Country: Portugal

Description: The Municipal Library is installed in an existing building in the village of Castro Marim, whose asset value is kept in local memory. Has a total area of 1,477 m2 building, that is divided over three floors with the following areas of use: Service Area Internal, Area Child and Adult Area and Common Use Area. It also has an auditorium, exhibition hall, cafeteria, and multipurpose spaces Páteo Central / Informal Hearing Music.

Type of library: Rural

Population served: Less than 10.000

Current library programs:
  • Activities for children and young adults
  • Activities in cooperation with other organizations
  • Book presentations (also meeting with authors)
  • Conferences and seminars
  • Reading promotion
Activities you want to do with your sister library:
  • Exchange of information
  • Promotion of multiculturalism and multilingualism

Languages spoken by staff: Portuguese, Spanish, English, French

Languages spoken by patrons: Portuguese, Spanish, English, French, Dutch, German, Italian

Preferred countries for cooperation: Spain, Irland, Czech Republic, Poland

Searching partners for European program: No

Participating in any European Union program: No