Parana Public Library

The Parana Public Library is one of the largest in Brazil. It was founded on March 7, 1857 and since 1954 has been located in the center of the city of Curitiba, in a historic building.

The library fund has about 630,000 volumes, including books, periodicals, photographs, posters, maps and multimedia materials. This public cultural institution covers an area of 852,896 square meters and is one of the busiest public libraries in the country. The library is visited daily by an average of 3,000 users, about 2,000 books are issued.

Library services are provided on the basis of equal access for all age groups to products that meet their needs. In addition, special services are offered for children and visually impaired people. In addition to providing access to reading, the library also has a cultural program that includes film screenings, art exhibitions, weekly poetry and prose meetings, literary workshops and monthly meetings with adult and children's writers.