Municipal Public Library in Jaworzno

The Municipal Public Library in Jaworzno has operated since 16 January 1949. Its main branch has been housed since 2007 in a newly built building at Rynek Główny 17.

From its history

The first collection numbered 2,138 volumes. In 1967 the library was moved to Osiedle Stałe, in 1969 the first branch was set up in the Municipal House of Culture building, and in 1987 the institution received a building at Pocztowa 5. In 1992 a Special Collections Department with a Regional Room was created.

The building on the Market Square

The building contains a lending library for adults, a section for children and young people, a research reading room and a multimedia department with 36 stations. It also houses two cinema rooms, a recording studio, the BiblioteCafe café, the ExLibris gallery and a lecture hall. The building stands on the Main Market Square in Jaworzno, next to the Collegiate Church of St Adalbert and St Catherine.

Practical information

• Address: Rynek Główny 17, 43-600 Jaworzno.
• The network includes 16 branches in the city’s districts. Check opening hours on the library’s website, biblioteka.jaw.pl.