libraries <\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<div id=\"attachment_78233\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-78233\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-78233\" src=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/2268226643_587927e654_z-300x214.jpg\" alt=\"Photo by SantiMB.Photos via Visualhunt\" width=\"300\" height=\"214\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-78233\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo by SantiMB.Photos via Visualhunt<\/p><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Some of the city\u2019s most important <strong>libraries<\/strong> are in El Raval. One example is the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bnc.cat\/eng\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\"><strong>National Library of Catalonia<\/strong><\/a>, located in an incredible 15th-century building that includes a garden and other annexes. This has been the library\u2019s home since 1931, and it has a total surface area of 8820 m2. Inside its walls, seemingly endless shelves hold\u00a0no less than 3 million books! It\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.pt\/maps\/place\/Biblioteca+de+Catalunya\/@41.3811959,2.1678715,17z\/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x12a4a258a42ea5f1:0xaad9224f225cd103!8m2!3d41.3811919!4d2.1700602\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">pretty easy to find<\/a> \u2013 you\u2019ll spot its entrance quickly once you enter the street of the old hospital. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.pt\/maps\/place\/Biblioteca+Sant+Pau-Santa+Creu\/@41.3813534,2.1673804,17z\/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x12a4a267704556c1:0xfecd75bb5f6a5787!8m2!3d41.3813494!4d2.1695691\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Nearby<\/a>, also between Carrer del Carme and Carrer de l&#8217;Hospital, you\u2019ll find the <a href=\"http:\/\/ajuntament.barcelona.cat\/biblioteques\/bibsantpau\/ca\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\"><strong>Sant Pau-Santa Creu Library<\/strong><\/a>. A favourite amongst the locals, it often organizes activities that promote community engagement.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">El Raval is also home to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bglaudiovisual.com\/en\/references\/broadcast\/television\/catalonia-film-library-barcelona\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" class=\"broken_link\"><strong>Catalonia\u2019s Film Library<\/strong><\/a>. Located at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.pt\/maps\/place\/Filmoteca+de+Catalunya\/@41.378464,2.1690163,17z\/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x12a4a258e7202b27:0xde9d3d56433bca4a!8m2!3d41.37846!4d2.171205\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Pla\u00e7a de Salvador Segu\u00ed<\/a>, it is an extraordinary resource for fans or students of <strong>cinema<\/strong>, with over 30 thousand\u00a0books documenting the history of the <strong>art<\/strong>, as well as magazines, photographs, movies and exclusive memorabilia.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Offering further confirmation that El Raval is indeed the place to go where looking for books, the <strong>Consortium of Libraries of Barcelona<\/strong> itself is located in the neighbourhood, more specifically in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.pt\/maps\/place\/Palau+de+la+Virreina\/@41.382446,2.1694744,17z\/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x12a4a256daf1b133:0xa5f4813591fe2da3!8m2!3d41.382442!4d2.1716631\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Palau de la Virreina<\/a>. Additionally, museums in the area, such as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/macba\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>MACBA<\/strong><\/a> or <strong>CCCB<\/strong>, also have unique book collections that you can consult.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Related article:<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/cccbs-library\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em> CCCB&#8217;s cool secret library<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"University_libraries_in_El_Raval\"><\/span><strong>University libraries in El Raval<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<div id=\"attachment_78234\" style=\"width: 253px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-78234\" class=\" wp-image-78234\" src=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/2-variation-of-books-in-library-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"Photo via Visualhunt\" width=\"243\" height=\"162\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-78234\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo via Visualhunt<\/p><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Some of the educational institutions in El Raval have their own libraries, as is the case with University of Barcelona\u2019s Faculty of Philosophy, Geography and History. Their library is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.pt\/maps\/place\/CRAI+Biblioteca+de+Filosofia,+Geografia+i+Hist%C3%B2ria+Universitat+de+Barcelona+UB\/@41.3835284,2.1661778,18.75z\/data=!4m8!1m2!2m1!1sbiblioteca+de+la+Facultat+de+Filosofia+i+Hist%C3%B2ria+de+la+universitat+Barcelona!3m4!1s0x12a4a2f4f9950287:0x7edb867230c247b3!8m2!3d41.3839091!4d2.166885\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">located in Calle Montalegre<\/a>, right in front of the CCCB.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Ramon Llull University\u2019s Faculty of Communication Sciences also has a great library. 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