List of libraries in Barcelona
This is a list of public and private libraries in Barcelona (Catalonia, Spain).
Public libraries owned by the Diputació de Barcelona[]
Name | Locality | District | Opened | Named after | Transport links |
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Fort Pienc | Eixample | 1895 | Founder, freethinker and philanthropist .[1] | Arc de Triomf Tetuan | |
Barceloneta | Ciutat Vella | 2001 | Former worker cooperative La Fraternitat[2] | Barceloneta | |
Bon Pastor | Sant Andreu | 2004 | The neighbourhood's name | Bon Pastor | |
Camp de l'Arpa | Sant Martí | Writer Caterina Albert, also known as Víctor Català[3] | Camp de l'Arpa | ||
Les Corts | Les Corts | 1993 | The 18th century masia where it's located | Les Corts | |
Canyelles | Nou Barris | 1994 | The neighbourhood's name | Canyelles | |
Sarrià | Sarrià-Sant Gervasi | 2000 | The sculptor Josep Clarà, who used it as his atelier. | Les Tres Torres | |
Vallvidrera | Sarrià-Sant Gervasi | 2002 | The writer | ||
El Carmel | Horta-Guinardó | 2003 | The writer Juan Marsé | El Carmel | |
Glòries-El Clot | Sant Martí | 2014 | Politician and historian | Glòries | |
La Nova Esquerra de l'Eixample | Eixample | 2011 | The photographer Agustí Centelles | Urgell | |
Fort Pienc | Eixample | 2003 | A former military citadel called Fort Pienc.[4] | Marina | |
La Marina del Prat Vermell | Sants-Montjuïc | 2006 | Writer and journalist | Magòria-La Campana | |
Sant Pere, Santa Caterina i la Ribera | Ciutat Vella | 1909 | Francesca Bonnemaison, founder of the first women's library in Europe.[5] | Urquinaona | |
Barri Gòtic | Ciutat Vella | 2011 | Murdered Communist revolutionary Andreu Nin[6] | Drassanes | |
Sant Andreu de Palomar | Sant Andreu | 1935 | Writer , and the former factory Can Fabra.[7] | Sant Andreu | |
La Nova Esquerra de l'Eixample | Eixample | Writer and illustrator Lola Anglada | Entença | ||
El Guinardó | Horta-Guinardó | 1999 | Writer Mercè Rodoreda | Alfons X | |
Horta | Horta-Guinardó | 2008 | 11th century masia Can Mariner.[8] | Horta | |
Vallcarca | Gràcia | 2005 | Writer and politician .[9] | Lesseps | |
La Sagrera | Sant Andreu | 2009 | Seamstress and popular culture figure | La Sagrera | |
Les Corts | District of Les Corts | 2000 | Politician [10] | Collblanc | |
Roquetes | Nou Barris | 2008 | The neighbourhood's name | Roquetes | |
Montbau | Nou Barris | 2001 | , Spanish cooperative movement theorist.[11] | Via Júlia | |
La Guineueta | Nou Barris | 2001 | The district's name | Llucmajor | |
Poblenou | Sant Martí | 1994 | Historian and academician .[12] | Poblenou | |
Poble-sec | Sants-Montjuïc | 2000 | Photographer and anti-fascist Francesc Boix.[13] | Paral·lel | |
El Besòs i el Maresme | Sant Martí | 1970 | Cultural history scholar . | Besòs-Mar | |
Sagrada Família | Eixample | Named after the neighbourhood and the temple of Sagrada Família | Sagrada Família | ||
Sant Antoni | Eixample | 2007 | The writer Joan Oliver | Sant Antoni | |
Sant Martí de Provençals | Sant Martí | 1983 | The neighbourhood's name. | Sant Martí | |
El Raval | Ciutat Vella | 1975 | The former Hospital de la Santa Creu de Barcelona, which hosts other cultural institutions. | Liceu | |
Dreta de l'Eixample | Eixample | 1971 | Catholic saint Madeleine Sophie Barat | Girona | |
Vilapicina i la Torre Llobeta | Nou Barris | 2011 | The 15th century masia which hosts it.[14][15] | Maragall | |
