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Number of sistership established: 1

Country: Spain

Description: Ermua is a municipality with 16000 inhabitants situated in the Basque Country. The Municipal Library has two reading rooms: for children and adults. We are a staff of four who work in direct collaboration with local groups and associations. Our library is open Monday through Sunday, ad public feasts.

Type of library: Metropolitan

Population served: Between 10.000 and 100.000

Current library programs:
  • Activities in cooperation with other organizations
  • Book presentations (also meeting with authors)
  • Exhibitions
  • Language courses (and other activities for language learning)
  • Local culture (local heritage)
  • Reading clubs (Book clubs)
  • Reading promotion
  • Storytelling
Activities you want to do with your sister library:
  • Activities for children and young adults
  • Cooperation with other organizations
  • Exchange of ideas and expertise
  • Exchange of resources
  • Exhibitions
  • Professional visits
  • Promotion of multiculturalism and multilingualism
  • Reading clubs

Languages spoken by staff: Vasc, Spanish, English, French, Italian

Languages spoken by patrons: English, Spanish, Basque, French, Italian

Preferred countries for cooperation: Scotland, Ireland, France

Searching partners for European program: No

Participating in any European Union program: No