Sants | Sants-Montjuïc | 2000 | Former factory El Vapor Vell[16] | Plaça de Sants | |
Vila de Gràcia | Gràcia | 2002 | The former municipality. | Joanic | |
Vila Olímpica | Sant Martí | 1995 | The writer and translator | Marina | |
Ciutat Meridiana | Nou Barris | 2009 | Geographic location within the city. |
Public libraries belonging to other institutions[]
Privately owned libraries[]
Libraries in the metropolitan area[]
Cornellà de Llobregat[]
Name | Locality | District | Opened | Named after | Transport links |
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IV | 1996 | The municipality's main library. Formerly known as Biblioteca Popular Joan Maragall. | Gavarra Ignasi Iglesias | ||
I | 1999 | Pedagogist and politician Marta Mata i Garriga. Former Titan cinema. | Cornellà-Riera Les Aigües | ||
V | 2013 | Name of the district in which it's located. | Sant Ildefons |
L'Hospitalet de Llobregat[]
Name | Locality | District | Opened | Named after | Transport links |
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Bellvitge | 1972 | The district in which it's located. | Bellvitge | ||
1983 | A 16th century masia in the area. | Rambla Just Oliveras | |||
Collblanc | 2002 | A local poet and editor.[17] | Collblanc Santa Eulàlia | ||
1999 | A cultural venue and a former factory.[18] | Santa Eulàlia | |||
2001 | The district in which it's located. | Florida | |||
Granvia l'Hospitalet | 2010 | Plaça d'Europa | Europa-Fira | ||
1970 | The district in which it's located. | Santa Eulàlia | |||
2000 | Cultural centre of the same name,[19] and ultimately, industrialist .[20] | Torrassa |
See also[]
- List of libraries in Spain
- Culture in Barcelona
- List of markets in Barcelona
- List of theatres and concert halls in Barcelona
- List of museums in Barcelona
- Books in Spain
- Open access in Spain to scholarly communication
References[]
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- ^ http://w110.bcn.cat/portal/site/Biblioteques/menuitem.95987d47df85c50972e072e0a2ef8a0c/?vgnextoid=56900bd37a60a310VgnVCM10000072fea8c0RCRD&lang=es_ES
- ^ http://w3.bcn.cat/V51/Home/V51HomeLinkPl/0,3989,171936303_276931052_2,00.html[dead link]
- ^ http://w3.bcn.cat/V51/Home/V51HomeLinkPl/0,3989,526640750_528519693_2,00.html[dead link]
- ^ http://w3.bcn.es/XMLServeis/XMLHomeLinkPl/0,4022,1013028920_1182273190_1,00.html[dead link]
- ^ http://w3.bcn.cat/V51/Home/V51HomeLinkPl/0,3989,171934075_180099612_2,00.html[dead link]
- ^ http://www.diba.es/biblioteques/agda/biblioteques/BibDetall2.asp?Bib=7034874&Id=22181566[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Biblioteca Jaume Fuster | Ajuntament de Barcelona".
- ^ http://w3.bcn.cat/V51/Home/V51HomeLinkPl/0,3989,171936360_242579324_2,00.html[dead link]
- ^ http://w3.bcn.es/XMLServeis/XMLHomeLinkPl/0,4022,650936361_833197413_2,00.html[dead link]
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-10-22. Retrieved 2011-05-18.
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- ^ http://w3.bcn.es/XMLServeis/XMLHomeLinkPl/0,4022,650919191_978820703_2,00.html[permanent dead link]
- ^ http://www.cctorrellobeta.es/[dead link]
- ^ http://w3.bcn.cat/V51/Home/V51HomeLinkPl/0,3989,171935389_207422527_2,00.html[dead link]
- ^ Poems by Josep Fanés at Lletra
- ^ La Bòbila.cat
- ^ Tecla Sala cultural centre
- ^ Biography of Tecla Sala
External links[]
Categories:
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